1698
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Light reddish, a bit of carbonation. Big fluffy head, the slightest off-white, shows nice retention and a bit of lacing. Aroma is soft nutty and caramel malts, red fruits and a light resinous hint. Delicate but still quite intense. Taste follows the aroma, with a hint of alcohol warmth. Perfect sweet/bitter balance, maybe a bit less intense than the smell suggested. Medium body, low crispness, decently silky. A pleasant slow sipper
Tried
on 17 Sep 2016
at 10:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.5l bottle. Clear deep orange body, thin off-white head. Aroma of bread, caramel, orange zest, pears and floral hops. Taste of bread, toast, caramel, pears, peach, nuts and floral hops. Fruity, sweet but still easy to drink. Nice for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2016
at 14:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
brilliant appearance of clear dark ornge to amber colour, one inch creamy yellowish off-white head; aroma of walnut, toffee and floral notes as well as hints of vanilla; taste is the same - very smooth, though there is a spicy aftertaste in it, which twist the whole experience; quite good beer!
Tried
on 15 Aug 2016
at 13:39
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Draught.
Where: The Bishops Arms Humlegården, Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Fruit, floral, malt, caramel, citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonaiton.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, fruit, some citrus.
Where: The Bishops Arms Humlegården, Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Fruit, floral, malt, caramel, citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonaiton.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, fruit, some citrus.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2016
at 10:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Clear deep golden color with a off white head. Ok lacing. Looks ok. Toffee, herbal and fruity aroma with an ok intensity. Medium (+) body and an average carbonation. Tad sweet and a bit oily texture. Shepheard Neame fuity and herbal flavor together with some toffee. Quite plain decent English Strong Ale.
[Bottle from an Off License in London, England]
[Bottle from an Off License in London, England]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2016
at 02:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ BAJT. Pours clear deep golden with a small frothy pale beige head that slowly dissipates while leaving a thick ring of lacing on the glass. Smell is malty and fruity with sweet dark bread, toffee, plums, grapes, hay, lemon peal and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty, tiny fruity and tiny spicy. Mouthfeel is soft, round, tiny astringent, tiny boozy and medium bodied. Finish is sweet, bitter and fairly herbal with hints of both toffee malts, dark fruits and St Johns wort. Decent strong ale... Nothing too exciting... --- Beer merged from original tick of 1698 on 20 Feb 2016 at 14:35 - Score: 6. Original review text: Decent strong ale. Nothing too exciting...
Tried
on 29 Feb 2016
at 09:31