Bishops Finger (Bottle)
(Batch of Bishops Finger)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.38
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ABV varies in the 5.2-5.4% bracket.
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.
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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark amber with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, wood, light spice, herbal hops. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, malt, caramel, wood, light herbal. Medium body, soft carbonation. 080717
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2017
at 08:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 0.5l. Clear amber pour with one finger off-white head, slightly creamy. Decent retention, good lacing. Nose is heavily malty with good wooden and caramel notes. Slightly charred. Medium body, regular carbonation. Slightly creamy texture, smooth and pleasant. Malty sweet taste with a touch of hop bitterness towards the finish. Aroma is malty, a bit roasty, a bit caramel. Wood. Herbal, peppery, earthy. Caramel gets more into play as it warms up. Nicely balanced. Regular finish, mildly bitter, a bit peppery and slightly dry. Overall, quite smooth and easy drinking. Enjoyable and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2017
at 09:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from systembolaget, Östersund. Aroma of pineapple (weirdly enough) but very strong for me. Taste is thick grass / hay, chestnuts, big alcohol (vodka) hit. Very cosy and yummy I must say. Rerated, keg at bishops arms sundsvall. 3.9 to 3.5. A decent enough premium bitter (11/18) Rerated, again at Bishops sundsvall. 3.5 to 3.2 despite the lovely mahogany colour, it isn't that nicr an ending.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2017
at 12:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaske delt med Steven på indisk restaurant i Fortis Green: klar og dyp rødlig kobberfarge med eksemplarisk skum. En fyldi og god esb i beste engelske stil, preget av god malt og lokale, klassiske humler. Fruktig og med gode jordtoner. En god match til måltidet.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2017
at 17:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.5l bottle. Clear ruby body, quickly disappearing off-white head. Aroma of bread, toast, carame, minimal butter and some floral hops. Taste of toast, caramel, raisins, a hint of roasted malts and quite a lot of floral/spicy hops in the finish. Correct beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2016
at 13:42