Clear 500ml bottle, best before Feb 2010, drank Jan 2010 and poured into a vase shaped pint glass. Looks the part, good golden amber colour with a deep, rich, off-white cream coloured head. Bubbles could clearly be seen rising up through the bright beers body. Some heavy lacing was produced by the head as the beer was consummed. Ingrediants listed; Barley Malt (95%), Crystal Malt (4.2%) and Hops (0.8%). The hops used must be aromatic ones because they came out in the aroma very well, along with the malts. The malts dominated the taste, but not turning the beer into a sweet drink or overly malty to be honest. There was a bitterness throughout the tasting, a typical English bitter feel to it really. The beer was pleasant without setting the world alight with its flavours or mouthfeel. This is brewed for a supermarket shelf and is good value more than a good beer. I’d give it to friends, but might hide the bottle before they saw what it was!

Bottle. Pours a clear pale amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.

Bottle from Asda
Very dark ruby brown...ruby edges...big rocky tan head..reasonable lacing
Aroma - Roasted malt...some dark toffee...sweetish dark malts...yeast...hint of dark fruit..fairly light aroma
Taste - Roasted malts..some spicy bitter hops...bit of coffee...yeast...dark toffee
Palate - Medium carb....thin to medium body...sweet malts....bitter roast and hops. Finish - much more bitter coffee and bitter hops comes through here with a bit over-lingering rather rough burnt toast, sweet dark malt, bit mineraly tail.
Overall - A reasonable porter from Shepheard Neame, spoiled a bit by the roughish finish.

Tasty and impressive own brand porter with excellent nose. Full bodied ale.

Aroma is grassy with light hop followed by some malt and wood. Flavour has a nice biscuity, malty flavour and a fresh edge from the hop.

Amber with a small white head. Aroma of toffee and biscuit with a dusty touch. Dry and malty flavour with fruit, especially plum.

Bottle 500ml. clear glass @ ChrisOs. [ Vintage BBF 0409 ]. Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, vintage, toffee, keller notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20110807]

Bottled. A nut-brown beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of hops, elderflowers, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, and caramel, leading to a dry roasted finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.