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Wells Bombardier (Pasteurised) 3.25 569

Wells Bombardier (Pasteurised)

Percentile
71
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
5693.25/5.03.25/5.05.2%78.7English 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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 BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 24, 2007  
[Sampled in 2005.] Copper beer with lazy head and lazy flavor, just ok. Notes of weak fruits, bitterness, many ingredients, A thirstquencher with a dry finish!


 igneous1 (1374), Davenport, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 8, 2004  
very deep amber color, brownish really. head is nice and creamy, tan. sour apples in the aroma (which i tend to find in most english bitters and IPAs), but this one has some buttery notes. the flavor has a vinous mouthfeel, somewhat like a pinot noir. decent mouthfeel too.


 ilovedarkbeer (1369), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 3, 2007  
Smells of yeasty. Pours an amber color with a nice big fluffy off white head. Tastes like caramel, sugar, and malt. Good solid bitter with a soft after taste.


 Sully (1367), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Dec 5, 2003  
This presents like your typical English ale. Good deep colour and creamy head. The goldings hop is prominent in both aroma and taste. I am starting to curse you ratebeer, as you have asked us to lift our tasting palate to the extent that many beers are not as good we would have first assessed. This is a good beer with some of the qualities noted by Roger Protz. I think you need to drink this on tap.


 Dorqui (1365), Brescia, Italy
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/511/20
Apr 23, 2005  
Draught. Discreet and persistent foam. Extinguished and firm aspect, a lot little bubbly. Intense red color. Bitter scent and herbal hoppiness. Dry and deeply bitter taste, little fresh and enough persistent. To me, badly draught.


 jaymobrown (1363), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Bottle -- A pale amber color. Nose of perfume with yeast. Tasted like watered down perfume. Some malt, yeast, and bread flavors. Some bitter after notes. A medium finish with a sweet middle tone.


 Borup (1360), Albertslund, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 17, 2006  
Can. Dark amber colour with a small off white head. Aroma and flavour of fruit, amlt and hops.


 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/59/20
Aug 17, 2006  
Dark ruby-tinged carmel with a half-hearted attempt at a layer of course white. Oddly, after a second pour, still not much head, but the little bit that’s there seems rather tenacious. I started this beer a bit on the cold side, and it smelled and tasted downright unpleasant. With some warming, it certainly improves, at least to the point where I’m not making faces after each sip. Sort of a rough earthy carmel aroma. Vegetal, dark bread flavors. As much as some low abv bitters seem to have more flavor than they gravity would indicate, this beer has less. Flabby. Bah.



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