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SHEPHERD NEAME
(Faversham, Kent. Britain's oldest brewer)

• 1698 (6.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: reddish / Nose: nutty, malty / Taste: salty, malty, bitter)

• 4-4-2 (4.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: copper brown / sap, malty, quite like Spitfire)

• Bishop's Finger (5.4%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: nutty brown / Nose: mild, malty / Taste: malty, bitter)

• Bishop's Finger (3.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 22/50
(aroma 4/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 4/10, palate 2/5, overall score 9/20)
(Colour and head: amber / Malty, nutty. Watery.)

• Canterbury Jack (4.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 33/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: amber thick head / fruity, fudge, basic bitter)

• Double Stout (4.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 30/50
(aroma 6/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 6/10, palate 3/5, overall score 12/20)

(Colour and head: black with beige thick head / syrupy, bready and rye)

• Early Bird (4.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 3/5 points (Colour: amber / Nose: mild / Taste: mild, soft, nice ale)

• Generation Ale 2011 (9%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 16/20)
(Colour and head: ruby red with a small head / Nose: caramel, fruity, malty, nutty / Taste: bitter, salty, malty, spicy, liquor. Full-bodied. Excellent and quite rare beer.)

• Goldings (4.7%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 3/5 points (Colour: red / lemon-scented ale)

• Late Red (4.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 26/50
(aroma 4/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 6/10, palate 2/5, overall score 10/20)

(Colour and head: deep red / Malty, floral and quite strong licorice.)

• Master Brew (4.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 14/20)

(Colour and head: mahogany brown / malty and herbal scents with malty, minty and floral flavours)

• Rudolph's Reward (4.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 34/50
(aroma 6/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: christmas red with lacy thin head / Toffee, sweet, hoppy, malty, woody and bitter.)

• Spitfire (4.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50
(aroma 6/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 6/10. palate 4/5, overall score 13/20)
(Colour and head: syrup red, fast vanishing head / Nose: malty, mild, sap / Taste: malty, bitter, sap)

• Spitfire Bitter (?)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: deep amber / Nose: mild / Taste: mild, bitter, malty, medium finish)

• Whitstable Bay (4.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 31/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 2/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 12/20)
(Colour and head: amber, no head / Nose: malty, honey, nutty, sweet / Taste: malty, nutty)



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