1698
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.40
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Garrold (11394) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 7 years ago
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 I’d have again, unless I saw it on cask, in which case I’d jump on it.
TedE (2767) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 7 years ago
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.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 7 years ago
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.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Tesco. Pours clear amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of light raisin and biscuit. Taste is metallic caramel, toffee. Sweet finish.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Star Inn, Guildford. 16/11/17. Sweet marzipan aroma. Dark brown. Thick frothy off-white head. Light-medium sweet. Some latent bitterness. Sweet berries and caramel. Some malt. Medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Abrupt finish. Not too bad. Went down well.
BarleyAndBeyond (1997) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 17A). Bottle 50 cl - Batch unknown (BBF unknown). AROMA: moderate malty-sweet notes with presence of caramel, light Maillard compounds (roasted bread crust) and esters (dried plums or grapes). hops a bit on the oxidized side. slight alcohol note. APPEARANCE: dark gold color and clear. medium-low ivory head with medium retention. TASTE: medium-high malty-sweet flavor with notes of caramel and faint dried plums and very faint cardboard. bitterness is balanced and medium with a semi-dry and medium-low bitter finish that dries out. PALATE: medium body with medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: an interesting strong ale but where the hops couldnt be detected.
Ken1 (6087) reviewed 1698 from Shepherd Neame 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Aroma: Fruity sweet with nuts. Flavour: Fruity sweet with ripe dark berries with strong nutty notes. Aftertaste is nutty. Colour: brown with a white head. From: Bottle @ Netto Tilst Jul. 2017.