Spitfire Amber Ale (Bottle)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.98
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Spitfire Amber Kentish Ale was first brewed in 1990 to commemorate the Battle of Britain which was fought in the skies above Kent 50 years earlier and is one of the leading ales in the UK. Spitfire Amber Ale combines the pick of Kentish hops to layer bitter orange marmalade flavour on top of sweet biscuits and caramel malts for a peppery dry finish. Hops: Target, Challenger, East Kent Goldings, First Gold.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
De nuevo catando en el campo bajo el cielo estrellado. Servida en pinta, color ámbar claro, limpia, corona de espuma blanco hueso de retención media-baja. Aroma a malta, caramelo y frutos secos. En boca tiene un primer trago muy agradable, con un punto de dulzor muy leve y moderadamente amarga, se perciben notas de malta, nueces, algo de pan negro, caramelo y un pequeñisimo toque de cacao al final del trago. Muy bebible, disfrutable. Perfecta para esta noche
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2024
at 23:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flasche 0,5l: Rötliches Kupfer, kräftiger stabiler feinporiger Schaum; frische + recht würzige Nase, leichte malzig-würzige Süße, florale/kräutrige Hopfenaromen, kräftig Malz, Karamell, leichte Röstaromen, malzig-würzige Bitterkeit; leicht fruchtiger + würziger Körper, kräftige trockene Hopfennoten, trockene Zitrusnoten, Limettenabrieb, Röstaromen, Röstmalz, Getreide, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure; würzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried
on 27 Oct 2023
at 07:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Trasparent amber or slightly darker. About one finger of rather dense head, the slightest off-white. Decent retention, little lacing. Reasonably intense aroma: malty base of caramel with hints of nuttiness, light red/dried fruitiness with hints of tea-like leafiness/bitterness and maybe a hint of anise spiciness. Taste is medium to light sweet and medium bitter with a bittering edge in a rather dry finish and a light tea-like bitter aftertaste. Taste notes as per aroma: not at all a bad flavour profile, but a lightly harsh one, quite edged and not as smooth/refined as the style demands. Same goes for mouthfeel: light bodied, light to medium carbonation; a relatively easy mouthfeel, but far from the smoothness you come to expect from the style. Meh...
Tried
on 22 Oct 2022
at 13:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear amber, white head. Aroma of varnish and wood. Taste is a bit watery, some pine and wood,
Tried
on 13 Aug 2022
at 18:21
7/10
Tried
on 07 Aug 2022
at 14:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Desperate for a tick at the Castle Inn, Sandown. Aroma is malty and burnt caramel. Clear light brown. Thin creamy white head. Medium bitter. Grainy. Tangy berry edge. Sweet burnt caramel malts. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Serviceable bitter.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2022
at 16:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. I've had quite some pints of this beer early '90s in my pre-Ratebeer time. Stayed several times in Faversham during these days and visited the brewery. Nice to see this beer is still around nowadays, time to drink it once again and rate it for the first time on Ratebeer. Color: Clear amber to mahogany, off-white head. Aroma: Malty, floral hop, caramel. Taste: Dry-ish, over moderate bitter, caramel malt, floral hop. Light hints of licorice. Moderate sweet. Finish is over moderate sweet and moderate bitter, ending again more to the dry and bitter side. Medium body, just below average carbonation. I still love these old English classics...
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2022
at 18:59
6/10
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 15:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
# 2785; 3/2022. Toasty, malty, cherries, earthy, floral aroma. Brilliant amber body; white head quikly disappeared. Toasty, stone fruits, floral, resiny, drinable, bitter finish. Good bitter. 0,5 l, clear glass bottle, supermarket, Lincoln (Lincolnshiter, England).
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2022
at 19:14
6/10
Bottle from Lidl. Pours a clear copper colour with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel, butterscotch, toasty bread and also slightly metallic. Taste has more caramel and toasty bread, a touch of peppery spice and that same metallic note on the finish. Thinnish body, fair carbonation and slightly oily mouthfeel. Ok but Shepherd Neame do better beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2021
at 20:08