Bombshell
Loose Cannon Brewery in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.47
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What can we say about Bombshell? Wow, seems to be a popular starting point. So much flavour packed into a Blonde beer is unusual. The very clear flavour of grapefruit at the finish is most unusual and most delicious. It’s a beer that will change the way some people view real ale and that’s the kind of beer we can be proud of!!
A blonde beer, very refreshing on the palate with great citrus grapefruit flavours to finish..
A blonde beer, very refreshing on the palate with great citrus grapefruit flavours to finish..
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home from Laithwaite. A lovely pale, almost straw, colour in the tankard with minimal head. There was some aroma of malt and biscuit, but not much. The temperature was perfect and it meant that the taste was stupendous. Toasty malt, biscuit, a bit of soil and farmyard and some good bittering hops. There was also subtlety to this beer that showcased the ingredients. The strong malt made for a smooth mouthfeel. Oh, this was a lovely pint. One of those beers that you know you could just go on drinking and drinking throughout the evening and never get bored. This is a remarkable example of how good an English bitter can be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2017
at 03:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Squirrel, Penn Street, 12/06/17. Clear golden blonde with a well appointed white head that retains well. Nose is melon, light bread, straw, faint citric peel, grains. Taste comprises bread dough, pale malts, toasted grains, tangerine, light lemon zest, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with light floral come grassy hop bitterness. Sessioned on three pints of this during the pub quiz ... a decent gold for sure!
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2017
at 17:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Loose Cannon Bombshell ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet butter, fruity, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130813]
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2014
at 05:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Millets Farm, Frilford, near Abingdon. Deep gold with a thin white head. Harsh bitterness at first but then orange and lemon come through. Hay in the long, dry, bitter finish. Maybe a little thin (although the hop resins go some way to making up for this), and maybe just a tad too bitter. But overall a pretty tasty golden ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2014
at 07:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2013
at 10:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2013. Golden colour with a small white head. Hoppy aroma, grassy with citrus notes. Rather dry. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2013
at 14:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and light herbal hoppy. Bitter, grassy and light citrusy. Herbal hoppy. dry. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2013
at 08:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. Pale amber with a loose cream head; aroma of tropical fruit; soft with peachy fruit to start, then dry and biscuity with a gentle, lingering bitterness. Very moreish - no sign of any grapefruit though!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2013
at 10:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask on a brewery tour at Loose Cannon, Abingdon, Oxon 12.06.12 Pours warm gold, good clarity, nice tingly bitterness on tongue, citra hops work well on aroma and in mouth enjoying this. A6 A5 T7 P3 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2012
at 23:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Old Fountain, Old Street, London, 19 April 2012) Golden colour with brief, white head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, tropical fruit, honey and grassy hops. Fruity, malty taste with citrus, biscuity malt, peaches and a mild grassy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of honey sweetness. Refreshing and quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2012
at 07:04