{"id":11980,"date":"2013-08-15T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=11980"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:38:01","slug":"newcastle-bombshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/newcastle-bombshell\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Newcastle Bombshell"},"content":{"rendered":"
Newcastle says:<\/p>\n
An Englishman\u2019s first love is his brown ale. However, in the summer he often fancies blondes instead! With this inspiration, we\u2019ve created Newcastle Bombshell, an English style blonde ale.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Newcastle Bombshell<\/em>
\nEnglish Pale Ale, 4.4% ABV<\/em><\/p>\n*This beer was provided by the brewery for the purpose of a review.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Ryan: <\/strong>We’ve noticed, and perhaps you have too, our beer writing has slowed significantly this summer. And that’s because it’s summer. A time to drink as opposed to drink and write. A time to enjoy a light, crisp beer in the backyard, or front stoop or just about anywhere — really.<\/p>\n
Believe it or not, this brings us to Newcastle’s Bombshell, the brewery’s summer offering and ongoing attempt to expand its portfolio beyond its signature brown ale.<\/p>\n
I like Newcastle Brown. Always have. We tried their cold-weather offering,\u00a0Winter IPA<\/a>, earlier this year and found it to be a lot like the brown but with a kiss of hops. I let that one slide because, again, I like the Brown and didn’t mind that the Winter IPA didn’t stray very far from the flagship beer. But in all reality, if you’re going to do something different then do something different. And the Bombshell is different.<\/p>\n
Pouring out a slightly hazy straw in color, the Bombshell is no more intimidating than a glass of apple juice — which is acceptable because summer is not a time for intimidating beers.<\/p>\n
The nose gives us a hint of sweetness. Perhaps it is adjunct sweetness, but that’s\u00a0okay by us<\/a>. Take a slug — there’s no need to really sip this one — and you’re greeted with a creamy, slightly sweet beer (pear juice, maybe?) punctuated by a crisp and slightly bitter finish. Sure that finish may have a bit of a medicinal bitterness to it, but overall this goes down rather smooth.<\/p>\n
In fact, the Newcastle Bombshell is unremarkably drinkable, which is just fine with me.<\/p>\n