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/brand:
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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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
[Cask at Charlies Bar, Copenhagen] A slightly hazy orange beer with a small off-white head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of berries and grain. The flavor is sweet with a powerful strawberry notes and with a dry end. The body is thin.
Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2005 at 16:10

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful light brown with a handsome, lightly creamy head. Very hoppy aroma and malty with a distinct dry bitterness.
What was that marketing slogan that offended German tourists in the UK? Does anybody remember? 290301
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2005 at 10:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Beaútiful, deep, reddish copper - clear and filtered - with a decent, off-white head. Appears very bitter at first, but things are levelled out by some very smooth and tasty caramel malt. 270201
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2005 at 01:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber beer with a disappearing head. Caramel aroma. Sweet flavour with a hint of bitterness in the finish. --- It says vintage ale on the label despite the clear bottle sending a different signal. Listen to then bottle, not the label. The 2005 vintage one year later is just slightly oxidated and not better in any way.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2005 at 14:27

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar. Reddish in colour. Aroma of hops, Flavour is malty with a nice bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2005 at 03:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Society Rooms, JDW, Maidstone, Deep copper colour with bubbly off white head. Nice yeasty hop aroma. Finish is rather stunning. Very drying, almost dessicating hop, bit thin in mouth the the rest is good. Touch of caramel malt. Hops on end are a bit of a revelation
Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2005 at 07:47

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle. Chestnut brown with lasting beige head. Attractive yeasty, toffee, hop aromas. Creamy toffee in mouth with dry hop and toasted toffee finish. Yep, like this. Has some of the plums and cherry fruit of the draught.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2005 at 19:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle. Dark copper colour, lasting light beige head. Shep’s yeast and roasted toffee malt aromas. Bit dead in outh with yeasty red fruit finish. Some good hop and citrus on the finish too.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2005 at 10:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
[After 3 years on RB I finally had to chance to rerate one of my early favorites, I have often wondered if it could really be that good, as a 4.6] Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen: A hazy red beer with a nice orange head. The aroma is sweet with notes of berries as well as hints of hops. The flavor is sweet, again with berries coming thru - especially cowberries, but it also has slight notes of wood. Definately not a 4.6 - 3 years later. [First rating: Cask at Jyske Øldage 2002] A beutiful red beer with no head. It has a bitter aroma - as red beers usually has. It has a rounded bitterness. A very great beer - I wish I could get it more often. [10/4/10/3/19]
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2005 at 04:14

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Dark amber color. Malty nose with faint hints of snuff. Light lemony, malty mouth that is pretty non-descript. Almost no finish of distinction. Certainly doesn’t offened.
Tried on 21 Sep 2005 at 06:31