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Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.44
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First brewed in 1998 to celebrate Shepherd Neame's tercentenary, this copper-bronze, bottle conditioned beauty is an intense yet uniquely intricate offering thrice-hopped during the brewing process. This adds rich resinous notes and spikes of citrus to a moreish strong ale already rife with notes of liquorice, Masala wine, caramel and spicy orange. A frisson of dark fruit freshens the finish.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber to autumnal red. Attractive thin lacing. Nose - fudge, strawberry jam. Biscuit. Taste - brown bread, jam again. Honey. Palate - medium bodied and rich and creamy. Tangy, sweet and sour finish. Overall - good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2019
at 21:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Edit 03.02.2023. Aroma has lot of fruitness 5 ->7. There is fruitness also in taste Overall 10->13. Nice beer at this time. A coppery beer, a head is medium and light beige. Aroma has typical typical britttish notes, hint of metal. Taste has wood and toffee. Medium bodied. Boring.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2019
at 12:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Stonemanor, The British Store near Brussels. F: medium, egg-white, average retention. C: amber to pale coppery, totally clear yet bottle conditioned. A: weak caramel and fruity, bit floral, biscuits. T: rich malty backbone but there is also glucose syrup to get the higher voltage, caramel, vaguely fruity, triple hopped so nice marketing, bit too simple and sweet with alcohol notes with some oxidized but English strong ale so ok, medium body and lower carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2019
at 19:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours a clear bronze-amber with a medium, creamy, long lasting, ecru head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of biscuit malt, caramel, butterscotch, baked red apple, light roast and floral hops. Sweet flavour of biscuit malt, toffee, baked red apples, faint roast and floral hops with a dry, mild bitter, metallic finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2019
at 05:34
6/10
Chlebowe, pelne, nieco gorzkawe, karmelowe... nic zlego, nic dobrego, w miare chlalne i jakies wiec spoko
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from Bottle
at
Pod Mosteczkiem
on 14 Dec 2018
at 20:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Asda. Bottle conditioned? Hmm. Camra says so, though. Must be right. Clear as a bell, copper colour. Ring and an island of pale beige bubbles. Nose has brown sugar. Some toffee apple. Light notes of fig and date. Taste is predictably sweet, with just a hint of vinous, fruity bitterness. Medium body. Low carbonation. A bit metallic, maybe. Fairly sweet finish. Ok as cheap boost, but not one Iād have again, unless I saw it on cask, in which case Iād jump on it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2018
at 19:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle into pint glass. Served at room temperature. Pours a glorious bronze colour with a foamy white head. Some patchy lacing. Medium carbonation. Smell of caramel malt, pepper, and dark fruit. Slight zing, full body. Finish is bitter with touches of malt, dried fruit and alcohol. Late on there's some drying herbal mintiness. Late night sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2018
at 10:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Amber with a near white head. Aroma of peach, bread, blackcurrant wine gums, bitter oranges. Surprisingly light bodied. Bittersweet with very English fruity hops and a drying bitterness. Evidently not a fashionable drop around here but I still like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2018
at 12:38