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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 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dazz3 (736) - Hällefors, SWEDEN - JUN 3, 2011
8/10 i mörkhet. Luktar sött humligt. Sött humlig i smaken, krämig och behaglig. Lätt sött och besk i eftersmaken.

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Gary (1014) - London and Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND - JUN 1, 2011
(bottled )Yuck!. The customary Shepherd Neame vibes. Stale is the way to describe it. Faintly under this is some toffee malts. Some dusty yeast. Some dried fruit & vanilla. The skuny vibes from clear glass suck .

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
swooper (1091) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - MAY 19, 2011
bottle, malthoppy aroma, amber ,clear, white foam, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, slick feel, medium body, slick feel, bitter, long finish, average carbonation, soft carbonation, average beer,

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
kermis (576) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - APR 24, 2011
Bottle shared at Hell Hunt, Tallinn. Citrus and fruitiness, good but not exciting

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
Brix (633) - DENMARK - APR 19, 2011
Tasted 2011-04-19. Pours clear, light amber with beige head. Notes of walnuts, toffee and sweet bread. Slightly alcoholic. No bitternes to speak of. Usually I don’t much care for these flavours, but it kinda works for this one.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
thirstyrabbit (478) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - MAR 7, 2011
Bottle. Copper/amber body, good head. Aroma has a nice balance of hoppiness and caramel. Taste has sweet caramel which is well balanced with plenty of hops and some booziness. Nice, but it’s a shame all Shepherd Neame’s beers come in clear glass bottles. In Estonia, even some of the crappiest and cheapest beers come in brown glass bottles.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
larsniclas (4227) - Billdal, SWEDEN - MAR 4, 2011
Bottled from Systembolaget Deep, clear amber with a white head. Light grassy toffee in the aroma. Slightly vinous flavour. Toffee and grass here aswell.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tkrjukoff (2286) - SWEDEN - FEB 13, 2011
Pours beautiful clear deep amber with a rich and bubbly beige head leaving plenty of lacing. Aroma is malty, sweet caramel, bread, nuts, hay and some fruits. Fruity mouthfeel. Flavor is fruity, malty, sweet, perry with notes of alcohol. Fruity fresh perry palate. Finishes fruity and malty with nice bitter aftertaste.


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