Hailing from the tradition of 18th Century IPAs, which relied on generous hopping to protect exports during arduous journeys, this modern incarnation retains the strength, body and strong hop character which is synonymous with this beer’s provenance.
A glorious showcase of the distinct, heavily hopped beers for which Shepherd Neame is famed, India Pale Ale delivers potent bitterness, offset with generous amounts of pale ale malt to deliver a balanced, yet uncompromising brew.
A glorious showcase of the distinct, heavily hopped beers for which Shepherd Neame is famed, India Pale Ale delivers potent bitterness, offset with generous amounts of pale ale malt to deliver a balanced, yet uncompromising brew.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 500ml bottle on 8/1/2015. Pours a clear dark golden with a smallish head. has a light caramel aroma with a touch of basement. In the mouth, there’s caramel, toffee and orange. The hops are quite herbal and assertive with the bitterness lingering. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2016
at 03:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.50l from Izola Beer Fest 2015. Pours clear orange amber color with thin creamy off-white head and sparkling appearance. Aroma is grassy, floral, mild fruity and caramelly. Taste starts with light sweet but rich maltiness, follows grassy, herbal and fruity with dry mouth feel and bitter finish. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Decent English ale...
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2016
at 09:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
0.5l bottle from a coop in bern. pours a clear amber with a small white head and some lacing. aroma of caramel and grassy hops, hemp. strong malty backbone, not too hoppy for an ipa; flavour of caramel, grass, bread. dry, mild bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2015
at 17:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
[10/15] Bottle. Clear copper with an off white head. Aroma of Rowntree’s blackcurrant gums, boiled oranges, toffee, grass. Medium bodied, lowish carbonation. Tastes as it smells except for a metallic tinge that bothered me less after a few sips. Pretty bitter at the end. Odd and rather unwelcoming. [6.0]
[7/25] I dunno, was there a pasteurisation thing that's improved or was I just wrong here? Old fashioned, bitter IPA. Citrus, bread, stern bitterness. Hits a - if not the - spot. [6.8]
[7/25] I dunno, was there a pasteurisation thing that's improved or was I just wrong here? Old fashioned, bitter IPA. Citrus, bread, stern bitterness. Hits a - if not the - spot. [6.8]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2015
at 07:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle) Clear Amber with small white head. Nice aroma - light malt, slight flintiness, with some gentle hop notes. Medium body with great carbonation. Taste is light caramel with lovely complex hoppy bitterness. Great classic IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2015
at 15:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Shepherd Neame Classic IPA ].Clear medium amber orange color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, light pine. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140813]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2015
at 13:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Mabel’s Tavern, Euston. Copper, clear with the tiniest bit of off-white head. The initially off-putting metallic and sulphurous aroma gives way to a kinder scent of brambles. Bitter taste with a suggestion of sweetness; the sulphur egginess still holds sway. Nicely carbonated. It’s ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2015
at 02:25