Shepard Neame

Shepard Neame is a Kentish brewer founded by Richard Marsh in 1698 in Faversham, Kent. Shepard Neame remains a family-owned brewer which produces around 200,000 barells a year of cask ales and filtered beers. In addition to brewing beer, Shepard Neame owns around 350/400 pubs in Kent, the South-east of England and London.

Shepard Neame runs regular tours of it's brewery in Faversham.

Cask ales of Shepard Neame

  • Spitfire is one of Shepard Neame's best-selling beers. Spitfire was originally launched with a WWII-themed advertising campaign in 1990 to commerate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
  • Bishops Finger demonstrates fruity-flavours in a full-bodied beer. Bishops Finger is Cask-conditioned and brewed to a traditional recipe and is also available on the export market.
  • Master Brew is brewed using only Kentish Barley and hops and is the brewery's best-selling cask ale in Kent. Distinctive mid-brown ale is best known in Shepard Neame's Kentish heartland.
  • Early Bird Spring Hop is seasonally-available from Feburary to May inclusive. Full-bodied with a malty-undertone the Early Bird Spring Hop is brewed using only the Early Bird Spring Hop Variety.
  • Goldings Summer Hop Ale is seasonally-available from June to August inclusive. Goldings Summer Hop Ale is made with Kentish malt and Goldings hops harvested from within 5-five miles of the brewery.
  • Late Red Autumn Hop Ale is seasonally-available from September to November inclusive. Rich, dark and robust hoppiness from an auburn hue. Really quite nice. Must have more.

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