Kent's Best
(has 2 batches)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.94
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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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6.9/10
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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
5.5/10
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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
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Vibrant amber looking beer with a strongish white head. The aroma is lightly toffee and hopped, and the flavour is very strongly bitter, roasted and toffee. Overall a strongly flavoured beer, maybe too toffee and bitter after a while of drinking. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2014
at 15:51
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
5.6/10
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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