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The Bear Inn (Shepherd Neame)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Mild |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Early Bird |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Amber Ale | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | | 3 |
| Shepherd Neame - Double Stout | | 1 |
| Exmoor - Ale |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Canterbury Jack | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Whitstable Bay Organic Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
25 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening - latish. Sat in the iconic small front bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Mild | 3.50 | | Nutty. Brewed, I understand, on the main brewery plant |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
03 Apr 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening trip with a local. Very welcoming and cosy in the back bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Double Stout | 4.00 | | Tasting notes describe as a magnificent example of a classic double stout delivering a velvety-smooth palate of dry, burnt flavours - complemented by roast, cocoa and coffee notes. Black, creamy and delicious. I felt initial euphoria in the glass subsided a little as pint went down |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
23 Feb 2013 (Andrew)
Love the interior of this pub. Sat with Ian in the back bar. Give me the papers and could have stayed all day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Amber Ale | 4.50 | | Good condition |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
16 Dec 2012 (Eddie)
13:00 visit I have not been to this pub for a few years but its one of my favorite pubs in the town of Faversham. I love the small bars and the nic nacs plus has some wonderful local characters :)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | Nice example of this dry hoppy bitter :) |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
28 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2045 hours visit. Only one in the atmospheric front corner vault. Lovely old photograph shows this as physically pretty much unchanged for longer than I can remember.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | Held a very poor head making one wonder if Sheps still encourages some houses to use cask breather |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
09 Mar 2012 (Blair)
Recommended to come here by a drinker in the Elephant and we were glad we did. Fantastic interior with 3 separate bar areas, we sat in the saloon bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exmoor - Ale | 3.80 | | Bit too sweet but still a reasonable pint. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
02 May 2009 (Andrew)
Such a nice interior that we had to come in. We sat in the saloon bar on our own and admired the chamber pots on the ceiling jostling with the hops.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Early Bird | 4.30 | | Much better than the one at the Anchor earlier. Fresh and zingy. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | Tony had never had this before and I don't think he'll have it again. Nothing wrong with it other than it was Master Brew. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 Sep 2008 (Andrew)
Never been here before but a friend had said it was a proper old boozer so I thought I’d give it a shot. What a superb pub it is. You come in the front door into a long corridor that goes 30 or so metres into the pub straight to the rear and the toilets. Along the corridor are a number of doors to the public bar, the saloon and the another bar whose name I forget. It reminded me of the kind of pubs I used to frequent when I lived in York. In the Saloon bar where I sat there was bloke who’d turned up with his guitar and was playing Don McClain songs. He just sat there with a pint of Late Red and sang out his songs. Fantastic.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | 4.50 | | Nothing wrong with it but it didn’t blow my world away. Some tart-ish sweet malt. |
| Shepherd Neame - Canterbury Jack | 3.50 | | If you’ve seen last month’s edition of Camra’s Beer magazine you’ll have seen that this beer was reviewed and did quite well. One of the reviewers was a well known RateBeer doyen who thought it was quite good. For me it was a frivolous light lemony bit of pointless fluff. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
26 Aug 2006 (Ian)
Town centre pub with mix of locals and tourists. Fairly busy Saturday lunchtime with a number of people eating.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | Earthy yeasty aroma. Yeast flavour in mouth, bit of earthy caramel and then tingly bitter finish. If it wasn't for the finish, it wouldn't have any flavour. Disappointing. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Whitstable Bay Organic Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Bear Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 10 |
| 16 |
| 5 |
 | - |
The pub is found in Faversham, Kent, ME13 7AG.
Conveniently situated on the Market Square. Three room pub connected by a corridor running down the left side, whilst the bar runs down the right also connecting the 3 rooms. Light public bar at the front, snug in the middle and saloon bar for dining at the rear. Interesting frieze runs the length of the back of the bar. 4 handpumps in both the public and rear bars.
We have visited this pub 29 times, seen 19 different beers and tried 14 of them.
Postcode: ME13 7AG