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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Dominik. Thanks! Clear copper colour, thin layer of foam. Sweet and malty, notes of spices, gingerbread. Not too sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2024 at 20:56

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Keg at the St Lawrence ground, Kent vs Surrey ... dead rubber blast, 19/07/24. Golden to light amber with a good sized just off white covering. Nose is melon, light citric sherbets, tangerine, soft malts. Taste comprises orange, sweet edged, grains, sugars. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with modest hop bitterness. A rather sweet and flabby pseudo craft stab at an APA. Struggled to complete a pint.
Tried on 19 Jul 2024 at 19:35

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Keg at the St Lawrence ground, Kent vs Surrey ... dead rubber blast, 19/07/24. Golden blonde with a good sized white cap. Nose is airy malts, tangerine, grass, melon, light aspartamic notes. Taste comprises light breads, grass, pale malts, grains, straw, sugars Light bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Okay AF affair.
Tried on 19 Jul 2024 at 19:32

6.5/10 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

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg @ Bishops Finger, Smithfield Market, London. Lively carbonated golden colour with a thick frothy head. Easy but with a good body, there's a mild sweetness to this mainly hopped brew.
Tried on 01 Jul 2024 at 06:39

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Old Ivy House, London. Brighter golden with a head. Blandish hoppy, possibly because of its easy enough strength.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2024 at 06:38

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bought from the local shop an a emergency trip to get cheese. Saw it and just fancied having it with lunch. It's a really simple bitter, but with lots of bitter hops and a good mouthfeel. A very reasonable lunchtime pint.
Tried on 30 Jun 2024 at 13:19

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle as No Logo Pale Ale, Franca Manca Guildford. Aroma is sweet and malty.... more sugary than fruity. Clear copper gold. Thin white head just skims the surface. Light-medium bitter. Grainy. Metallic. Malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry finish. Awful stuff - more like a malty lager.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2024 at 16:50

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle (as Black Stout, seem to have dropped the 'Oyster'): BB March 2025, drank at home while doing a BBQ in the back garden. It's black with a tanned topping and is 'Stouty' in nature, smooth, malty and fine overall.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2024 at 13:19

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. Amber dark with an unorthodox compact foam. Nose is malty, biscuits, earthy hops. Mouth is thin, watery, session-bitter with a malty tone.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2024 at 16:21