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Shepherd Neame Early Bird (Bottle)

Percentile
42
overall
Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Style: Bitter

Faversham, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1102.97/5.02.96/5.0Spring4.3%56.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Available filtered and pasteurised in 500ml bottles.
Spring Hop Ale
A blend of Kentish Early Bird hops together with natural well-drawn water, and pale malt produce a finely bittered seasonal spring ale.
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 johninmelb (692), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/511/20
Jun 9, 2007  
Sweet malt candy nose with a slight underpinning hoppiness. Pours carby copper with a light tan head. Flavour is steady cereal and hop with a drinkability that quenches thirst but doesn’t inspire. Ok, not amazing.


 SilkTork (4173), Rochester, Kent, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/516/20
Apr 28, 2007  
500ml clear glass bottle from local Spar. A refreshing and tasty beer with a notable hop presence. Slightly earthy with hints of palma violets and orange zest, the hop matches well with the light, mildly sweet pale malt. Good balance, so that the hop is is well felt without being in any way aggressive. Carbonation is a little sharp, and, of course, there is a lack of life or character, but the beer is certainly very drinkable and well made with pleasant and interesting flavours.


 beervis (223), People’s Republic of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Apr 24, 2007  
Pleasant - characteristic SN prominent hop aroma, grassy, not overly bitter, smooth palate, easy drinking. Decent but not exceptional.


 TheGrandMaster (1862), Auckland, New Zealand
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Bottle, a clear slightly carbonated copper colour, with a frothy off-white head. A sweetish hoppy aroma with a tint of caramal. Some caramal flavours at first, but then strongly hoppy and bitter. A bit bland overall.


estoves (41), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Mar 29, 2007  
Pours a amber body with a white one finger head. Aroma is malty and lots of esters,fruity some citrusy hop. Flavor is citrusy hops and malt and fruity ester Palate is creamy and medium. A nice beer but not anything special. Would drink it again.


 ekstedt (2440), Göteborg, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 15, 2007    Updated: Mar 14, 2009
Bottle (50 cl) from Systembolaget. Deep clear golden with a medium white head. Fruity maltiness with hints of apricots, grassy and cirtusy hops. Thin but decent mouthfeel. Distinct and lingering bitterness. Very refreshing.


 berkshirejohn (1823), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Mar 10, 2007  
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Gold with a white head; citrus aroma; clean citrus hop taste; smooth and very refreshing; good residual bitterness. Excellent.


 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 4, 2007  
Pale golden with a small white head. Malty notes with a hint of hops. Medium to light body with some bitterness in the finish. Not very interesting.



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