Shepherd Neame

Commercial Brewery in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 26 Venues

Established in 1698

Contact
17 Court Street, Faversham, ME13 7AX, England
Subsidiaries
Shepherd Neame owns 1 brewery:
Description
The Faversham Brewery is home to Shepherd Neame, Britain's oldest brewer - and while 1698 is the Brewery's official founding date, there is clear evidence that its heritage pre-dates even this period. Using natural ingredients, such as mineral water from the town’s aquifer and local hops, our brewers produce Kentish ales bursting with character and renowned international lagers. Our brewers blend art and science to produce award-winning beer we want you to enjoy time and time again.

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On tap at The Vine Tenterden. Cola colour dark brown colour lasting beige head. Creamy stout aroma and flavour. Some dryness on the finish. OK enough nitro stout. Not Guinness but ok

Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2026 at 14:21


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask handpull at The Vine Tenterden. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Some citrus flavours. Some sharp citrus fruit. Light ale yeast esters. Its ok. A decent citrus cask session ale. Moderate to building bitterness on the finish. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2026 at 13:54


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Third of a pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Red Lion (JDW) on 15 Mar 2026 at 18:00


Tried from Cask at King of Wessex (JDW) on 14 Mar 2026 at 11:49


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On cask up the White Lady.
Appearance - clear, pale yellow and bright. Thin off white head.
Nose - floral, lemon and grapefruit.
Taste - sweeter lemon, maybe lemon curd and going into pineapple.
Palate - light to medium bodied, sweetish middle but some dryness on the finish.
Overall - pretty good cask.

Tried from Cask at White Lady (JDW) on 09 Mar 2026 at 16:33


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear pale yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit and grapefruit. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet biscuit finish.

Tried on 08 Mar 2026 at 14:16


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2026, Beer#13. Clear golden coloured ale. It has a lovely sessionable texture, only a tad fruity though, hops fill the void.

Tried from Cask at Paramount on 07 Mar 2026 at 19:41

gave a cheers!

7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask handpull at Shakespeare Head Holborn. Clear gold colour lasting white head. OK blond ale. Some citrus flavours. Some yellow grapefruit flavour. No house Sheps yeast aroma. Decent enough citrus blond ale.

Tried from Cask at Shakespeares Head (JDW) on 07 Mar 2026 at 12:23


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma – just hints of tropical fruits. In the mouth it starts off slightly bitter with a creamy texture and this slowly increases. Flavours are tropical fruits, floral hops, mango and traces of lychee. Later some underlying malts and hints of sharpness can be detected, plus traces of melon. This is reasonable.

Tried from Cask at Picture House (JDW) on 06 Mar 2026 at 15:30


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Crystal clear deep gold with an off-white head and a light fizz. Superb condition. Caramel, lemon, sticky mango, a touch of dust and a light leafy hop note. Opal Fruit sweets. Sweetish, but I quite like that. Decent brew to start the fest.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 04 Mar 2026 at 12:45