Bombardier Glorious English (Cask)
(Batch of Bombardier Amber Beer (Glorious English Ale))
Eagle Brewery in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.95
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ABV reduced from 4.3% to 4.1% in 2011.
Ingredients: Water from Charles Wells well; Pale Malt; Crushed Crystal Malt; Challenger and Goldings hops.
Rebranded from Glorious English to Amber Beer in 2019.
Ingredients: Water from Charles Wells well; Pale Malt; Crushed Crystal Malt; Challenger and Goldings hops.
Rebranded from Glorious English to Amber Beer in 2019.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - As Eagle Bombardier, A pint from the cask in The Portelet Inn, Jersey. Pours a chestnut colour with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, toffee, caramel & roasted malt. Medium bitter finish. A classic but somewhat outdated these days, just a passable bitter now
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2025
at 10:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Castle, Bedford Feb 2015. Poured clear deep amber with thin beige cap. Aroma: bread, caramel, bread, floral hops. Taste: light sweet & bitter, caramel, toffee, bready, light fruity. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2024
at 22:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
From cask at Prince of Greenwich with Bjørn 02.12.22. Aroma and taste of malt sweetness and syrup. Lacing bitterness. Unbalanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2022
at 21:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Keg(!), ABV matches this version, at Pikkulintu, 20210930) The beer poured mahogany coloured and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had strong notes of caramel and toffee and some earthy touches. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were caramel, toffee, earth, malts and unbalanced bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, malty and bitter. A decent malty brew with good looks.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2021
at 14:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the gate House jdw. Thin off white head.. Clear light Amber pour. Light 5.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2021
at 19:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tight creamy off white head stayed on a tea coloured still body. Smooth on the palate with a dry back. Malt, spice, herbal & vegetal tastes. Poor.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2020
at 15:57
5/10
Tried
on 28 Sep 2019
at 21:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half pour (cask) at the Steamer. Amber with crea.y head. Cask characteristics save this otherwise drab bitter, creamy and smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2018
at 11:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Kings Arms, Oxford. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 17:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Blue Lion, Holborn. Pours clear dark amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, malt and hop. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Towards medium body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Bitter finish. Some years since I had this and remember it to have been better.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jan 2018
at 07:16