Shepherd Neame Early Bird (Bottle)

Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Style: Bitter
Faversham, England

An orange beer with a small but fast diappearing head. The aroma is very slight with notes of fruit. The flavor is flat and casky - but then it turns slightly sweet with notes of raspberries, other berries, and fruit, before it turns bitter with a cask flatness to go with it. But what lingers on the tongue is a nice fruity bitterness.

(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful amber colour with a nice, white head that leaves laces when it settles. Malty, sweetish nose. Surprisingly full-bodied considering the low alcohol. Sweetish, lightly smoked malt - almost whisky-like notes. Siscreet, short, dry, hoppy finish. Lovely spring beer. 160605

50 cL clear bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a huge off-white and creamy dense head. Mild earthy toned hops aroma with a light floral touch. Light malt base and a distinct bitterhops flavoured profile. Vague floral touch but distinct bitter and dry into the finish. Light floral note in the far finish.

Bottled. Deep golden. Fuggley hay aroma. Sweet and aromatic. Fresh maltiness accompanied by a wealth of hops. Medium bitterness. I like it better than the cask version.

Bottle. 4.5%. Nice hoppy aroma. Smells like fresh, grassy hops. Dark copper colour, small stable head. The hoppiness is unfortunately not as nice in the flavour as in the aroma. High carbonation.

Bottled (4.5%). Deep orangeish golden colour with mediumsized creamy white head. Aroma is grainy, ashes, zest, some mild notes of nectar. Flavour is grass, citrus and some mild paperyness. As it warms up some nuttyness and mild herbal notes also become present. Not much aftertaste.

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a white heaf. Aroma of malts, fruits, caramel and hops. Flavour of fruits, caramel and hops.

Amber color. Light hop aroma, grassy. Quite poor malt, some caramel, dry mouthfeel, with a hint of aromatic hops. Rough!