I've never been a fan of Shepherd Neame, far too hoppy for my liking. Maybe Master Spew was OK in the eightees, but it was for many years after that quite appalling. I haven't seen it for a while now. Probably a good thing.
What I find particularly strange is that they now have two different beers called Spitfire. There's the amber ale that they've had for years and now a lager. I know that they are trying to cash in on their Kent heritage and the Battle of Britain thing, and that Oranjeboom hardly fits the bill in that (or maybe any other) respect, but that's madness.
They do some good bottled beers tend to avoid hand pump stuff in S&N pubs though the Five Grains lager is pretty good.
Have always thought Shepherd Neame overrated. I find it has a thin, metallic taste and is little better than Greene King beer, which is also generally pretty poor.
Have always thought Shepherd Neame overrated. I find it has a thin, metallic taste and is little better than Greene King beer, which is also generally pretty poor.
Yes tend to agree, though I do like Abbot and Abbot Reserve is rather special.
Another vote here for never liking Shepherd Neame. Keep meaning to do a brewery tour one day - in the hope that ‘fresh from the barrel’ might convince me otherwise.
I’ve found the basic range of Sainsburys own bottled beers are quite decent. (Bitters, Golden Ales and even their seasonal Ales) They seemed to have stopped selling Woodforde’s Nelsons Bitter which was a cracking beer. But…. if anyone wants to try it, you can now get the 5l tins delivered direct from Amazon. Thoroughly recommended 😛
For Kent beers, the Musket brewery (south of Maidstone) has some good options. I’ve had 5l tins of Fife & Drum, Flintlock, Ball Puller - all of which are great session Ales.
Can also recommend the ‘Goody’ Brewery down in Herne. They’ve got a lovely rural setup there and a cracking range of Ales. Genesis is their base line (where it all begun) and is brilliant and tastes stronger than its 3.5% suggests. Also watch out for ‘Good Innings’ as the Cricket season rolls into action - it’s another cracking Ale.
But… sitting as my first choice Beer of the last 5 years is ‘St Peters Golden Ale’ (sometimes labelled Golden Gate). I cannot get enough of the stuff. It is just fucking superb. Infact, I shall go and open one now. Cheers 🍺
Further recommendation for the River Ale House on the Woolwich Road run by Trevor a long suffering Addick and frequented by a large number of other Charlton fans especially on match days. At least 6 excellent beers (few too many IPA and not enough Amber for my tastes) all from small breweries and when it's gone, there's always another one
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I’ve found the basic range of Sainsburys own bottled beers are quite decent. (Bitters, Golden Ales and even their seasonal Ales) They seemed to have stopped selling Woodforde’s Nelsons Bitter which was a cracking beer. But…. if anyone wants to try it, you can now get the 5l tins delivered direct from Amazon. Thoroughly recommended 😛
For Kent beers, the Musket brewery (south of Maidstone) has some good options. I’ve had 5l tins of Fife & Drum, Flintlock, Ball Puller - all of which are great session Ales.
Can also recommend the ‘Goody’ Brewery down in Herne. They’ve got a lovely rural setup there and a cracking range of Ales. Genesis is their base line (where it all begun) and is brilliant and tastes stronger than its 3.5% suggests. Also watch out for ‘Good Innings’ as the Cricket season rolls into action - it’s another cracking Ale.
But… sitting as my first choice Beer of the last 5 years is ‘St Peters Golden Ale’ (sometimes labelled Golden Gate). I cannot get enough of the stuff. It is just fucking superb. Infact, I shall go and open one now. Cheers 🍺
That could possibly explain things.
South Wales brewers?