Spitfire Amber Ale (Bottle)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.99
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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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3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
0,5L bottle, BB 03.1014. Pours clear red amber with decent white head, the head stays for some time. Aroma is metallic, caramel, malt. Taste weird watery-metallic taste, caramel, bitter. Finish has nice bitterness, but is also metallic. Overall: not really good, but maybe it’s because clear bottle and close to BB?!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 15:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear light amber with a slight ruby hue and minimal head. Aroma of light citrus and a strong malt backbone. Taste is light bitter, follows aroma. Light bodied with a thin texture. Fizzy carbonation and a decently LNG finish. Not bad, enjoyable but nothing I would seek out again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2014
at 18:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500 ml. bottle. Clear, light amber with a golden tint. Small, bubbly off-white head. Sweet aroma with lightly toasted malts, toffee and a herbal hops note resembling honey. Taste is light bitter. Light to medium body with a creamy texture, soft carbonation. Finishes dry with toasted malts, rather late bitterness. Nice bitter however, nothing to get excited about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2013
at 12:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear copper/amber with small foamy white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, lemonade, lemon peel, custard, nuts and biscuits. Taste is initial light sweet then moderate bitter and faint acidic. Body is watery to light oily with crisp carbonation. Finish is long and light bitter with notes of coffee, malt, nuts, caramel, citrus and faint hints of yoghurt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2013
at 12:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.5l bottle that I'm sure I've rated before but somehow not showing under my rates. Strange. Anyhow, from my previous notes this is not a bad one so don't mind having it again. It pours a crystal clear deep wood red/brown body with a nice big and lasting fluffy head that's leaving some impressive lacing on the sides if the glass. Smells of sweet wort, hansker food, some dry caramel and it has traces of wood juices, vanilla and fresh oak. A bit thin and almost watery in he mouth and it has a below average carbonation level. Dry bitter earthy hoppy flavors. A good amount of that typical English toffee/caramel sweetness. I remember it to be fresher and less, well, dare I say skunky - or will the Englishmen hunt me down for that? I like the story behind the beer better than the beer itself, but it's fully drinkable undoubtedly. 10.08.2013
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2013
at 02:06