Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Nutbrown with medium head. Soapy, chemical aroma. Thick mouthfeel. Sweet-ish flavour with too much alcohol.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Bishops Finger (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
[Draught, 20-11-2002] Amber color, thin collar, nice lace. Pretty good, but a little metallic; strong hop character, medium malt.
[Bottle, 16-07-2002, 5-4-5-3-12] Bitter ale, without peculiarities.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Amber color, generous head. Simple malt aroma. Dry, realy bitter, not too much body strength. Strongly hopped, but not too much aromatic; long final. Essentially bitter beer, unbalanced.
Sigmund (14673) reviewed Spitfire Amber Ale (Bottle) from Shepherd Neame 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask conditioned this is just an excellent ale. Enough said. Rerate May 14 2002: Had this one again today from can + bottle (bottle slightly better) in Norway, not nearly as good as cask conditioned, but still a very drinkable ale. Could use a little more aromatic hops. Rerate 2: I take back what I said about can vs. bottle. I found a retailer who stores the cans cold, and they’re a helluva lot better than the frequently skunky (clear!) bottles, which are stored warm at my other retailer’s. Well kept, I just love the nutty freshness of this ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
I tried it on a bottle. It has a nice amber color, and a good head. It has a lightly fruity aroma. The flavor is fresh at first with some hops bitterness but it ends of with a metallic note - which I don't like. I can't recomend this beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A very refreshing beer with a lot of dry hoppiness - a little like an IPA. And a beutiful beer too.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Whisky-colored, medium head. Smooth toffee-aroma. Quite bitter with notes of hazelnut. Maybe a bit too thinnish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Very dry, almost peaty flavour. Somewhat sourish. Hints of allmonds. Peppery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
With a higher alcohol content this would have been a very good beer. Now it's just too watery. But there's nothing wrong with the bitterness!
jhaase (14941) reviewed Early Bird (Cask) from Shepherd Neame 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
cask conditioned. Light bronze color, no head. Light bodied and not overly hoppy. Quite boring.