Early Bird (Bottle)
(Batch of Early Bird)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle. Pours a clear golden color. White head that lasts. Hoppy aroma, fruits. Caramel and hoppy flavor, nice and refreshing brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2009
at 12:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml clear bottle, from Systembolaget, thanks to OleR! ABV is 4.5%. Deep golden colour, big white (possibly slightly off-white) head. "Skunky" aroma when opening the bottle, not unpleasant though. Nice hoppy aroma in the glass, grassy and slightly woody notes. Light mouthfeel, moderately hoppy flavour with hints of toffee. "Dusty" and moderately bitter finish. No masterpiece, but refreshing and highly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2009
at 05:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Systembolaget. Clear golden with a big head. Smells of pine and hops. Butter smooth feel. Tastes of warm spring air in the contryside.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2009
at 16:51
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Look: Clear amber. Smell: Fresh forest. Fruity and somewhat aggressive hops. Taste: Malty with hoppy but not bitter aftertaste. Overall: Light bodied and thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2009
at 04:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cL clear bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a huge off-white and creamy dense head. Mild earthy toned hops aroma with a light floral touch. Light malt base and a distinct bitterhops flavoured profile. Vague floral touch but distinct bitter and dry into the finish. Light floral note in the far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2009
at 11:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsburys. Deep amber coloured with a short-lived, yet lively white head. Aroma had some grassy hops with a lick of caramel. Light mouth feel with some bready malt and a lightly hoppy, dry finish, marred by a metallic note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2008
at 17:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (4.5%). Deep orangeish golden colour with mediumsized creamy white head. Aroma is grainy, ashes, zest, some mild notes of nectar. Flavour is grass, citrus and some mild paperyness. As it warms up some nuttyness and mild herbal notes also become present. Not much aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2008
at 11:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottled, alc. 4.5 % (BB 02/2009)
Orange-copper brown color, small mostly vanishing white head. Odd stale aroma: ash and paper with hints of orange. Typical Shepherd Neame -flavor: nutty hoppy with "hard water mouthfeel". Ashy with light citrusy fruityness (mandarin) in the finish. Overall quite light - propably is much better from cask, now gives out very "filtered" and lame clean flavors. This beer is propably ok after sauna or with spiced food.
Orange-copper brown color, small mostly vanishing white head. Odd stale aroma: ash and paper with hints of orange. Typical Shepherd Neame -flavor: nutty hoppy with "hard water mouthfeel". Ashy with light citrusy fruityness (mandarin) in the finish. Overall quite light - propably is much better from cask, now gives out very "filtered" and lame clean flavors. This beer is propably ok after sauna or with spiced food.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2008
at 09:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Gold with a white head; citrus aroma; clean citrus hop taste; smooth and very refreshing; good residual bitterness. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2007
at 16:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a golden colour with a white head. Fruity citrus aroma with some hints of hops. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of caramel and citrus. Malty finish with some bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2006
at 15:47