Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (Bottle)

Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Bitter
Bedford, England

Bottle from Sainsbury. Deep gold colour with thin white head. Not much of aroma but has a touch of citrus. Bright orange colour not much of a head to me. One of those beers that is not good but not bad.

Pale slightly cloudy gold with a thin, very fizzy and dissipating head, yet decent lacing. Light citrus and hops in the nose. Taste is very steely and harsh to me, some bitterness and grass in finish. Harsh carbonation. It burns!

500ml bottle from the LCBO. w00t another English bitter/ESB available at the LCBO! *rolls eyes*. I could smell funky skunk the moment it opened, although it’s tolerable, but really dominates the aroma. Flavour is quite the same, very dry upfront and in the finish, I can tell there’s plenty of hops in here but maybe they’d be easier to enjoy had they refrained from putting this one in CLEAR F***ING BOTTLES. Brewers, please, stop doing that, it really ruins the beer. This one is OK, but it would be WAY better from a brown bottle or on tap. I can’t even find much malt activity I’m so lost in the skunk and dryness. Weird unpleasantness too in the malt body.

Appearance: Dark golden, little head. Aroma: Sweet. Honey and floral. Taste: Sweet, smooth. Quite nice bitterness. Info: 568ml bottle, 17/4-2008

(Bottled) Clear amber and very carbonated. In the nose, there is caramel, malt and a hint of yeast. Slightly watery, but not too bad. Bitter. In the mouth: sweet honey with citrus and roasted malts.

Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Blanboy. De couleur dorée-orange et claire. Nez de de houblon herbeux (gazon, notes de foin et traces de menthe), de grains de malt pâle, léger de fruits (agrumes) et avec des notes de miel. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture aux notes aqueuses. Goût moyen amer de houblon herbeux (gazon, une amertume présente toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un léger goût fruité (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt pâle avec des notes de miel et des traces de biscuits puis en finale l’amertume de houblon reprend le dessus en étant herbeux et légèrement asséchant (foin) ainsi qu’avec des notes florales. Post-goût moyen-court et légèrement sec, moyennement amer de houblon herbeux avec de faibles notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes).

Deep amber colour. Fresh hoppy aroma. Great balance of fresh hops and malt makes this a clean and easy to drink beer with a sharp edge on the finish.

50cl bottle, Toronto. Gold colour, some hoppy aroma, mildly carbonated with a grassy flavor and aftertaste. Very easy drinking but nothing exceptional.