Spitfire (Cask & Can)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.15
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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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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught. Amber colour with creamy head. Fruity aroma. Taste of malt and hops with high bitterness.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2011
at 04:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask from The Plough in London - Pours copper amber with a long lasting one finger head. The very mild aroma has a bit of caramel malt and hops. It’s light bodied and has pretty well balanced bitterness with the malt sweetness. It’s alright but underwhelming.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2010
at 17:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask at the Shakespeare Pub in Manchester. Slightly darker-than average amber color. Fuller and more malty, although still not MALTY. Decent caramel flavor with a good deal of hops. More malty and ultimately more satisfying, than some other bitters I’ve had today, although still not all that interesting to me. Still lacking a kick.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Mar 2010
at 18:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ C4, Odense. Pours ruby red with a small bubbly head on top. Nose and taste is buiscuit and floral hops. Low carbonation. Medium to thin palate. Short, dry and bready end.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2010
at 09:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Poured amber with a white head. Had notes of hay from the malts and citrus from the hops. Malts were more apparent in the flavor with cereal and grain coming through.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2009
at 20:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Bloomsbury Tavern, London. Clear golden colour, medium white head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavour has caramel malts. Slghtly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2009
at 08:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Cockney Pub. Frothy white excellent mostly lasting head. Orange colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Grassy notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Creamy palate. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2009
at 17:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber with a foamy off-white head. Fruity aroma, plum especially, with grassy hops. Fruity and hoppy dry flavour with a lasting bitterness.
Tried
on 21 May 2009
at 13:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Spanish Gallion Pub in Greenwich. Amber wih medium off white head. Fruity aroma with hnts of nuts. Hoppy and fruity taste. Light bitter finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2008
at 13:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep amber with tiny head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and hoppy notes. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel and floral hops. Ends mild bitter.
Tried
on 20 May 2008
at 16:12