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1698 commemorates the year when Britain's oldest brewery opened in Faversham in Kent, in the heart of the country's major hop-growing region.
Shepherd Neame, 1698 (England) 
(RP) This pale gold beer is bottle conditioned and won a silver award in the drinks section of the Sainsbury's/Daily Telegraph Best of Britain Awards in 2007. It is brewed from Pearl malted barley and crystal malt and has two Kentish hops � Target are added at the start of the copper boil while East Kent Goldings are added at the end of the boil and also in the whirlpool. The whirlpool is a vessel used after the copper boil that separates the liquid from used hops and protein. The Goldings add additional aroma and bitterness prior to fermentation.
The beer has a spicy hop and pear drop aroma balanced by biscuity malt. Ripe fruit, hop resins and juicy malt fill the mouth while the long, quenching finish is dominated by spicy, peppery hops, sappy malt and rich fruit.
It is available nationwide in Asda as well as specialist beer shops. In Asda it costs �1.67 a bottle or �4 for three bottles. Malt: high. Fruit: high. Hops: moderate. 6.5% ABV, 50cl, �1.69.
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