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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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 Dragonblaze99 (349), Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/511/20
Sep 5, 2009  
Faint sweetish aroma. Amber with large head. Flavour is caramel giving way to chocolate and coffee. Some hoppy bitterness. Medium body. Finishes bitter with slight toffee note. Not bad.


 RuneStumo (514), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
04.09.2009, 0,5l Can. Pale brown colour with white head. Aroma is malty. Its both sweet and dry. Caramel malt with bitterness in a way. not to much body. There is a very nice bitterness at the end of the aftertaste.


BlondeGrim (21), Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 3, 2009  
bottle, 500ml; Amber colour, malty, raisins, good balance and nice dry finish.


 maeib (4707), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Bottled An amber coloured beer with a large whitish head. The aroma has obvious pasteurisation with cardboard notes together with a little fruit and nut. Reasonable maltiness in the mouth but still got that papery edge. Not a patch on the cask version.


 Svesse (2612), Hässelby, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 30, 2009  
(Bottle, Huxley’s, London Heathrow Terminal 5, 26 July 2009) Reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, toasty nose with notes of raisins, dark fruit and a touch of spicy hops. Malty, toasty taste with nuts, caramel, citrus, raisins and spicy hops in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Better balance than in the cask ale. Quite nice actually.


 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 25, 2009  
Draught at the Britannia Arms. Drak amber-brown color with a creamy, lasting head. The aroma is nothing much, just some toasty grain and caramel malt sweetness. The flavor is sweet in balance, but not really sweet in itself, with some dark bread, and light caramel and toffee followed by a nutty finish and some mineral and hop bitterness. Medium-light in body with soft carbonation. Pleasant overall, with an earthy finish.


 Frovigalning (417), , Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/511/20
Aug 23, 2009  
It poured a clear dark amber liquid with a medium foam that left a nice big lacing on the side of the glass. It had a fairly weak scent of caramell, malt, grassy hops, hay and a hint of rosehip. It tasted of caramell, butter, hay and grassy hops. It also had a quite thick and creamy body with some stingy bitterness. Not very smooth or easy to drink.


 MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 10, 2009  
Quite a decent, refreshing beer to drink, pouring with a so-so head and a nice, dark colour. Aroma was slightly malty as was the taste. A good drink.



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