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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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 oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 30, 2008  
Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a nice hazy golden orange color. Aromas of nice citrus/grapefruit hops. Flavor starts malty and the hops kick in, nice crisp bitter finish.


 decaturstevo (1980), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 24, 2008  
Aroma of roasted malt and light hops. A copper pour with creamy gooey off white head and lace. Medium roasted malt with a decent lingering finishing evergreen like bitter. A bit of a sulphurish flavor but barely a tick. Carbonation is a tad over the top mouthfeel is ok. A very nice drinker.


 thewolf (5722), Kolding, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Can, bought @ Kvickly, Ribe.
[my 100th ESB, 11th style to reach a century]
Pours dark amber with a fine, creamy, yellowish head. Aroma has pine, some strawberry and good hoppiness. Fine, frothy mouthfeel. Flavour is nicely hoppy, some grapefruit and good pine. The water has character and a good, balanced maltiness. Very drinkable beer.


jcdsmack (88), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/510/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Pours a dark copper with nice tan head light hop aroma crisp clean and traditional english ale you can taste the water which adds to teh authenticity of the style a little boring for my taste but someone who is a fan of traditional english ale would really like this.


 trapez (790), Hilleroed, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Can. Bitter aroma - like grapefruit. Deep amberred colour with beige head. Truly bitter taste - grapefruit again, wood and perhaps some grass. Bitterness stays in the aftertaste.


 Muggus69 (516), Sydney, Australia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 22, 2008  
500ml bottle BB 31/03/09. Pours a clean deep amber body with thick beige head leaving lace on the way down. Muted spicy hops on the nose, bit of toffee malt and subtle fruit. Drying texture, bit on the watery side considering its strength, sticky texture, quite a good bitter hit. Grainy malts on the body, caramel and raisin, earthy hops make a presence with a bit of leafy citrus on a dry bitter finish. Stock standard bottled bitter to me. I do recall it being very fresh and fragrant off cask, so maybe thats influenced my judgement.


 Bragesnak (2257), Aarhus, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Cockney Pub, Aarhus, DK. On tap, 200908. Copper with small white head. Aroma of malt. Flavor is sweet malty with tones of dried fruit and caramel.


 Tmoney99 (4704), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate sweet malty aroma. Medium body with a dry bitter texture. Medium bittersweet flavor with a smoot toasted bitter finish of average duration. Solid drinkable flavorful brew.



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