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Wells Bombardier (Pasteurised)

Wells Bombardier (Pasteurised) - Premium Bitter/ESB

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

Bedford, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5603.25/5.03.24/5.05.2%76.7English pint
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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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 mmmbeer (737), Austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2007    Updated: Oct 15, 2007
From a 1 pint bottle- poured non transparent, red/amber, great head that transends time and life itself. Aroma of some mild hops, a mild amount of hops(yes I said it twice, think REALLY HARD), and some wood molecules, highly in·trigu·ing. Hits the mouth with some maple or red oak (?), well defined body, finish that begs for more. If a porter is not available for cold weather, get this.


 ElGaucho56 (386), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 14, 2007  
On draft, perhaps served too cold, @ BSP. Faint whiff of chewy malts, slight grassy hop aroma, a little thin on the palate, taste more like a simple bitter to me.


kegoguinness (45), Dodge City, Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Oct 12, 2007  
Cool label! Oh, and the beer----it’s nothing to airmail back home about. This is nicely hopped and, true to the label’s proclamations, is fairly dry. This is a nice, sit-and-read Maxim and sip on a beer kinda brew. There is nothing distinctive about this beer--like trying to describe that one Emperor penguin that goosed you out of the thousand huddled against the antarctic cold.


 sinkas (182), Perth/Fremantle, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Can, IBS, Perth Loveley fresh grassy/leafy aromas, crsip bitter edge to a nice round caramelised malt background, with a hint of vegetative spiciness. A welcome surprise


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 7, 2007  
Bottle. Very pretty dark amber body with a thick foamy head. Nose-dusty, musty, stale hops. Taste-semi-sweet, cherry, medium CO2, light alcohol, cloying, lots of fruity esters. Very drinkable.


 freekyp (900), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 7, 2007  
Part of an English Bitter tasting in Ocean NJ on 10/06/2007. Nice looking beer pouring a clear dark amber with a finger and half of sticky head. Aroma is buttery with nutty woody tones. Nice toffee malt character with a stinging earthy hop finish.


MagooinPA (99), Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Oct 6, 2007  
pours nice dark amber with a fluffy head that disappears fast but laces nice the whole way down. Nice nose of UK hops and crystal malt. Smooth and quite malty with hops all around, beginning to end.Nice bitter but not as good as Fullers. A "Well" balanced beer that I’d buy again (If Vadallia didn’t have Fullers).


 redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 1, 2007  
Pours a nice amber color with a short white head that sticks to the side as the beer is drunk. Aroma of yeast and fruit. Nice, fruity taste that finishes well. Overall, a great beer. When I was in England I saw it on tap... wish I had tried it. 1 pint, 3.25 oz. bottle.



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