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Shepherd Neame: Gentleman Jack
This ESB is/was brewed by Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England. It's achieved an overall score of 41.17%. Based on 7 tastings, the average ABV is 5.00%.
Gentleman Jack is a 5% traditional strong bitter from Shepherd Neame, combining crystal malt with Kentish hops and the brewery's characteristically mineral-rich water.
It pours a clear amber-brown under an off-white head. The nose offers caramel, toasted biscuit and light treacle, joined by dark fruit, herbs and a gentle peppery hop character.
Caramel malt leads the flavour, followed by raisins, orange marmalade and restrained spice. Earthy Kentish hops bring a firm bitterness, creating a dry finish that keeps the richer malt in check.
The body is moderately full but comfortably drinkable. At 5% there's more depth than an ordinary bitter, without ever straying into the heavier territory of barley wine or old ale.
Gentleman Jack is straightforward but satisfying: a robust, malt-led English ale with fruit, caramel and traditional hop bitterness. It may lack the complexity of the brewery's 1698 Celebration Ale, but it's a characterful example of the classic Kentish style all the same.
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Beer Listing
| Date and Time | Container | Pub/Place and Where | Strength ABV | Colour | Score Components | Score | Descriptive word(s) | Book No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Dec 2001 at 11:50 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.00 | medium-golden |
Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
41.599% | tangy-ish | 12 |
| 24th Jan 2004 at 7:40 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.00 | dark golden |
Taste: 82.35% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
53.418% | malty | 85 |
| 24th Jun 2004 at 10:25 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.00 | medium to dark golden |
Taste: 82.35% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
51.532% | arid | 100 |
| 26th Jul 2004 at 8:40 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.00 | dark golden |
Taste: 70.59% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
36.151% | hoppy | 101 |
| 5th Dec 2004 at 11:00 am | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.00 | medium-golden |
Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
37.035% | malty | 117 |
| 21st Dec 2004 at 9:45 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.00 | medium-golden |
Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
34.235% | bittery | 121 |
| 3rd Feb 2005 at 11:05 am | bottle | (on the train from Liverpool to Ely), Liverpool, England | 5.00 | medium to dark golden |
Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100% |
34.242% | wholesome | 126 |
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Other Beers (etc.) by Shepherd Neame
Apart from Gentleman Jack, Hop Horizons lists 75 others by Shepherd Neame. These are:
1698 Celebration Ale 19th Hole Ale 4-4-2 Amber Ale Artesian Dark Ale Artesian Light Ale Autumn Blaze Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale Best Bitter Bishop's Finger Brilliant Ale Burns Ale Canterbury Jack (3.5% draught version) Canterbury Jack (4% bottled version) Central City Red Racer IPA India Pale Ale Christmas Ale 2003 Christmas Ale 2006 Christmas Ale 2010 Cinque Ale Dad's Delight Double Stout (4% version) Double Stout (5.2% version) Dragonfire Early Bird East India Pale Ale Firestone Walker Red Nectar Ale Fremlin's Bitter Fuggles Golden Ale Premium Goldings Hatherwood Hop Hunter Session IPA Hatherwood IPA (for Lidl) Hatherwood Plunged Orange Pale Ale Hatherwood Porter (for Lidl) Hatherwood Red Rye Captain Pale Ale Hatherwood Shipwreck Lager Hatherwood Twisted Knots American IPA Holsten Export Hop to the Future Hurlimann Export Bier India Pale Ale Kent's Best Late Red London Porter (for Sainsbury's) Mainbrace IPA (for Asda) Master Brew (in bottle) Master Brew (on draught) New Dawn New World Pale Orchard View (w/ Sheppy's) Procession Lager Rudolph's Reward Rusty Rivet Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition Single Hopped Kentish Ale Spitfire Spitfire Gold Spitfire Lager Spooks Ale Summer Ale (for Sainsbury's) Summer Sizzler Sun & Planet Sun Lik Beer Tapping the Admiral Tins'Ale Traditional Kentish Ale (for Sainsbury's) Up and Under Ale Whitechapel Porter Whitstable Bay Black Stout Whitstable Bay Blonde Premium Lager Whitstable Bay Organic Ale Whitstable Bay Pale Ale Whitstable Bay Red IPA Winter Hop Ale ล vyturys Baltijos Red Ale