Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay Blonde Lager

Whitstable Bay Blonde Lager

 

Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Lager - Pale Regular
Score
5.48
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 44
Whitstable Bay Blonde Lager is a contemporary lager featuring an intricate taste profile, distinguished by its unique hop character. Gaining its name from the golden hue of the beer, it offers an enhanced drinking experience through the floral aroma, paired with buttery biscuit base notes, while avoiding the bitter aftertaste common with hoppy beers.
 

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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Draft @ The Granville, Canterbury. Clear pale gold with a decent white head. Mild aroma of lemon drops and actual lemons. Taste of grains, mild lemons and malts. Low bitterness. Medium to strong carbonation. It is what it is.

Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2025 at 16:33


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Keg at the St Lawrence ground, Kent vs Surrey ... dead rubber blast, 19/07/24. Golden blonde with a good sized just off white covering. Nose is airy malts, mellow citric sherbets, grass, melon, tangerine. Taste comprises melon, light breads, grass, pale malts, hint or breads, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad on a hote evening at the cricket... macro/poor man's IPL affair. Worthy of more than the 2.89 average for me.

Tried on 19 Jul 2024 at 17:50



6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Bromley FC, Broomfields Bar & Kitchen 01/08/2023 Sweet bready malty and grassy hoppy, some light lemon citrus, straw, honey like sweetness, light bodied, malty and grassy bitter floral hoppy finish.

Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2023 at 05:37


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled (from MiniMani Vaasa). When opening a slight farmyardy/earthy aroma gets out. Yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is grassy, some mild floral and wooden notes with a bready maltiness. Flavour is bready malts, some floral, herbal, grainy and mild crisp biscuity elements. OK, but I prefer their ales.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2023 at 16:39


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

On tap at Mr. Foggs. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has lots of bread and grain a bit of straw supporting. Flavor is bread forward as well supported by straw and grain backing.

Tried from Draft on 27 Apr 2023 at 15:09


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Keg at Inn at the Lake, Cobham/Hersham borders. Didn't get a chance tonrate at the time so am now in a position (on the loo) to be able to summarise my thoughts..it's metallic with a citrus streak. Aroma and flava. The latter had some cardboard malts and then develops underlying sweetness. Light gold. Foamy white head. Light Thin. Soft carbonation. Abrupt finish. Saying this was boring would be a compliment - Inresllt didn't take to the metallic citrus + sugary cardboard. Beer for people who don't like beer but still insist on drinking it.

Tried on 22 Jan 2023 at 14:17


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33cl bottle. A clear yellow golden beer with a white head. Aroma of mild citrons, pale malt, zest. Taste of zest, citrons, pale malt. Easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2022 at 18:51


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Tap at the Stan Inn, Guildford. Pours pale gold with a small lasting white head. Aroma of citrus, hop, grass, butter and flowers. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, hint of tartness. Light body, slight oily texture, above average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2018 at 15:50


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap @ Star Inn, Guildford. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 140218

Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2018 at 15:33