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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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 jimthechap (174), Christchurch, New Zealand
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jan 9, 2007    Updated: Jul 1, 2008
This is a re-rate and it just gets better and better for me. I love the beautiful hop bitterness and the eminent drinkability of this ale. For me I have found it to be a perfect afternoon ale with cheese. The carbonation it gets from bottle conditioning cuts through the milk fat of most cheeses (especially chreamy french ones such as camembert and livarot). This beer is now planted firmly in my favourites. I love Wells Bombardier.


 HenrikSoegaard (4321), Randers, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Jan 5, 2007  
Can. 4.3 ABV! as the caskversion. Creamy off-white excellent mostly lasting head. Nice cupperamber colour. Light malty powerfull pine/resin hoppy aroma. Ok but week flavor. Average bitter finish. A little watery palate, but nice balanced beer.


 stouby (1937), Holbaek, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 1, 2007  
Bottle at home. Dark red with a off white head, some lacings. Aroma moderate malty (caramel) and hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet and bitter, long duration. Light/medium body, normal carbonated.


 HarryFlashman (469), Chatham, Kent, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Dec 27, 2006  
Mud brown in colour and a heavy taste. Quite malty and sweet, but little hoppiness. Comes in a pint bottle though, which is a bonus!


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 20, 2006  
Bottle: Brown with an off white head. Aroma of caramel and earthy hops. Flavor, lightly bitter, some caramel and pale malts, biscuits. First time I had this I could barely drink it, I didn’t hate it as much this time around. Still not something I would pay for normally.


 OleR (2033), Oslo, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 19, 2006  
Can. 4.3% ABV version. Pours light reddish/brown with a slight haze. Creamy beige head, mostly lasting. Malty caramel aroma, notes of raisins and also a strange scent of something that reminds me of tea-leaves... Slight sweet malt flavors, moderately hopbitterness. Light body, dry mouthfeel, dry hoppy finish.


 Marsiblursi (1634), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 5, 2006  
(Draught) Pours clear mahogany with a stable white head. Light roasted, toffee/cookie-ish malty aroma with some cherries and notes of metal. Some soil/ earthyness in the nose. Fruity. Light salty, light roasted flavour with some cherries, cookies and metal notes. Light to medium body with a round mouthfeel. Light afterbitterness.


 berkshirejohn (1797), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 3, 2006  
Chestnut brown with a long lasting cream head; very slight carbonation; rich malty aroma; full bodied and sweet with a taste of stewed fruit and a touch of chocolate amid the malts; aftertaste is refreshing and not too bitter. Much superior to the cask version.



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