Shepherd Neame Spitfire (Cask & Can)

Spitfire (Cask & Can)

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.14
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 63
A true classic, Spitfire Amber is the head of the Spitfire family and a true taste of Kent. It was first brewed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, played out in the skies above Kentish soil. It is brewed using 100% Kentish hops, the finest malt and water drawn from a well deep beneath Shepherd Neame’s Faversham brewery.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask conditioned this is just an excellent ale. Enough said. Rerate May 14 2002: Had this one again today from can + bottle (bottle slightly better) in Norway, not nearly as good as cask conditioned, but still a very drinkable ale. Could use a little more aromatic hops. Rerate 2: I take back what I said about can vs. bottle. I found a retailer who stores the cans cold, and they’re a helluva lot better than the frequently skunky (clear!) bottles, which are stored warm at my other retailer’s. Well kept, I just love the nutty freshness of this ale.

Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2025 at 00:16


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Old review - 13 June 2021 - Tasted yesterday at 2 different pubs on Jersey's north coast, Prince of Wales at Greve de Lecq & the Priory Inn at Devil's Hole. Decent pint

Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:05


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask på East India Arms. Rödbrun. Mjuk, lite knäckebröd örter. Helt okej men inte så minnesvärd.

Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2024 at 07:23


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Krystallklar amber med hvit lav topp som blir liggende. Aroma; malt, gress, humle, korn, hint av noe sitrus. Smak; høy, malt, gress, humle, korn. Myk, lettdrikkelig. Øl!

Tried on 30 Mar 2024 at 20:00


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading; surprised I've not rated it before. Amber with an off-white head. Average condition at best. Sweetish, with brown bread, a vague fruitiness, caramel, a lot of diacetyl. Disturbingly sticky. Not great.

Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2024 at 23:45


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

Cask, half pint. @The Flying Horse, Gatwick Airport (UK). 19/02/2023 [#6.020 Global - #780 England - #2 Shepherd Neame] Pours amber with a thin head, mostly lacing. Aroma: caramelly malts, dark fruits and toffee. Taste: grassy hops, orange maramalade and hints of caramelly malts. Pleasant caramelly mouthfeel. Next one please!

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2023 at 09:57


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Mørk rødbrunfarge med lys beige skum. Lukter karamell, nøtter, malt. Søtlig karamell, korn i smak.

Tried on 01 May 2022 at 13:42


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

Sample at the Red Lion JDW. Medium beige head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness.

Tried on 23 Oct 2020 at 18:59


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

On draft at The George London. Pours a burnished copper, almost mahogany with an off white head. Nose is herbal and grassy hops and some bready sweet malt. Flavour is mild hops and nice stable malt.

Tried from Draft on 18 Oct 2019 at 16:43