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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."
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 voota (761), Melbourne, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
May 23, 2006  
Very nice appearance, deep amber with a small off white head. Malt an d goldings is the armoa. The flavour is strong, a solid maltiness...crystal sweetness and agressive hopping. A great bitter.


 Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
May 17, 2006  
Bottle. A perfectly acceptable english bottled bitter, in fact better than quite a few. Fruity malt and earthy finish with some well balanced crystal in the background. Not really too my taste.


 larsga (2937), Oslo, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
May 11, 2006  
Medium offwhite creamy head. Clear, chestnut brown body. Slightly acidic, faint aroma with nutty notes and some dark caramel. Deep, bitter taste of nutty caramel with roasty notes. Clean, fresh taste. Nutty, bitter aftertaste. A very good bitter.


 vanvenlo (794), Glen Iris, Australia
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
May 8, 2006  
23 Mar 2006 - Low sweet and hop aroma. Clear ruby-brown colour, ordinary head and lacing. Non descript malt hop flavour. Thin mouthfeel with a hoppy finish.


 GreatLibations (1440), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/518/20
May 3, 2006  
Great ballance, bright complex flavors. Nice bitterness on the finish. Medium nectar.


 GRM (1238), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 29, 2006  
Brown bottle, 1 pint; eye: auburn with a nice café au lait head, no effervescence; nose: hops and lots of it, malt, slight hint of caramel; mouth: astringent, malt, nice bitterness, malt again, followed by bitterness again with a slightly sweet finale, average bitternes, medium body, nice carbonation, slightly oily texture, relatively thin FRANÇAIS Bouteille, 1 pinte; oeil : auburn avec une belle mousse café au lait, pas d’effervescence; nez : houblon, malt, légère pointe de caramel; bouche : astringente, malt, belle amertume, malt de nouveau, amertume par la suite et finale légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, belle carbonatation, texture légèrement huileuse, relativement mince


 f351c4v (404), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Apr 26, 2006  
Pours a nice reddish-brown color with a minimal white head. Slight toffee aroma leads into a good dose of carmel malt flavor. Watery finish. A nice English ale.


bmackenzie (39), Wellington, New Zealand
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/510/20
Apr 19, 2006  
Bottle from Regional Wines and Spirits. Pours a dark ruby red with thin, wispy head. Aroma of toffee and a hint of licorice. More toffee and caramel malt up front with a slight sweet fruitiness to go with more licorice through the middle. Disappointing mouth feel and watery finish but pleasant bitterness. I have fond memories of a pint of this on the pump but underwhelmed at the moment.



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