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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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 Sregnar35 (729), Rotterdam, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Nov 17, 2007  
On tap at Mahars. Solid brew. Poured a nice caramel color with some lacing. Aroma was sweet and a bit grassy. Flavor very sweet, with some dry grassy, earthy finish.


 mnurda (434), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 7, 2007  
Nice caramel brown colour. Well carbonated. Hint of malt. More hops than I expected. I enjoyed all 568 mls of it.


 Funknmilla (580), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/512/20
Nov 6, 2007  
Smells like a beer...lager-like....a fluffy head that you could dive into and spend hours reaching the ruddy brown depths below....very slight bitterness, lots of malt, yet thin..a decent balance, an essential beer taste more than anything exotic, not sure why I was even expecting more, maybe the playful shape of the bottle?..also a hint of caramel in the finish, a bit watery but decent, very kewl metal backed label as well


 deprogram (112), Renton, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/104/516/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Gentle, laid-back in the glass, delicate aroma, delicate bittering: fantastic session material quite heavy on the flavor.


 cheapdark (2015), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/514/20
Nov 3, 2007    Updated: Jul 5, 2008
You gotta love the name of this brew. Aroma is slight roast and bready beer yeast. Color is darker, somewhat like an american dark lager. Appearance is clear, not hazy. At first there is a medium bitter alky impact that imparts an american malt liquor palate. Eventually that morphs into a more acceptable strongish beer flavor. Goes from slightly offensive to farely well behaved during the session. Good creamy carbonation. Some hidden tartness but not fruity by any means. Finish has medium mild alky bite but for the most part it is a well mannered brew. Alky linger once the session is complete.


 jefcon (998), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Uniformly caramel brown and clear with an active head. One of the best labels in history! Lots of nutty malt on the nose with an underpinning of chocolate and spicy hops. Full-flavored, but smooth and gentle on the palate. Good hop character, spicy with a faint grapefruit citrus suggestion. A bit of ginger. Chocolate on the deep end of the finish. A nice, easy bitter to drink. Quaffable.


 Gpnterojd (163), Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/513/20
Oct 30, 2007  
Pours a beautiful shade of burnt caramel / deep amber. Aroma of sweet caramel malts. The flavour is almost syrupy sweet and medium bodied. Watermelon is also curiously present. A slight bitter finish which is nonetheless dominated by the sweet caramel malts. Slightly dry. Not bad -- good take on a bitter. Easy drinking.


 dwyerpg (2529), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2007  
A nice sweet caramel malt aroma. This is a pleasant beer. A little dryness, graininess and sweetness. Not overbearing in any way, just a tasty beer that hit the spot.



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