Some time ago I reported on Charles Wells’Satanic Mills variety of their Bombardier bitter (see Dark Satanic Beer),and I said at the time that I would look out for the Burning Gold variety. Well,I found it (okay,Sarah did) and tried it –quite appropriately (well almost) on the eve of St. George’s Day - Charles Wells makes much of its claim to be “the Drink of England”,as you’ll see if you look on their website. You’ll also realise that I’ve fallen a bit behind with writing up my samplings!
As the name suggests,Burning Gold (4.7%) is a golden beer;it is malty,with quite a citrussy taste –it’s dry,crisp and refreshing. The finish is a bit tart –lemony –which emphasises the citrussy theme. It’s very nice,and well worth looking out for.
To wash down the Burning Gold,I had a bottle of the Satanic Mills variety of Bombardier. I really like this style of beer –it is beautifully dark,and smells and tastes of burnt toast,coffee and smoke (what I’ve referred to before as “a trucker’s breakfast). It’s not a beer that I could drink a lot of at a time,but it makes a delicious change from the more usual beers.