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Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger (Pasteurised)

Percentile
70
overall
Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Faversham, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3783.25/5.03.25/5.05.4%77.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Available filtered and pasteurised in bottles and cans.
NOTE: Only ratings for the bottled vesrion should be entered here. The cask version has a separate listing.

Full-bodied with complex fruit flavours, Bishops Finger is a strong premium cask-conditioned ale brewed to a traditional Kentish recipe. What’s behind the name? Well, a Bishops Finger is an unusual finger-shaped signpost still found in Kent, which once pointed pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. Only the finest malted barley, Kent hops and fresh water from our own artesian well are used in the production of one of Britain’s best-loved ales, which is also exported in bottles to more than 30 countries worldwide.
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 Magicdave6 (5501), London, Greater London, England
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/510/20
Jun 9, 2005  
Well this beer has two things going for it anyway, its 5.4% which is decent enough to get u pished and number 2 i cant remember drinkin it, but just remember it wasnt very good.


 pivnizub (5017), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2005  
Dark amber coloured, medium sized, firm, off-white head; malty, caramel nose, some hints of hops and a tinge of fruitiness (raisins); sweetish, malty beginning, but then quickly switching over to a fruity (raisins) flavour and soon to a very long lasting dry, (herbal) hoppy aftertaste....Very dry ending; well balanced, could be a stronger brother of a well made Duesseldorf Alt !


 turbothy (722), Bonn, Germany
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/511/20
Jun 7, 2005  
Pours dark amber brown with beige lasting head. Aroma is fresh and hoppy. Taste is bitter, nutty and ... bitter. Not my favourite style of beer, but this is an okay drink.


 tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 6, 2005  
Earthy, floral and spicy Goldings hops in the fruity, caramel malt aroma. Clear brass-copper coloured with a generous and lasting, dense, fine-bubbled, off-white head that leaves some lacing. Caramel, toffee and suggestions of darker malts in the fruity flavour with earthy, perfumey hop flavour and fair, balancing bitterness. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Pint glass, just above fridge temp. Clear bottle (LCBO, May 2005).


 Boutip (2364), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 31, 2005  
Bottle: Poured a clear red/brown color ale with a huge foamy head with great retention which is quite a surprise since all my previous bitter had no head really. Aroma of floral malt with some nut. Taste is quite enjoyable and refreshing with some robust malt, floral hops and some nice nutty and subtle bitterness at the end. Overall, this is an above average bitter.


 Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
May 31, 2005  
Bottle. Rich malt aromas with nuts, dried fruit and chocolatey roast in the background. Some hoppiness on the nose - not really to my taste I’m not a huge fan of Goldings in maltier beers. Drinkable with a decent level of bitterness and just a touch of the thin tinny artificially carbonated feel. The robust malts help this to stand up to the bottling process.


 Beer Snob (382), Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/514/20
May 26, 2005  
Don’t like the smell - hard to discern, and upon closer sniffing a slight mustiness. But... a nice mahogany colour with a small head and a nice bitter flavour with a lingering bitter/sourness that felt as if there was caffeine present. This is a good thing. Overall, a good bitter, and one I would drink again.


 Sammy (4003), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/513/20
May 25, 2005  
hoppy aroma. Some barley initially. Pale copper colour with lace and aestheticly pleasant transparent bottle (keep out of sunshine!) Drying,



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