Shepherd Neame 1698 Tercentenary Ale

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

Bottle. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma is very sweet and very malty with a medium note of alcohol, and lighter notes of metal. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of alcohol, leaving a slight burn in the throat, combined with notes of toffee and sirup, as well as hints of oxidation, leaidng to a slightly bitter finish. Thanks SilkTork for sharing this.

(Bottle) Courtesy of yespr. Clear deep golden with a basically absent head. Lightly oxidized aroma with sweet sherry notes. Medium body with sweet caramel and sherry. A little low in carbonation. No bitterness. Pleasant and very British. 290508

From bottle, #1816. Pours clear and golden orange. dark fruity and dense malty aroma. Flavour is dense malty and solid fruity with notes of prunes and some subdued raisin sweetness. Overripe fruit and with a solid bite from the alcohol. Ends warming and fruity. Very nice.

Bottle 1130ml @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Clear light amber color with a small, virtually none, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dry berries, port, tawny, alcohol, vintage. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet sweet with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is syrupy, carbonation is flat. ;o))

Bottled, Amber colour, not much head. Madeira-nose with lots of wood in it. Also slight alcohol noteable. Flavour is very much madeira along with malts, raising and a nice sting of alcohol. Also some fruityness.

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a small off white ehad. Sweet aroma of fruits and dried fruits with notes of wood. Sweet flavour of caramel, fruits and dried fruits with notes of alcohol. Warming alcoholic finish.

Big bottle, old style
Amber color. A quite good caramel brew, with medium-low bitterness, medium-hihg alcohol perception, strong oxidation that gives some complexity. Not bad.

[Courtesy of yespr] Clear amber with tiny off white head. Sweet vinious aroma with caramel, plums and roasted malt. Sweet vinious flavor with caramel, toasted malt and ripe fruits. Warming alcohol towards the end.