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  • Kent Cricket Deal Announced

    New 10-year deal sees ground named The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence
     
     

  • Brilliant Ale

    Folklore states that inspiration came from the early morning sun sending its golden shafts of light through the brewhouse window.
     

  • Cask Ale Calendar

    New cask ale calendar features five ales from our Classic Collection available on draught for the first time
     
     

  • Spitfire Announces Armstrong & Miller Partnership

     
    "So, deal with it girlfriend"
     


Dragonfire

 
A celebration of the best that England has to offer.
Full bodied and rich with a mellow mahogany hue. Ideal for St George's day.

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  • Hadlow community pub gives new-look hadlow pub a big thumbs up!

    18 June 2013

    Customers were queuing at the door of Hadlow pub The Harrow, after it re-opened following a brief closure for an exterior refurbishment and garden makeover by new licensees and hospitality professionals, Simon Gray and Adam Jaroszek.

  • Name one of our beers

    05 June 2013

    Would you like to name one of our beers? We are taking part in the Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight again this year (27 Sept – 13 Oct). The first festival was held in 2012 to celebrate the county’s most iconic crop.

  • Kent Cricket Announces Ground Naming Partnership with Shepherd Neame

    21 May 2013

    Kent County Cricket Club today announced that Shepherd Neame, Britain’s Oldest Brewer, are to be the Club’s official ground naming rights partner. The 10-year deal will see the recently redeveloped St Lawrence - home to the Kent Spitfires - renamed The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.  The Spitfire brand will also continue to appear on the team’s Friends Life t20 playing kit.

  • Upnor Pub is a Little Gem Waiting to be Snapped Up!

    13 May 2013

    The search is on for a experienced tenant to run a newly renovated, riverside pub, which dates back to the late 17th century.  Set on a cobbled lane in the riverside village of Upper Upnor, the Tudor Rose pub has benefited from an £80,000 investment, which has seen it refurbished inside and out by brewer Shepherd Neame.  Now all that’s missing is an experienced, dynamic licensee to steer the pub i

  • Brilliant Ale Shines Again

    08 May 2013

    Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame has launched Brilliant Ale (5.6% abv), a bright golden ale from the Classic Collection, inspired by an original mid-19th century recipe unearthed in the Faversham brewery’s archives. Now available for the modern-day drinker to savour, Brilliant Ale follows hot on the heels of Double Stout and India Pale Ale, the first two beers from the Classic Collection rel

  • Spitfire Wins RAF Benevolent Fund Award

    26 April 2013

    We are very proud to have received an award from the RAF Benevolent Fund to recognise our long standing commitment.Shepherd Neame and Spitfire Ale have raised over £350,000 for the charity since 1990. Please watch this film to find out more and if you would like to donate you can do so here http://www.rafbf.org/171/donate-now.html

  • BBPA promote the nation’s beer at Raymond Blanc’s showcase of British produce

    23 April 2013

    The BBPA team, led by Beer Sommelier Steve Livens, promoted British beer to an audience of British and international chefs at Raymond Blanc’s ‘Best of British’ event held yesterday at the Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxford. The event’s key focus was to introduce global chefs to British produce, with beer being one of the highlights of the event.

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About Shepherd Neame

Shepherd Neame is a family controlled brewer based in Faversham, Kent, since 1698. 

We are proud to brew Spitfire, Bishops Finger and Master Brew, our range of quintessentially Kentish ales and award-winning lagers is brewed with the finest ingredients.

Shepherd Neame prides itself on being an integrated regional brewer with an estate of good quality pubs in the south east of England.