Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (Bottle)

Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Bitter
Bedford, England

Clear bottle, 500 ml, best before 24/05/10, purchased at the LCBO on November 16 2009, savoured on November 26 2009; eye: amber with an orange hue, extra clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, grain, slight perfume; mouth: malt, grain, slight hops, light perfume, short finale in malt with presence of hops, light-medium body, rather carbonated, lightly bitter, slight astringency, slightly grainy texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, 500 ml, meilleure avant 24/05/10, achetée à la LCBO le 16 novembre 2009, savourée le 26 novembre 2009; œil : ambrée avec une teinte orangée, extra claire, pas d’effervescence, très petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : malt, grain, très léger parfum; bouche : malt, grain, très léger houblon, léger parfum, finale courte en malt avec petite présence de houblon, corps léger-moyen, plutôt carbonatée, légèrement amère, très légère astringence, très légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : ordinaire

Bottle. Pours gold! With slight white head. Toasty caramel malts and hop aroma. Slight grassy hops, caramel malt, some decent bitterness. Ah, reminds me of British pubs. Certainly nothing remarkable here, but it’s simply a really good bitter.

500 ml clear bottle from LCBO. Pours a clear orange gold with small white head. Light grassy/floral nose with a touch of skunkiness (thanks clear bottle) present. Taste is mostly grassy with bit of honeyish sweetness and a bitter, slightly woody finish. Not great but I’d like to try it other than in a clear bottle.

500 ml bottle from the LCBO. pours copper with a white head. skunk and oxidization aroma. if there ever was something to this beer is has been completely destroyed by the clear glass bottle. i have no idea why any brewer would package in clear glass. oh and the beer might have been ok before it got ruined by the packaging. also the LCBO should store a clear glass 4.7% bitter on the top shelf of an unrefridgerated import section.

500ml bottle. Light amber colour, light hop aroma. Light again in the mouth with a non-descript hop and malt flavour. Easy drinking but a little dull and un-interesting.

Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and elderflowers. The flavor is sweet with notes of elderflowers and straw, leading to a bitter finish. Nothing special.

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From the Bottle at Chris O’s, GBBF Week 09/08/2008 Carbonation. Golden amber coloured and hoppy with a little bitterness and dryness in a crisp finish.