Spitfire Amber Kentish Ale
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.68
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An infusion of three Kentish hops adorns this beautifully balanced, blood-orange tinted British bitter with an acutely aromatic allure. Hints of marmalade, red grapes and pepper are thrust from a springboard of warm, mellow malts. The floating fruity finish signs off with a smidgen of spice and raspberry.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Smell of malt, biscuits. Deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma of malt, nuts, some biscuits. Lively carbon. Medium sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
at
5piste5
on 28 Feb 2026
at 19:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
A very enjoyable amber with notes of caramel, pepper, cream and sweet biscuit. The bitterness cuts through without counteracting the slightly-too-sweet taste.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2026
at 09:59
500 ml bottle from Sainsbury's, London, England. Pours a crystal clear deep orange-bronze color with a beige head and great retention. Good lacing. Lightly bitter caramel malt aroma. The taste follows the nose: Caramel malt flavor with some light bitters in the finish. Better flavor than any of the ordinary bitters I had in England. I'm not getting any of the marmalade flavor. Clean and smooth. Medium body. Medium-light carbonation. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 06 Sep 2025
at 22:04
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:51
7/10
Malty fruity, easy to drink with caramelly parts. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2024
at 20:17
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2024
at 06:36
2.5/10
Tried
on 11 Jun 2023
at 18:20
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2023
at 21:47
30/06/1990. COACH & HORSES, Oxford Street, WHITSTABLE, Kent, England (SHEPHERD NEAME)
Tried
on 31 Jan 2023
at 18:11
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2022
at 10:09