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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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.50l. Clear amber brown color with thin soapy off-white head and sparkling appearance. Aroma is bready, grassy, fruity and a bit alcoholic. Taste starts with moderate sweet caramel and toasted malt, follows grassy, yeasty and fruity, mouthfeel is mild spicy, while finish is moderate bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Relatively good job...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2015
at 11:26
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Seoul Plaza. Clear amber colour. Aroma burnt sugar, caramel, some alcohol. Taste has quite strong alcohol as well, otherwise plain caramelly sugary grainy maltiness. Not very drinkable. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2015
at 13:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
28th Aug 2015: 500ml bottle shared with my father at his place in Lincolnshire. Really enjoyed it, my sweet tooth finding the beer very palatable. Poured a clear amber/copper colour with an off white topping. Sweet malty molasses in the aroma. More molasses in the taste, yet the sweetness is tempered by a subtle hop presence (even if it has been ’thrice hopped’) that keeps the malts in check somewhat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2015
at 04:32