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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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 Cruzan59 (197), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 29, 2008  
1pt 3.25oz bottle from Bayville Package Store, Fenwick Island, DE...pours reddish-brown, medium white head...smell of toffee and dark fruits...flavor was much of the same with some bitterness.


 FunkyBrewster (443), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small off-white frothy head. Aroma is very malty and fruity, mostly dark fruits like plum and raisin. Flavor starts out very malty and sweet. The hop presence never really appears and it seems only to get sweeter through the finish, to an almost candy-like taste. Maybe a tiny bit of bitterness lingered but it seems a little too sweet. Medium body. Not too bad, just a bit too sweet and not bitter enoguh to rank higher.


 armando629 (968), Budapest, Hungary
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Fine bitter. Copper colored body and a delicious beige head. Nice fruity aroma of caramel, hops, some roasted malt, a hint of citruses. Smooth mouthfeel with a nice flavor of roasted malt, nice bitter hop taste, moderated carbonation. Fine bittery aftertaste.


 BeerGestapo (738), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
(England) Pours a dark amber / brown color with zero head. The aroma is of malts, caramel, and hops !! The mouthfeel has a sharp zesty bitterness with a malty taste. This bitter is pretty good, But not the best that i’ve had.


 Pinball (2778), Allerød, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 18, 2008  
can !!!!!4.3%!! this might come in two different versions, but i wouldn’t put this rating down as a cask. I have verified the 4.3% with another can, bought in IRMA, Copenhagen, Denmark. Aroma sour, citrus, fruit, nice flavor but nothing special, nice session beer but not elite.


 turbothy (721), Bonn, Germany
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Can. Pours amber with quite a large head. Metallic bitter aroma. Less metallic flavour, not half bad.


 jgb9348 (2495), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Nice brownish coper coloured body with a nice-sized tan head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hops, yeast, peanuts, carrots and a bit of raisins. Medium-bodied; Strong english hops up front then fading to a nutty malt. Aftertaste shows some mild yeast, nuts and tonnes of malt - only a tiny bit of hops. Overall, a decent beer, not too much of an ESB, more of a traditional english bitter in my opinion. I sampled this 19.25 (wierd size) ounce bottle purchased from K&E Discount Beverage in New Paltz, New York on 22-June-2008, sampled on 07-July-2008.


 carruthm (1123), Seattle, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/511/20
Jul 6, 2008  
V - red, little head A - candied sugar and sweetness T - underwhelming given the aroma, but fitting to the style. P - bitterness, a tad mediciney.



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