The Bottle Bank

The Bottle Bank A local independent bottle shop selling quality beer, wine and cider, with drinking in, in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire.

It's Corkage Free Monday! Come down for a beer or share a bottle of wine for a little less than usual... We are open tod...
01/06/2026

It's Corkage Free Monday! Come down for a beer or share a bottle of wine for a little less than usual...

We are open today until 10pm!

We have new beers in from the fantastic . Here’s what we’ve got… First up is Dancing With A Ghost. A light, hoppy, easy...
30/05/2026

We have new beers in from the fantastic . Here’s what we’ve got…

First up is Dancing With A Ghost. A light, hoppy, easy drinking farmhouse pale, brewed in collaboration with . It’s made with Golden Promise malt, torrified wheat, First Gold hops and Jovaru farmhouse yeast.

Next is Mind How You Go. A strong amber ale, brewed with all UK ingredients. Golden Promise and wheat malts, hopped with Challenger and Whitbread Goldings. Cellared in bottle for 6 months.

Saison (rise/fall) is a blend of a petite saison, Bordeaux barrel aged for six months, and a funkier saison aged in a Rioja barrel for twenty seven months. It’s bold, tart and funky.

Next is an amber Belgian IPA, Cherish, which has malty marmalade sweetness and old school bitterness. Brewed with Belgian pilsner malt, traditional Belgian yeast and a hefty amount of Amarillo, Centennial and Cascade.

Next up is a soft and drinkable dark mild. A rounded and nutty blend of dark malts, subtle fruit and a hint of spice from their house yeast, balanced by delicate earthy Saaz and Goldings hops. It’s Distant Dream.

Golden Pale is a golden ale brewed with Maris Otter and ale malt, hopped with Challenger and East Kent Goldings. Lightly bitter, balanced with the golden malt profile, and a dry finish.

Lastly is Stylish, a Belgian-style IPA, brewed with caramelised malts, and fermented in steel with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. Dry hopped with Amarillo, Nelson Sauvin and Topaz.

TICKETS STILL REMAININGOur next wine tasting event will be a Wine and Cheese Tasting on Wednesday 10th June from 7pm unt...
29/05/2026

TICKETS STILL REMAINING

Our next wine tasting event will be a Wine and Cheese Tasting on Wednesday 10th June from 7pm until 9pm.

We'll be tasting a selection of 7 delicious natural wines and providing a selection of great cheeses to pair with them. Plus there are prizes to be won!

Tickets are £35 per person and usually sell out quickly, so swing by the shop to reserve your spot soon.

We look forward to sharing this unique tasting experience with you! Our wine tasting events are popular, and there are limited places, so don't miss out.

Call us on 01480 464559 or drop us a quick e-mail to reserve your space on [email protected]

Find us at 11 White Hart Court, just around the corner from the Bus Station...

We have restocked on beers. We have 3 new beers and a returning favourite! First of the new beers is Raw Beer. An exper...
27/05/2026

We have restocked on beers. We have 3 new beers and a returning favourite!

First of the new beers is Raw Beer. An experimental DIPA brewed without a traditional boil, using oats, wheat, and pilsner malt with heavy dry hopping for a soft, hazy, hop-forward profile.

Next is Steel This Beer made in collaboration with . This double IPA uses some of the highest hop concentrations they have ever worked with, resulting in a beer that is explosively aromatic and saturated with hop flavour.

The last new beer is Fully Loaded. A 14.5% Barrel Aged Imperial Coconut Hazelnut Stout. This beer is designed to be rich and intense, loaded with adjuncts to create a thick, decadent drinking experience.

Then returning is Noa Pecan Mudcake. The 11% stout that is thick, rich and excessively decadent and aims to bring back childhood memories.

It's Bank holiday Monday and it's Corkage Free! Come down for a beer or share a bottle of wine for a little less than us...
25/05/2026

It's Bank holiday Monday and it's Corkage Free! Come down for a beer or share a bottle of wine for a little less than usual...

We are open today until 10pm!

It's bank holiday weekend!We are open all weekend as usual. Feel free to pop in for a drink or to grab some take out if ...
23/05/2026

It's bank holiday weekend!

We are open all weekend as usual. Feel free to pop in for a drink or to grab some take out if you are planning a BBQ!

Monday is corkage free!

These IPA cupcakes are the perfect thing to bake for that beer lover.Ingredients:For cakes:- 1.5 sticks of butter- 1 cup...
18/05/2026

These IPA cupcakes are the perfect thing to bake for that beer lover.

Ingredients:
For cakes:
- 1.5 sticks of butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2.5 cups plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 tbsp juice from orange
- 0.5 cup IPA of choice
- 0.25 cup sour cream
- IPA syrup (boil 1 cup of IPA with 1 cup sugar until it’s a light syrup)
For icing:
- 12oz of cream cheese, softened
- 0.75 stick butter
- 1tbsp fresh orange juice and lime juice
- 1tsp orange and lime zest
- 4 cups icing sugar

Method:
Cupcakes
1. Preheat the oven at 160°C.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. Cream butter and sugar together in an electric mixer, about 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating batter after each one. Then add vanilla and orange zest.
5. Whisk together sour cream and IPA. Then add the flour mixture and IPA mixture.
6. Fill cupcake liners with 0.25 cup of batter in each cup and bake for 18 minutes, or until toothpick stuck in cupcake comes out clean.
7. While the cupcakes are still warm, poke them all over the top with a toothpick and brush the syrup on top so it soaks in. The more IPA flavor you want, the more syrup you should use.
8. When they are completely cool, pipe frosting on top.
Frosting
1. Cream together cream cheese and butter in electric mixer, 2-3 min, until smooth and creamy?
2. Add salt, juices, and zests; beat until combined. Then gradually add powdered sugar until well combined.
3. Beat for about 2 minutes, until completely smooth.
4. Use piping bag to pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
5. Enjoy!

We have just had loads of new beers delivered for you to enjoy. Here’s some of them… First is Fun Bungo. A 7.1% fruited...
15/05/2026

We have just had loads of new beers delivered for you to enjoy. Here’s some of them…

First is Fun Bungo. A 7.1% fruited sour with Mango, Pineapple and Orange. It’s refermented with over 200g/l of pineapple and mango puree in addition to a 120kg of oranges.

Slicing Up Eyeballs is a 5% pale ale from . Idaho 7 in the boil gives the orange aromas while Mosaic, Azzaca and Riwaka bring passionfruit and stone fruit flavours.

Next is Belgian Singel. A blonde ale brewed with Ernest hops and fermented with a Belgian yeast strain, giving a deliciously fruity character with big citrus and tropical notes and hints of clove and black pepper .

Maelstrom is an 8% DIPA where Idaho 7 delivers tropical mango, tangerine, and orange, matched by the bright passionfruit and citrus notes of Citra for an indulgent, rich, but refreshing finish.

From is a 4.9% Biere de Saison Raspberry made with British raspberries macerated with a blend of barrel aged and fresh saison at 200g/l.

Lastly is a collaboration between and , Headstone. A 7.2% DDH West Coast IPA that’s clean, crisp, bitter and bursting with hop character, combining Cascade and Centennial, Riwaka and Nectaron.

Address

11 White Hart Court
St Ives
PE275EA

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12pm - 10pm
Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 10pm

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