Shepherd Neame Master Brew (Bottle & Can)

Master Brew (Bottle & Can)

 

Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.93
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 98
Master Brew is brewed using only the finest Kentish barley and hops and is Shepherd Neame's flagship beer in the brewery's Kentish heartland. The "Local Hero" is a distinctive, mid-brown bitter ale, with all the hoppy aroma you would expect of a beer brewed in the heart of the hop country.
 

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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home. Pours a golden amber colour topped with an off-white-colored, medium head. Its aroma is characterized by fudge, hops, leather, bread and some dried fruit and cardamom. The taste does not possess as much complexity, but rather malty with touches of leather and hops, and dry in the finish. Mouth feel is smooth, while the bitterness is at a medium level. In summary the flavour did not follow up the aroma that had several interesting items, and felt a little unbalanced but with a decent hoppy touch.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2013 at 13:14


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Appearance: Clear copper golden color with a nice white head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Malty, light hoppy and fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Moderate sweet and a mild bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Malty, mild hoppy and fruity.
Overall impression: Refreshing, but a bit boring .
Personal stats: Bottle from Varnaveien Mineralvann in Moss, Norway.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2013 at 11:45


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Weak watery appearance. Full woody, slightly astringent aroma. Metallic taste- fresh but not without unpleasant overtones. Clean finish. Not one of my favourites, much better on cask than bottle. Still easy drinking enough.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2013 at 23:00


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is butterscotsch, malt, caramel. Flavour is butterscotsch, malt, caramel. Medium body. Boring beer.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2013 at 23:47


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pours amber, with a finger thick head. Aroma is quite edgy hops with pine cones, herbs, ferns and woody spices, as well as some caramel malts and honey. Flavour is a crisp and quite one dimensional bitter with pine, lemon and grapefruit peel, giving a long bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2013 at 13:26


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark amber with one finger airy head. Nice aroma of hops, taste is also mostly hops. This is what I think of when i think of Bitters. well done, and very good.

Tried on 28 Apr 2013 at 07:39


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0.5l bottle. This is a clear caramel-golden colored one with a medium sized fading and bubbly off-white top. Nice English aromas, caramel, grass, toffee and traces of bitter nuts. Not bad at all. It has a decent average carbonation level and a soft oily to watery mouthfeel. Again grassy hoppy tones in the flavor, the caramel is present as is the bitterness. Straight forward a classic I do not stick myself out to much-English bitter. 23.02.2013

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2013 at 04:07


6

Veldig engelsk humle. Meget quaffable om du liker humla, og heldigvis ikke så sterk.

Tried on 27 Mar 2013 at 19:49


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle. Clear, deep golden body with a moderate sized off-white head. Quite mild aroma of bread, caramel malt, fruit and a hint of toast and butterscotch. Flavor is mild, sweet, smooth malt, caramel, some fruit and mild bitterness with a hint of butterscotch, but not unpleasant. It’s quite nice actually without having anything special to offer really. A traditionally British bitter in other words.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2013 at 10:00


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, as Master Brew Kentish Ale. A clear, copper-colored beer topped by a small, dense, off-white head. The aroma is slightly butterscotchy, with toffee, bread and grass, cheesy hops. The flavor is less butterscotchy, but it’s still there, the hops playing a more significant role. Dry, medium bodied and with soft carbonation. There’s a metallic touch in the finish, along with bread and grassy, cheesy hops. Sure drinkable, but very boring. 130309

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2013 at 12:20