Shepherd Neame Cracklewick

Cracklewick

 

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

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Score
6.55
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 9
This occasionally brewed mahogany ale has floral, citrus and spicy aromas, which complement the chocolate and roasted malt hints in its flavour, resulting in a satisfying, smooth and velvety character.
 

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ The Richard Oastler, Brighouse. Hazy amber-brown with a creamy head. Deeper tasting malty brew with a robustness to it.

Tried from Cask on 29 Feb 2024 at 07:35


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

Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear dark brown colour thin beige head. Malty beer. Lots of berry fruit. A little flat in condition. Lots of dark fruits. Plums damson dates. Not my thing.

Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2023 at 10:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear chestnut with a decent beige head. Aromas of toffee, light nuts and candied peel. Taste is more of the same. Light spice on the sweet finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2023 at 15:50


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear chestnut brown colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is toffee caramel malt. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a somewhat light, smooth, slightly watery, burnt treacle, light floral, light pepper spice palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2023 at 20:34


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley.] A chestnut coloured pour with a thin beige head; floral aroma; sweet citrusy taste with a little spice; and a dry floral finish with a chocolate aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2023 at 13:30


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

On cask. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Thin beige head. Nose - toffee, bonfire, Taste - burnt toffee, burnt toast and general smokiness. Palate - medium bodied, chewy and smoky. Overall - good.

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2023 at 15:10


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity pour) at Standing Order, Derby. Pours mahogany with minimal off-white head. There’s spices and roast malts in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly sweet and somewhat watery. Flavour has floral hops, spices and chocolate with hints of coffee grounds and nuts. Finish is quite spicy. This is a decent strong ale.

Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2023 at 19:45


Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2023 at 10:05


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

Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoons on 13th October 2023. Looked fine, deep chestnut/mahogany body, off white crown. Sadly it tasted a little too earthy and spicy for my palate, all a bit 'green', it needed another month in the barrel to sort it's self out.

Tried on 14 Oct 2023 at 05:20