Durham Bombay 106
Durham Bombay 106
Rated 3.200 by BeerPals
Brewed by Durham Brewery
Bowburn, Durham, United Kingdom Style: IPA
7% Alcohol by Volume
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Named after the 106th Bombay Light Infantry which was formed from the East India Trading Company's 2nd Bombay in 1858, who later became the 2nd Batallion of the Durham Light Infantry in 1881. This type of beer was drunk in India at this time. A true IPA with an authentic hopping rate and strength to match the original beer that was exported from Burton to India in the 19C. In the days before beers were filtered and sterilized, a live cask product had to be able to withstand the warm, mobile hold of a ship. The journey took some three months with continuous rocking and temperatures from approx. 11 degrees C to 30 degrees C. A slow secondary fermentation, high alcoholic strength and a large quantity of preserving hops ensured that the cask reached its destination in peak condition. The palest maris otter malt provides a full bodied base for generous quantities of Goldings hops. Bitterness is pronouced, spicy and resinous but will smooth out over time. A robust beer. Good on its own but try with highly flavoured food such as Indian cuisine.
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| Overall Rank | 36446 |
| Overall Percentile | 66.5 |
| Style Rank | 5317 of 14717 |
| Style Percentile | 63.9 |
| Lowest Score | 3.8 |
| Highest Score | 3.8 |
| Average Score | 3.800 |
| Weighted Score | 3.200 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
50cl bottle pours with a clear copper body that has thin gold edges and supporting an off white head. The aroma offers up big floral hops, some spicy hops, a big spicy oak sensation and mild malt sweetness. The taste is similar starting with floral hops and a touch citrus of and then heading firmly into robust spicy oak. To midway a modest grassiness joins to add some depth. Thinly ringed at the edge is a faint hard candy fruit note that doesn’t take anything away or add anything to the experience. Nice spicy wood flavored bitter hoppy brew.
