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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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home. Pours a clear amber colour with a small off-white head. Malty aroma of british fudge, rowanberries, orange and ginger ale. Flavour filled with caramel and more orange bitternes with leather and wood. Slik mouthfeel, and a light bitterness. A fresh and decent bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2013
at 08:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at the RHCC - 24/12/12. Clear dark amber with a frothy off white head that retains well. Nose is malt forward, touch of biscuit, light spice. Taste comprises malt, biscuit, light fruit - pretty basic stuff. Medium bodied, light spritz in the carbonation, bitter finish. Yawn!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 07:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Had this one many times before, but just realized, I had not rated this one. Written "Glorious 2012" on front label. Pours a clean deep amber colour with a frothy off-white head that lasts a while and creates thick patchy lace. Big caramel malt nose with hints of coffee and nuts. The hop does come out as well, to add some grass notes to the aroma. The taste is a bit milder though with all of the things found in the scent. Light dry-bitterness with the hop finish, and a tad of that rusty water that I do not like (from whatever hop they use). Still, a pretty easy-drinking, mildly creamy, malty-hoppy, session brew.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2012
at 15:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(500ml Bottle from local off licence) Amber in colour with a small with a white head, hardly any lacing at all. Aroma of malts, caramel. Taste sweet malts and caramel, fruits and light hops. Average for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2012
at 14:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reddish brown colour, small white head. Aroma of caramel, light egg, hops, light toast, quite fruity. Light bitter flavour, fresh malty, light sweet. Quite thin. Rather sweet finish, light egg, light bitter.
Pretty enjoyable, and no signs of skunk (yet) despite the clear bottle.
(From 0,5L bottle @ Café Jos, Nijmegen)
Pretty enjoyable, and no signs of skunk (yet) despite the clear bottle.
(From 0,5L bottle @ Café Jos, Nijmegen)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2012
at 06:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml clear bottle at Heathrow Airport
Appearance: Clear dark golden with a small white head and spotty lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, caramel and mild skunky (clear bottle)
Taste: Toasted malts, caramel and lemon peel
A nice bitter. The flavors came out as it warmed up.
Appearance: Clear dark golden with a small white head and spotty lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, caramel and mild skunky (clear bottle)
Taste: Toasted malts, caramel and lemon peel
A nice bitter. The flavors came out as it warmed up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2012
at 19:08