Bishops Finger (Cask)
(Batch of Bishops Finger)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.36
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A cult, complex & wholesome Kentish ale that melds rich, melodious notes of toffee and dark fruit with a piquant, peppery hop profile leading to a dry, mineral-rich finish.
Trivia: The beer takes its name from the finger-shaped signposts which pointed pilgrims on their way to the tomb of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury and was the first strong ale to be brewed by Shepherd Neame after malt rationing was eased in the late 1950s.
ABV reduce from 5% to 4.6%
Trivia: The beer takes its name from the finger-shaped signposts which pointed pilgrims on their way to the tomb of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury and was the first strong ale to be brewed by Shepherd Neame after malt rationing was eased in the late 1950s.
ABV reduce from 5% to 4.6%
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Wetherspoons Heathrow Terminal 2: Orange brown with a cream head which lasted to the end of the pint; malty aroma; smooth and full bodied in the mouth, dominated by the hops, leaving a pleasingly bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2006
at 12:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Mabel’s Tavern, St Pancras, London, 30 July) Colour is mahogany with disappearing off-white head. Nose is malty with dark fruit and wild berries (blackberries). Taste is mainly malty with a balancing dark fruity character, notes of blackberries, raspberries, cherries and caramel. Balanced malty sweetness. Balanced dusty hop character in the finish. Very nice balance!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2006
at 16:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Redish color. Some laces. Strong bitterness and some fruityness and burnt taste. A good ale that isn’t quite excellent.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2006
at 09:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Sun Inn Faversham, Kent. A bit better than most Sheps beers, but that is only because the alcohol means there are some more flavours, slighlty sweet mahogany coloured beer with some good dark fruit flavours and malts with even some burntness. Slightly better than the average beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2005
at 08:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Very nutty flavour. Apart from that, it is like many other bitters....
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2004
at 15:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @Pub Höyry, Tampere
Dark copper, beautiful creamy head. Not much aroma, slightly hoppy. Very smooth hoppy palate. Caramel tones and some bitterness in the finish. Much better than "light" version.
Dark copper, beautiful creamy head. Not much aroma, slightly hoppy. Very smooth hoppy palate. Caramel tones and some bitterness in the finish. Much better than "light" version.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2004
at 10:39