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Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Style: English Strong Ale
Faversham, England

bottled
common

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RATINGS: 190   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12   EST. CALORIES: 195   ABV: 6.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned.
"Kentish Strong Ale".
First brewed in 1998 as a special @ 10.5% abv to celebrate Shepherd Neame’s tricentenary. A cask version at 4.5% was also released. Was made a pasteurised bottle regular at 6.5% under the name Celebration Ale. Relaunched in March 2005 as a bottle conditioned strong ale @ 6.5% simply as 1698.
Only local hops and malted barley and water drawn from our artesian well are used to brew 1698 Bottle Conditioned Kentish Strong Ale. Hops are added three times, hence it is "thrice hopped".

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
ralphdot (506) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - NOV 13, 2011
6.5%, amber colour with a thin head, fruity malt aroma, malty bitter taste at first, becoming milder and more caramel towards the end.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
kingstoni (162) - FINLAND - NOV 1, 2011
Bottle. Sweet floral and citrus aroma. Yeasty after taste. Average carbonation. A little bitter finish.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 7/20
Scottrf (93) - Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - OCT 28, 2011
Clear amber, bubbly. Decent rocky white head. Caramel malt and hops. Initial dryness stays with a hoppy aftertaste which lingers. Maybe a touch too carbonated and thin. Disappointing, fairly bland.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
SimonRoller (211) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - OCT 25, 2011
Bottle, pours amber/copper with white head. Aroma is caramel, some malts, grass, fruits. Taste is medium sweetness, medium bitterness. soft carbonation, medium body,

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mike1977ok (1037) - NETHERLANDS - OCT 23, 2011
Very sweet aroma. Sweet malty flavour. Warming, sweet, syrupy beer that has quite a strong hint of alcohol.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jolo (521) - Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA - SEP 9, 2011
Bottle 50cl. A clear medium amber-orange colour with an average white head. An aroma of malt and caramel. Some roasted notes. The taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. A medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation and a long finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
RuneStumo (1384) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - SEP 2, 2011
02.09.2011. 0,33l Bottle. Systembolaget Strömstad. Golden colour with white head. Aroma is smooth malty with notes of sweetness and somekind of caramel. Moderate bitterness. Strong alcohol gives good firm body. Its the malts that gives this beer the very good flavours. Very nice and warm ale.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
JoeMcPhee (6835) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 25, 2011
Amber pour with a touch of light fruit. Fruity and a little bit sweet with some strong booziness. There is a little touch of pepper with some soft sweetness. There is a little bit of estery character. A fairly typical ESA.


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