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Wells Bombardier

Wells Bombardier

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Wells & Youngs

Bedford, England

bottled
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on tap
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4483.26/5.03.26/5.05.2%69.6 English pint P  Stats

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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 Grovlam (2906), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20

May 9, 2008  
Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Average creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Fair display of lacework. Clear amber colour. Aroma of grain, fruit, caramel, ash, herbal. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated bitter flavour with light sweetness. Dry and bitter finish.

 turbothy (580), Nørrebronx, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Can. Pours amber with quite a large head. Metallic bitter aroma. Less metallic flavour, not half bad.


 jgb9348 (1793), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Nice brownish coper coloured body with a nice-sized tan head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hops, yeast, peanuts, carrots and a bit of raisins. Medium-bodied; Strong english hops up front then fading to a nutty malt. Aftertaste shows some mild yeast, nuts and tonnes of malt - only a tiny bit of hops. Overall, a decent beer, not too much of an ESB, more of a traditional english bitter in my opinion. I sampled this 19.25 (wierd size) ounce bottle purchased from K&E Discount Beverage in New Paltz, New York on 22-June-2008, sampled on 07-July-2008.


 carruthm (306), USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/511/20
Jul 6, 2008  
V - red, little head A - candied sugar and sweetness T - underwhelming given the aroma, but fitting to the style. P - bitterness, a tad mediciney.


vanrassel (23), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Poured a mahogany with a rocky, resilient head and nice aroma of toasty malt, caramel and spicy hops. Caramel flavour and some vinous raisiny flavours balanced well with hop bitterness. The carbonation was low, but the body had some nice fullness to it.


 azlondon (461), Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 26, 2008    Updated: Jun 27, 2008
Appearance: Dark brown, good head. Aroma: Fruity. Hopsy. Taste: Smooth and malty. Fruity. Info: 568ml bottle, 30/9-2005, 29/300, 97/500




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