Bishops Finger (Bottle)
(Batch of Bishops Finger)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.35
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Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale is a connoisseur's beer with excellent credentials and pedigree. Fashioned on a firm, fruity foundation of Crystal malt, this rich, ruby-coloured Kent classic belies its burly appearance with a complexity of flavour. Mouth-filling fruit, prunes, plums and dried apricot spiked with palate-prickling pepper, cinnamon and a soft bitter blood-orange finish.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Completely clear light red with slight head. Nice change of scenery for the aroma. Slightly floral, toffee, grassy, slightly earthy, plum slight metal. Smooth and full bodied taste. Well rounded, lingering bitterness, more than I remember. Medium sweetness, plum. Caramel poking through. Overall very good.
Goozen (5556) reviewed Bishops Finger (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear dark amber coloured brew with an balanced hoppy start, the fruitiness takes over and there are hints of caramel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pinta inglesa, color ámbar cobrizo, limpio y transparente, espuma color crema claro de media retención que al mermar persiste en forma de aureola cremosa. Aroma a malta, frutas maduras, especialmente frutos oscuros , caramelo, frutos secos... En boca se percibe de cuerpo medio, bien carbonatada, bien balanceada, entrada moderadamente dulce con dominio de las notas de malta, caramelo, pasas, frutos secos...final mayormente amargo, tostado, con cierta presencia herbal y especiada.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Flasche 0,5l: Dunkles Bernstein, Kupfer, glasklar, mäßig stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; sehr fruchtige + kräftig malzige Nase, kräftige Süße, leichte fruchtige Hopfennoten, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Malz, Malzzucker, Honig, kräftig Karamell, fruchtig-malzige Bitterkeit; leicht fruchtiger + würziger Körper, leichte Süße, dunkle Früchte, trockene Hopfenaromen, florale/kräutrige Noten, leichte trockene Säure, kräftig Malz, Getreide, etwas Karamell, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Szeppp (7592) ticked Bishops Finger (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Review in August 2022: Bottle. Clear glass, never a good start. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of biscuit, wood and stewed tea. Flavour of toffee and cranberry. Thin to medium body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. It’s a decent beer, despite the clear bottle. I think this would be nice on cask. 8-7-7-6-7 = 7.0
Review in March 2025: Bottle (brown glass this time, promising). Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of biscuit, red berries and stewed tea. Flavour of toffee, rust and cranberry. Thin to medium body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. This is a very good bitter at a very good price. 8-7-7-7-7.5 = 7.3.
bb (18428) reviewed Bishops Finger (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Malt and light citrus aroma. Malt and light caramel flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. Light caramel and light citrus linger.
EvNa (6056) reviewed Bishops Finger (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Reminds me of long time ago, mid nineties visits to Kent / Faversham. Color: Dark amber to copper, off-white head. Aroma: Caramel malt. Taste: Quite strong caramel malt, floral hop background. Moderate sweet and bitter with a very dry medium bitter finish. Medium body, below average carbonation. Mouthfeel is a bit flat, which is ok for a traditional English Ale.
laiti (11645) reviewed Bishops Finger (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50 cl bottle @ home, BBE 11/2022. Rated on 5.4.2022 Aroma has menthol, toffee and nuts. Flavour has toffee, minerals, hops, menthol. Nuts in the finish. Nope, English hops still won't work for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
# 2766; 2/2022. Bready and earthy aroma. Brilliant amber body; off-white head with low persistance. Malty, stone fruits, earthy, bready, dry. Very good bitter. 0,5 l, clear glass bottle, supermarket, Canterbury (Kent, UK).