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Shepherd Neame 1698 3.12 141

Shepherd Neame 1698

Percentile
58
overall
Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Style: English Strong Ale

Faversham, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1413.14/5.03.12/5.06.5%44.1English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
First brewed in 1998 as a special @ 9.2% 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 1698 Celebration Ale. Relaunched in March 2005 as a bottle conditioned strong ale @ 6.5% simply as 1698.
1698 is thrice hopped - hops are added three times during the brewing process which gives the beer a strong hop character. Serve lightly chilled and enjoy on its own or with game dishes, roast beef or even rich deserts.
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 gunnfryd (3599), Kristiansand, Norway
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 4, 2006  
On tap at Bishop Arms, Gothenburg. Dark golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, hint of hop. Flavour is sweet, apple, malt, hop.


 yngwie (4974), Kristiansand, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 29, 2006  
On tap at Bishops Arms, Gothenburg. Clear, dark golden with a dense, off-white head. Hops and fruits in the aroma. The flavor is sweet and carmelly, with fruityness and some bitterness. Medium body. Sweet and bitter in the finish. A pleasant englishman. (060825)


 DruncanVeasey (2747), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2006  
Reddish amber bitter reeking beautifully of overripe bananas, and sharing Orval’s yeasty sharpness. Rich and malty, with suggestions of caramel and rum-soaked dried fruit. A potent finishing hop bitterness that develops a moreish butteriness after the swallow. Nicely balanced ESB all too easily quaffed by the pint measure.


 hammenlind (738), Sundbyberg, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 11, 2006  
Amber coloured, thick white head. Fruity, yeasty, somewhat hoppy nose. Roasted, slight chocolatey flavour with decent bitterness.


 Sigmund (2293), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Keg at The Bishop’s Arms, Göteborg. Deep golden to amber colour. Nice hoppy aroma with notes of toffee and sherry. Rich malty flavour with notes of toffee, caramel and some oak, but a little too sweet for my taste.


 Furseth (1333), Kungälv, Sweden
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Aug 29, 2006  
Deep golden colour,flat head. Aroma of malt, citric and hay! Flavor, is almost the same as aroma, medium boody, wit a short bitter finish.


 scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 28, 2006  
Draught. Dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma and flavor of toffee. Nice moderately bitter finish. Well-balanced


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Jul 7, 2006  
Amber colour with a small white head. Malty, light fruity aroma with a hoppy note. Malty, sweet flavor with notes of caramel and hops.



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