Whitstable Bay Blonde Premium Lager
Shepherd Neame Ltd
- From:
- Shepherd Neame Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
Ranked #160 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,333 - Avg:
- 3.24 | pDev: 16.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 05, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
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Rated by MattDecker from Texas
3.5/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
"Refreshingly zesty" - pretty spot on. Very lemony and zesty. Great with fish and chips
Nov 05, 2023
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.08/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
definitely not a vienna lager a listed, just a pale lager. a neat label on a clear bottle, but i didnt love the beer inside. its a basic lager, a little sweeter and adjunct tasting to me, and the detrimental effects of the clear bottle are evident, as this one is a bit oxidized despite being fresh enough. its crystal clear, holds a short white head, and has a ton of carbonation. more body than anticipated for its lower abv, a light hop spiciness in the finish thats already starting to fade, and a lightly metallic aspect right before the swallow that to me makes it taste a little bit cheap. not a whole lot going on with it, clean enough at the end, but overall its just another samey international lager type to me, without any real points of distinction other than its packaging, which should never ever be the best part of any beer. refreshing when its ice cold but its warms up poorly. better than some, but for me this was a pretty forgettable brew. hoping to try a few more from these guys when i am over there in london later this month, seems like they do a ton of different beers...
Mar 06, 2019
Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
3.54/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On-tap version.
Clear golden with nice white creamy head, decent retention.
Smell - malty, floral, grassy.
Taste - malty, biscuits, floral, lemon.
Light body, slightly astringent.
Sep 02, 2017Clear golden with nice white creamy head, decent retention.
Smell - malty, floral, grassy.
Taste - malty, biscuits, floral, lemon.
Light body, slightly astringent.
Reviewed by Digbee from England
4.26/5 rDev +31.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.26/5 rDev +31.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
This reminds me of Badger Glory, for its apricot flavours on the one hand and strong Belgium beer on the other.
Available in Tesco in the World Beer section. Currently my favourite beer. Just wish I could get it in more places ! £1.50 for 33cl. Seems quite expensive.
Have been a life long bitter drinker. Tried this as have had their Kingfisher before. Well worth hunting down IMHO. Now can I please have 6 crates ?
Mar 19, 2014Available in Tesco in the World Beer section. Currently my favourite beer. Just wish I could get it in more places ! £1.50 for 33cl. Seems quite expensive.
Have been a life long bitter drinker. Tried this as have had their Kingfisher before. Well worth hunting down IMHO. Now can I please have 6 crates ?
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
2.99/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A 330ml clear glass bottle with a BB of June 2014. Acquired some time back from a supermarket. The label says Faversham Steam Brewery, which I suppose is a sort of craft beer 'front' for Shepherd Neame. It also makes a claim of a floral aroma and a buttery biscuit base - ha!
Poured into a straight pint glass. A clear pale-gold colour with medium carbonation. Forms a decent head of white foam that lasts for a minute or so before dissipating. Aroma of light malt and subtle grassy hops with a faint twinge of spice. Average.
Tastes of light malt with a mild, dry finish. Notes of grass/hay, mild noble hop character, watery malt, faint yeast esters and a hint of stewed hops. Well-attenuated, followed by a delicate bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with spritzy carbonation and a thin, watery body. Mildly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of of weak stewed leaves and little else.
Meh - bland. Lacklustre looks, while the aroma and flavour have some mild grassy hop notes to them. Watery body. It has a shade of noble hop character that places it on a tier above macro-brew, but only just. Can't say the buttery biscuit base was much in evidence. Pretty forgettable - no need to seek it out.
Mar 18, 2014Poured into a straight pint glass. A clear pale-gold colour with medium carbonation. Forms a decent head of white foam that lasts for a minute or so before dissipating. Aroma of light malt and subtle grassy hops with a faint twinge of spice. Average.
Tastes of light malt with a mild, dry finish. Notes of grass/hay, mild noble hop character, watery malt, faint yeast esters and a hint of stewed hops. Well-attenuated, followed by a delicate bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with spritzy carbonation and a thin, watery body. Mildly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of of weak stewed leaves and little else.
Meh - bland. Lacklustre looks, while the aroma and flavour have some mild grassy hop notes to them. Watery body. It has a shade of noble hop character that places it on a tier above macro-brew, but only just. Can't say the buttery biscuit base was much in evidence. Pretty forgettable - no need to seek it out.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
2.38/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.38/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Pours a sickly pale lemon body with a huge frothing white head that quickly compresses
Aroma is mainly copper coins some vogue hint of B.O.
Flat in the taste some mineral like qualities and the merest suggestion of malt
Thin & fizzy mouthfeel
I am not a huge lager fan but this is just empty alcohol units
Nov 21, 2013Aroma is mainly copper coins some vogue hint of B.O.
Flat in the taste some mineral like qualities and the merest suggestion of malt
Thin & fizzy mouthfeel
I am not a huge lager fan but this is just empty alcohol units
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