Kent's Best
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.93
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Replacement for Best Bitter.
This is an ambient bitter, successfully merging the biscuity sweetness of English malt with the fruity, floral bitterness of locally grown East Kent Goldings and Target hops, to give a clean, satisfying and moreish drink.
This is an ambient bitter, successfully merging the biscuity sweetness of English malt with the fruity, floral bitterness of locally grown East Kent Goldings and Target hops, to give a clean, satisfying and moreish drink.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 24-01-15 - From the cask in Jersey. Pours copper with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, citrus, toffee, earth & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2025
at 12:43
29/11/2014. RAILWAY HOTEL, Preston Street, FAVERSHAM, Kent, England (SHEPHERD NEAME)
Tried
on 31 Jan 2023
at 08:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Beautiful copper colour, pretty big frothy white head, shows good retention throughout the last sips and leaves lots of laces on the sides of the glass. Soft and delicate aroma of nutty malts, backed by light floral and red fruit notes. Taste follows the aroma, though not vividly so. Nice bittersweet balance with a moderately bitter finish (slight resinous touch). Light to medium body with low to medium crispness, easy and quick but still decently creamy. Enjoyable
Tried
on 11 Oct 2016
at 04:31
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at party. Amber colour. Caramel aroma, but really not much. Dull beer really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2015
at 14:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ British Volunteer, Ashford. Dark copper-amber with a small frothy head. Has a light sessionable and palatable texture. Bitter in character but only a medium bitterness with a hint of chocolate in its nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught as Bumpkin Ale @ Bumpkin, Stratford, London
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and citrus. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and citrus. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2014
at 01:05
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Mabel Tavern, London. Pours amber with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light spice, grass. Flavor is malt, grass, fruit, light spice. Medium body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish. 190913
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2013
at 10:54
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear light brown colour. Floral hop in the aroma. Flavour is rather bland and weak and slightly metallic but has some light fruity notes and a dry, bitter hop finish.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2013
at 12:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
How: Cask.
Where: Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, London.
Appearance: Amber colour with a white head.
Aroma: Hops, malt, caramel.
Body: Medium body with a low carbonation.
Flavour: Bitter, fruit, citrus, malt.
Comment: Bland and a bit boring.
Where: Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, London.
Appearance: Amber colour with a white head.
Aroma: Hops, malt, caramel.
Body: Medium body with a low carbonation.
Flavour: Bitter, fruit, citrus, malt.
Comment: Bland and a bit boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2013
at 22:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear 500ml bottle on 9th Aug 2013 at my parents: poured into a chalice (twice). Good amber coat to the brew, a small white head hung around on both pours’ but not for very long. Malt front to the nose and taste, caramel and toffee notes to be precise. Mild floral and fruit hints in the taste, but the aroma is all malts. A bit thin body wise, but OK for a cheap supermarket beer, which is what this beer really is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2013
at 11:03