Lancaster Bomber by Daniel Thwaites' Brewery

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  Hi there! After the last ale I thought I'd contrast it with something different - the Lancaster Bomber

The Lancaster Bomber ale is actually produced now by Marston's in Wolverhampton for Daniel Thwaites Brewer - so it stretches the definition of 'Lancashire beer' somewhat!

Named after the Avro Lancaster, a British Second World War bomber, this beer certainly packs wallop just like its namesake.



As you pop the bottle top there is the slight but pleasing hoppy whiff .  The chestnut colour gives further hints of the richness, but doesn't really prepare you for the warm, rich, malty taste and texture of the beer.  The first bitter palate gives way to a lovely, sweet malt involving and velvety lending a full, satisfying and lasting finish.

                     
This is a beer for winter evenings curled before a real log fire eating Lancashire hotpot!  I  really enjoyed the drinking experience... a full beer yet falls short of being overly rich or filing, it spills its payload with a fulfilling explosion of malty taste.

                         
The Gen on Hops

The beer, I'm told, uses a complex hop formulation of Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings and WGV.  The Challenger, Goldings and WGV will account for the sweetness and the  Fuggles and WGV for the robust fullness.

Lancaster Black Stout

Lancaster Black

Lancaster Black is a traditional English Stout brewed by Lancaster Brewery Ltd but to my palate it isn't as bitter as a lot of stout.  Instead it seemed a little sweeter than most with a heavy dolop of smokey malt and easy on the bitter hops.  It said on the bottle that you could get hints of chocoate there but I got rather a more smooth, smoky, coffee-like taste

The brewery website says "An excellent fusion of malt, oats and wheat, balanced with Challenger, Perle and Cascade hops"

Cascade has a spicy, flowery slight citrus character; challenger learns toward marmalde, toffee and citrus; perle is floral and fruity.  These hops are less bitter than some and in this case appear so have reduced the bitter character of the beer and made for a very smooth yet tasty ale.

The beer is an S.I.B.A. Bronze & Gold Medal Winner.

 Where can I get this?

I got mine from Asda for about £1.50