... This tasty Cask Ale is Thwaite’s Lancaster Bomber.
Daniel Thwaite’s Brewery is based in Blackburn, Lancashire. The brewery dates back to 1807; brewing began then, but the present building was actually built in 1966. Thwaites use traditional recipes, combined with new technology, to produce ... Read review
Advantages: A tasty, rich and aesthetically pleasing beer. Disadvantages: Not a great deal!
...tasty Cask Ale is Thwaite’s Lancaster Bomber.
Daniel Thwaite’s Brewery is based in Blackburn, Lancashire. The brewery dates back to 1807; brewing began then, but the present building was actually built in 1966. Thwaites use traditional recipes, combined with new technology, to produce a good selection of Cask Ales. In recent years the range has been reduced, but they still remain committed to brewing seasonal and regular beers. Thwaites ... ...JD Wetherspoon’s.
Lancaster Bomber weighs in at 4.4% ABV and is one of the Thwaite’s beers that is available both bottled and as a Cask Ale. It was originally brewed by Mitchell’s Brewery but, when this Lancaster Company ceased brewing, Thwaite’s decided too resurrect one of their beers – thus Thwaite’s Lancaster Bomber appeared. Bomber was originally produced in 1994 on the 6th June to be exact), to commemorate the 50th Anniversary ... more
I love to try beers I’ve never had before. I have favourites, but I tend to survey the beer pumps hoping for a strange sounding concoction, or a style of beer I particularly enjoy. Usually I opt for a stout or a mild, but generally I will also seek out darker beers. The following beer was one I had recommended to me by a friend. I hadn’t seen it before, so I was really pleased when one of my local pubs started to stock it. This tasty Cask Ale is Thwaite’s Lancaster Bomber.
Daniel Thwaite’s Brewery is based in Blackburn, Lancashire. The brewery dates back to 1807; brewing began then, but the present building was actually built in 1966. Thwaites use traditional recipes, combined with new technology, to produce a good selection of Cask Ales. In recent years the range has been reduced, but they still remain committed to brewing seasonal and regular beers. Thwaites also encourage visitors to go on tours of the brewery – there’s a museum and evening tours, which include supper and four free drinks (a bargain for £9.50 a head!).
Some Thwaite’s beers you may find (in 500ml bottles or draught) include Daniel’s Hammer (a seasonal at 5% ABV), Mild (a dark, rich regular brew at 3.3% ABV) and Good Elf (a Christmas special at 4.9%). You will find many of their beers in their 65 managed and around 390 tenanted pubs, along with over 850 Free Trade outlets. We have quite a few Thwaite’s pubs in Derbyshire, (there’s one in Chesterfield town centre too) and often see their ales cropping up in our two JD Wetherspoon’s.
Lancaster Bomber weighs in at 4.4% ABV and is one of the Thwaite’s beers that is available both bottled and as a Cask Ale. It was originally brewed by Mitchell’s Brewery but, when this Lancaster Company ceased brewing, Thwaite’s decided too resurrect one of their beers – thus Thwaite’s Lancaster Bomber appeared. Bomber was originally produced in 1994 on the 6th June to be exact), to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. It is brewed using Goldings, Fuggles and Styrian hops, which are all grown in the UK.
Looks wise, Bomber is a rich dark reddish amber coloured beer – it actually looks a little like a traditional Irish Red Ale, (I have recently tried O’Hanlon’s Red Ale and this is not dissimilar!) but it also resembles a dark malty beer. The aroma is predominantly hoppy, but tempered by a slightly sweet malt scent. It has quite a rich texture and has a nice smooth mouth feel.
Taste wise, Bomber is rich and full of flavour. It is bitter and hoppy to begin with, but this blends with a malty, caramelly taste that is very pleasant indeed! As you savour your pint you will get a finish that is quite dry and hoppy. The bitter flavour lingers nicely in the after taste. All in all it’s a well balanced beer that is easy to enjoy.
Lancaster Bomber is a good mid-strength beer that combines its flavours well, to produce a pint that is tasty and rich. We paid around £2.00 a pint for our Lancaster Bomber in The Barrow Boy – our local Thwaite’s pub on the bottom of the Market Place in Chesterfield. I have also had it as a guest beer in The Portland Hotel (a Wetherspoon’s, also in the Market area of town) where it retailed for the standard £1.35 Guest Ale price. We also got a few bottles from our local “cut price” drinks shop for £1.20 a throw. On all the occasions I’ve tried it I found it to be a good quality beer.
…in fact, it went down bomb!
Brewery Details:
Daniel Thwaite’s Brewery PLC, PO Box 50, Star Brewery, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5BU Tel: 01254 686868 www.thwaites.co.uk
Advantages: Unpretentious session ale Disadvantages: Not widely available...around here
...of D-Day. That beer is Lancaster Bomber. Meanwhile... Two honeymooning ducks are staying in a hotel. As they are about to make love, the male duck says, 'We don't have any condoms. I'll call room service.' So he calls and asks for some. The receptionist says, 'No problem sir, would you like to put them on your bill?' 'Are you kidding?' he says, 'I'd suffocate!' Back to the beer... THEY SAY: "A very easy drinking rich amber beer with an inviting malty ... ...prominent floral hop aroma and warming aftertaste." This beer pours a deep and dark rusty-red colour which is crystal clear and topped by a half-inch or so of thinnish, tan-coloured foam. The head soon dissipates and leaves only the suggestion of a lace effect on the glass. The aroma is predominantly malty, mainly sweet and biscuity, but there's also plenty of grassy hops poking through. There's a faint woody tone, and lots of pleasant, fruity notes ...
proxam 14.08.2005
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Advantages: Great pint Disadvantages: Not always easy ot find on draught
...of before. Bottles of Thwaites Lancaster Bomber. At only 99 pence a bottle, I knew I had notihng to lose, so I bought several bottles of Lancaster Bomber and some bottles of beers that I was already familiar with.
When I got the Lancaster Bomber back home, I opened a bottle and carefully poured it into a glass.
It have a nice head and was an attractive ruby colour. The taste was superb. A good, bitter tang, yet with sweet undertones and a soirt ... ...town had been taken over by Thwaites and had started serving Lancaster Bomber on draught. As well as serving some rather tasty meals too. My thanks to Robert the lex-USAAF officer and andlord of the Coalport Tavern, Oakengates, Shropshire for serving such a fantastic pint of Lancaster Bomber! ...
Martinscholes 25.08.2005
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Advantages: Draught version is very good Disadvantages: Bottled version somewhat lacking in body
...its full name was Thwaites’ Lancaster Bomber. As my old Dad was a devoted beer drinker who worked for many years at the factory which produced Lancasters . . . and Shackletons . . . and Vulcans . . . I felt duty-bound to give this stuff a go.
As luck would have it my birthday fell on the Test Match weekend and my daughter bought a mixed batch of beers from a local supermarket, and the “Lanc” was one of the squadron of bottles which ... ...a half ABV it might not have quite the power to get you over the Ruhr and back, but after a pint for each of the four Merlin engines my tail gunner and I went home happily whistling “The Dambusters”. My next Lancaster flight will not be long delayed. ...
bundook 06.09.2005
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