I highly swear that I wrote a review for this beer already, but there's no proof anywhere - no notes on my computer, no photos on my camera, etc. Weird.. Anywho..Trans Canada Brewing released a beer called the Bomber Beer, a Golden/Blonde Ale brewed specifically for fans of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. By the time this gets published, they may be in the playoffs or they may be out of the playoffs.. I have no idea.
This isn't the first beer to be named after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Football Club, in fact - there was a once very popular Canadian Pilsener that came out in the early 1950s that got its name directly from fans of the Blue Bombers, that beer that shall not be named isn't popular anymore outside of Manitoba Socials and the fridges of older men, oh and for some reason in some parts of the United States like upstate New York and Ohio.
I had the "beer that shall not be named" the other day at a wedding and it tasted like absolutely nothing, just a hint of corn water and that's it, so I'm expecting Trans Canada's Bomber Beer to be packing a LOT more flavour. Bomber beer is 5.1% ABV
Appearance: Crisp, golden-blonde ale with a great abundance of carbonation in the body and a frothy snow white head on top. This brings me back memories of being bored at my dad's friend's place, staring at my mom's glass of Labatt Lite. Memories of childhood of 80s-90s in a glass right here.
Aroma: Quite a sweet-forward Golden Ale we have here. The first thing I'm getting from the beer is a bit of bubble gum. There's a bit of honey, a bit of a grassy hop profile, and that's pretty much it. The most aggressive thing about the beer is the bubble gum-like aroma so far.
Taste: The tasting notes give off much more of a sharp bite this time around from what I'm thinking is the malt. A sharpness right at the beginning but then subdues pretty much from there. It's sweet, a bit of honey, grassy and slightly alfafla-y hop presence, hint of saltine cracker, and fizzes a bit on my tongue.
Overall Thoughts: Definitely brings me back some memories of a classic Canadian-style Ale/Lager that was made much smoother in the past ten years to compete with the dominance of the American beer industry. The sharpness from the front is something I didn't think I needed but it's something to pull on the nostalgia for. If I were TCB, I'd do a small batch of this beer in Stubbies for the die hard fans, but that's just me.
Lastly, the most not-so-secret rumour is finally of the bag - Trans Canada Brewery is opening up a location in my city of Brandon in Spring 2026. It will be so close enough from my home that I'll be able to see it if I step right outside. I'm hoping for a vibrant craft beer scene in Brandon by then - I want to see packed taprooms, I want to see people going to beer vendors and buying craft beer over Molbatts - I want to see beer vendors with more than one fridge dedicated to craft beer. Exclusions being the Home Hardware liquor vendor in Onanole and the Parkside beer vendor in Boissevain - serious props to both of them for having Western Manitoba's best beer selections!
https://www.tcb.beer/bomber-beer
This isn't the first beer to be named after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Football Club, in fact - there was a once very popular Canadian Pilsener that came out in the early 1950s that got its name directly from fans of the Blue Bombers, that beer that shall not be named isn't popular anymore outside of Manitoba Socials and the fridges of older men, oh and for some reason in some parts of the United States like upstate New York and Ohio.
I had the "beer that shall not be named" the other day at a wedding and it tasted like absolutely nothing, just a hint of corn water and that's it, so I'm expecting Trans Canada's Bomber Beer to be packing a LOT more flavour. Bomber beer is 5.1% ABV
Appearance: Crisp, golden-blonde ale with a great abundance of carbonation in the body and a frothy snow white head on top. This brings me back memories of being bored at my dad's friend's place, staring at my mom's glass of Labatt Lite. Memories of childhood of 80s-90s in a glass right here.
Aroma: Quite a sweet-forward Golden Ale we have here. The first thing I'm getting from the beer is a bit of bubble gum. There's a bit of honey, a bit of a grassy hop profile, and that's pretty much it. The most aggressive thing about the beer is the bubble gum-like aroma so far.
Taste: The tasting notes give off much more of a sharp bite this time around from what I'm thinking is the malt. A sharpness right at the beginning but then subdues pretty much from there. It's sweet, a bit of honey, grassy and slightly alfafla-y hop presence, hint of saltine cracker, and fizzes a bit on my tongue.
Overall Thoughts: Definitely brings me back some memories of a classic Canadian-style Ale/Lager that was made much smoother in the past ten years to compete with the dominance of the American beer industry. The sharpness from the front is something I didn't think I needed but it's something to pull on the nostalgia for. If I were TCB, I'd do a small batch of this beer in Stubbies for the die hard fans, but that's just me.
Lastly, the most not-so-secret rumour is finally of the bag - Trans Canada Brewery is opening up a location in my city of Brandon in Spring 2026. It will be so close enough from my home that I'll be able to see it if I step right outside. I'm hoping for a vibrant craft beer scene in Brandon by then - I want to see packed taprooms, I want to see people going to beer vendors and buying craft beer over Molbatts - I want to see beer vendors with more than one fridge dedicated to craft beer. Exclusions being the Home Hardware liquor vendor in Onanole and the Parkside beer vendor in Boissevain - serious props to both of them for having Western Manitoba's best beer selections!
https://www.tcb.beer/bomber-beer
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