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Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale

Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale was first brewed in 1990 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and to raise money for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. Since then, Spitfire has helped raise more than £250,000 for a range of armed forces charities, particularly the RAFBF and Help for Heroes, and has become the first beer to be accepted as a licensed partner of the RAF.

Spitfire won a 2009 Monde Selection Grand Gold Award and a 2010 Brewers Association World Beer Cup bronze while its tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign has developed a cult following.

Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale

Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale is a connoisseur's beer with excellent credentials and pedigree and is a silver medal-winner in the Daily Telegraph Taste of Britain awards.

It takes its name from the finger-shaped signposts which pointed pilgrims on their way to the tomb of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury and was the first strong ale to be brewed by Shepherd Neame after malt rationing was eased in the late 1950s. It is also one of the UK's oldest bottled beers, brewed since 1958.

Bishops Finger holds EU Protected Geographical Indication, recognising its unique provenance. Uniquely, it is brewed to a charter which states it can only be brewed by the head brewer on a Friday and that it must be brewed using 100% natural ingredients, Kentish hops and barley, and the brewery's own artesian mineral water.

Master Brew Kentish Ale

Master Brew is brewed using only the finest Kentish barley and hops and is Shepherd Neame's flagship beer in the brewery's Kentish heartland.

The "Local Hero" is a distinctive, mid-brown bitter ale, with all the hoppy aroma you would expect of a beer brewed in the heart of the hop country.

Hand-crafted by the Faversham brewery's talented team of experienced brewers, it is a well-balanced traditional ale, with a taste that's been described as "wonderfully aggressive, tinged with sweetness".

Kent's Best Bitter

Kent's Best Invicta Ale delivers the distinctive taste of the hop country, made with natural ingredients and mineral water from Britain's oldest county.

Pump clips for this classic hoppy Kentish bitter feature a white horse rampant, the symbol of Kent, which can be traced back to Hengist and Horsa the legendary leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon-Jutish settlers in Britain.

Brewed at the Court Street brewery, Faversham, where classic Kent ales have been made since 1698, Kent's Best Invicta Ale is a medium-bodied and well-balanced cask conditioned beer.

Canterbury Jack

Canterbury Jack derives it name from the 17th century fairground tinkers in the Kentish cathedral city, infamous throughout the county for their roguish antics.

Canterbury Jack is brewed with pale and crystal malts and gently hopped with Cascade and East Kent Goldings grown within a few miles of the brewery.

The result is a light and refreshing contemporary ale, bursting with character and flavour, which will delight established and new beer-lovers alike.

Late Red Autumn Ale

Late Red Hop Ale, available all year round, has been triple-hopped to create a full-flavoured treat for beer lovers.

Expert brewers have hand-crafted this complex and richly flavoured premium ale from the finest Kentish hops, barley and mineral water, forging a perfect balance between rich, dark malt flavours and a strong robust hoppiness.

The finest pale ale malt and gently-kilned crystal malt is brewed with Cascade and East Kent Goldings to create a hoppy flavour, double enhanced with the late copper addition of East Kent Goldings and Cascades added to the cask for racking.