Wells Bombardier (Pasteurised)

Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bedford, England

poured clear dark amber with a nice head and good lacing. smells a little metalic and a little caramel notes. tastes is smooth caramel with english bitter aftertaste.

Crystal clear, she sparkles like a polished ring of deep garnets and brilliant rubies. Crowning her bejeweled beauty is a small white head which lingers long and slow, fading into a thin layer of tiny, tightly packed bubbles. Freshly toasted white and wheat breads, melba toast, crumbly bread crusts, and faint esters of bananas drift my way. Keeping her toasted nature from going stale is a gentle undercurrent of molasses and maple with a crisp crunch of red apples sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Delightfully delicate when one takes the time to notice her nose. Ever ready, my first quaff is clean and a bit thin with gentle notes of maple syrup that lingers. Melba toast, white bread and crust ride the incoming tides to my senses first while a brisk presence of lemon zest lingers in the back of my throat for a touch of dryness. Each quaff leaves a trail of lace along the sides of my glass as caramelized pecans and cinnamon sugar spice things up a bit. A gentle crunch of red autumn apples is followed by faint notes of dates, prunes, and raisins before more maple carries them away upon a current of toasted breads. The lemon zest which refreshes and cleanses my palate for the next quaff increases her presence a bit, leaving a gentle tingle both on the tip and at the back of my tongue. Keeping her delicately complex palate in mind, my Wells Bombardier is so clean, so smooth, she makes drinking a pleasurable delight.

I have to confess that I avoided the Wells Bombardier on draft for a few weeks because, after all, how good could an imported keg of basic English ale be? How wrong I was. I was humbly reminded once more to never judge a beer until I have tasted it in its unbiased entirety. Make sure to look for a few bottles of Wells Bombardier at your local liquor store, and on that note, look for a best-by date because, for a delicate English Ale, that is very important in ensuring the freshest quaffing experience.

amber coloured sparkling body with a off white head a spicy hoppy aroma a spicy hoppy herby bitter taste with a herby bitter finish

Clear amber coloured beer with medium white head and lots of carbonation. Slightly hoppy aorma, rather few aroma. Full palate bit sparkling. Finish is bitter sweet getting more bitter near the end.

Copper red ale with large foamy white cap and nice lacing. Aroma is mild, burnt caramel and grassy hops. Flavor is caramel, grassy and metallic notes, dough and a light bitter finish. Prunes? Maybe a little. Smooth and drinkable but a bit thin if you ask me.

500ml bottle. Dark burnt copper colour with a velvety beige tan head. Murky and hazy with an aroma of spiced fruit and christmas pudding. Strong bitter taste with a slightly metallic aftertaste.

Pours reddish copper with a small offwhite head. Nose is caramel, yeast. Taste is sweet up front, with notes of caramel, dough, and spice. Mild bitterness in the finish. A nice ESB.

Bottle shared with brent and curly at woody’s. Pours a clearish mohogany brown with beige head. Nose of caramel sweetness. I’m glad this is missing the typical ’tea’ taste that I have to come to associate with many english bitters. Not bad for what it is, but certainly doesn’t fit my tastes.