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Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger (Cask)

Score
6374
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Faversham, England
Serve in English pint

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unknown

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RATINGS: 87   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.15   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
First brewed in 1958 to celebrate the lifting of malt rationing.
Ingredients: Winter pearl barley malt; East Kent Goldings hops.
The name refers to finger-shaped signposts still found in Kent, which once pointed pilgrims on their way to Canterbury.
"Full-bodied with complex fruit flavours."


3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dredd (561) - Bentleigh, AUSTRALIA - JAN 26, 2012
Pour is a deep amber with thin head. Biscuity/toffee aroma and a sweet flavour with almost no bitterness. Low carbonation as you would expect, good easy drinking stuff.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cunningham (1752) - Halden, NORWAY - OCT 30, 2011
UPDATED: FEB 9, 2012 On tap in London. Amber colour with an off white head. Toffee and light fruity nose. Amazing lovely smooth flavour. Toffee, fruity and light hoppy

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerViking (847) - Brentford, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 23, 2011
Clean biscuity hops and malt on nose, rich flavour with more malt, a vinous note and a good bitter dry finish.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
ndon (857) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 13, 2011
Cask at a pub in Deal. Pours a deep amber, with a small off white head. Aroma and taste was toffee, caramel, and a light hoppiness. Dry and bitter finish

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JohnnyJ (2869) - San Diego, California, USA - MAR 11, 2011
Cask at Tom Cribb pub in London. Clear red amber pour, off-white head. Slightly sweet malt, light fruit, light easy drinking. Probably my favorite of the ones I had there.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
mzaar (345) - Varberg, SWEDEN - JAN 22, 2011
En "trevlig" ale med mycket fruktighet. Flaska från Systembolaget.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
markas101 (1430) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - JAN 21, 2011
Xask. Ruby tinged amber. Sweet fruity with some caramel. Hint of bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thedesertfox (17) - - JAN 14, 2011
on tap at the brewery, cask pulled pints were classic english ale style, dark brown color, very drinkable beer.


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