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Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame celebrates excellence across its estate at annual pub awards

26 May, 2026 | Pubs
The Spitfire at Kings Hill was named Pub of the Year in the annual Shepherd Neame Pub Awards, held at Canterbury Rugby Club on Wednesday (May 20).
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Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing comes to the brewery

27 April, 2026 | Brewery
Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame is joining forces with Kent theatre company, Changeling, for a fourth year and, after a successful indoor debut last summer, the group will return to perform inside the Faversham Brewery for a second time.
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Shepherd Neame festive favourites

9 December, 2025 | Brewery
Shepherd Neame serves up some festive favourites, including seasonal special Christmas Ale
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Britain’s oldest brewer invests in state-of-the-art brewing technology

16 September, 2020 | Brewery
Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame has invested in new state-of-the-art brewing technology. It has installed a new yeast propagation plant at its Faversham site, which will take a small quantity of yeast created in the brewery’s laboratory and then multiply it into a large volume for use in the brewing process.
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A Life in Hops: a short film from Britain’s oldest brewer

21 September, 2017 | Brewery
Shepherd Neame has unveiled a new short film telling the story of hop growing in the county, in celebration of Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight.
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Hops360°: video world-first from Britain’s oldest brewer

10 February, 2017 | Brewery
Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, will exclusively unveil a world-first at its stand at Craft Beer Rising: HOPS360°, a virtual reality (VR) experience that allows people to step into a hop garden.
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