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Wells Bombardier (Pasteurised)

Percentile
70
overall
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Bedford, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5623.25/5.03.24/5.05.2%76.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle & Keg; Pasteurised.
Also known as Bombardier Celebration Ale, and Bombardier English Premium Bitter.
Ingredients: Water from Charles Wells well; Pale Malt; Crushed Crystal Malt; Challenger and Goldings hops.
"Bombardier is the definitive English Bitter, perfectly balanced with a dry personality."
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 DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 30, 2009    Updated: Jan 31, 2009
(11/21/08) Darught at The Map Room in Chicago. Deep reddish-copper color with a medium beige head. Aroma of lots of nuts, some toast, caramel and earthy hints. Sweet malty flavor with caramel ,bready notes and light bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied. Really malty for a Bitter.


Smaskifa (56), Oslo, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Nice dark red colour, thick head which lasts for a little while. Aroma of hops and fruit. Hints of sweet caramel at the tip of the tongue, some burnt malt at the end, hops and dry bitter finish. Medium carbonation. Pretty decent beer.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a dark amber with an off-white head that settles with time. Faint fruity aroma. The flavor is sweet with caramel and fruits. Medium body, creamy, and just a hint of spices.


 Linnet (112), Umeå, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Colour is ruby, small off-white head, there is some lacing, small bubbles. Aroma is fruity sweet, jam and honey smells amost like a doppelbock, the presence of hops in the aroma is not very strong. Flavour has a distinct bitterness, but for a premium bitter it is also rather sweet. Mouthfeel is rather lively. This is a very nice bitter, maybe lacking a bit of complexity,but still very enjoyable Serving type: bottle


 Dervock (178), Emu plains, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Pours to a great head, was expecting a rich golden colour, but instead the beer is a rich ruby red! Hoppy aroma from the glass which is stronger from the empty bottle. I guess the strongest flavour that comes through is a mild cherry taste. What I really like though is the dry finish, which lasts for quite a while.


Monkeypower (85), Odense C, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 14, 2009  
Can. Copper with coarse head. Hoppy aroma with juniper and pine. Malty bittersweet aroma with pine and nuts.


 Ljunkan (385), Karlstad, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2009  
(From old notes). Bottle. Copper color. Nice fruity, nutty aroma. Flavour is nutty and fruity with some caramel too. Ends bitter and nice. A good beer.


 kimcgolf (828), Dacula, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 11, 2008  
On-tap at the Brick Store Pub. Poured to a bright reddish-amber color with thin white head that lingered to mid-glass and left very good lacing. Nose was malty dark fruit with just a hint of spices and hops. Mouthfeel of this medium-bodied beer was tingly and slightly dry, while the flavor followed the malty dark fruit sweetness of the nose, with a hint of toffee. Finish not as dryly bitter as I would like, but not bad.



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