Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale

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

500ml bottle. Small white thick head which transforms to lacy surface quickly. Clean amber color. Very mild aroma, almost non existent... maybe a little bit hops and citrus. Palate is semi thick, nice tickling carbonation. Flavour is spicy with ginger, citrus and hops. End is sour and some alcohol there also. This beer would be much better with actual aroma.

Bottle. High creamy and lasting creamy off-white head. Clear and beautiful amber body. Caramel raisin spicy aroma. Peppey spicy fruity caramel flavor with just a hint of the alcohol which is well hidden by the sweetness and the spicyness of the beer. Fair amount of hops bitterness. Low carbonation. Long aftertaste.
Earlier Rating: 12/12/2007 Total Score: 3.3
Bottle. High creamy and long lasting off-white head. Clear and good looking amber body. Relatively hoppy and spicy aroma. Flavor though is sweet spicy at first but also with a bit of bitterness. Low carbonation and a short aftertaste. Would not have guessed on 7% as alcohol percentage.

Bottle. Amber colour with a small beige head. Aroma and flavour of malt, hops and fruit.
Earlier Rating: 6/21/2009 Total Score: 3.4
Bottle. Red amber colour with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of hops, malt and fruit.

Bottle. Clear with a small head. Low carbonation with some fruitiness.Plenty of body and an all round reasonable strong ale.
Earlier Rating: 3/15/2008 Total Score: 3.5
Bottle. Amber and very clear. some fruitiness and surprisingly bland considering its strength.Not an outstanding Christmas ale but still quite reasonable.

Clear orange colour with a small beige head. malty, light caramel sweet aroma with notes of fruit. Light caramel sweet flavor with fruity notes. Light dry, bitter finish.
Earlier Rating: 11/19/2007 Total Score: 2.8
Orange, Amber colour with a beige head. Fruity, light sweet aroma with hoppy light floral notes. Malty, fruity and light caramel sweet flavor with a light dry hoppy and bitter finish.

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and toffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and nuts, leading to a lightly bitter finish, where the nuts lingers. Thanks KimJohansen for sharing.
Earlier Rating: 2/11/2008 Total Score: 3.2
Bottled A clear copper colored beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and nuts as well as light notes of straw and alcohol, leading to a dry bitter finish. OK, but not a whole lot of Christmas in this beer. Thanks to Grovlam for sharing - I missed it on the supermarket shelf, so thanks buddy for helping me out.

Moderate malty aroma. Small, frothy, white head. Good lacing. Mostly diminishing longevity. Clear, red brown body. Moderat sweet flavor, tast of christmas. Light to medium palate.

Botella, courtesy of Pinball. Bit hazy golden amber colour. Dark fruity sweet toasty malty aroma with some alcohol. Ok mouthfeel. Sweet toasty caramel and malty alco flavour with dark fruits. The alcohol is too present.
Earlier Rating: 10/25/2007 Total Score: 3.2
Bottle. Pours a nice orange-brown colour with a good head. Aroma of fruit, good toasty maltiness, caramel and some spices. The flavour has ripe fruit, caramel, spices, hops and toasted malt. Dry bit spiced and quite hoppy well lasting finish.