Our Brands
The famous hop gardens of Kent surround our Faversham Brewery, inspiring our brewers to create award-winning, distinctive beers
Using a mix of traditional and more unusual ingredients, we have something that will intrigue and delight in equal measure
SPITFIRE
The iconic Spitfire Amber Kentish Ale was first brewed in 1990 to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Britain which was fought in the skies above Kent in 1940
In the spirit of innovation, Spitfire Lager joined the family in 2016 and has quickly become one of the South East's best-selling independent lagers
BEAR ISLAND
Our Bear Island brews salute Faversham's great trading past with native British hops combined with hops imported from the US
Passionately crafted by our team of brewers, the family includes East Coast Pale Ale, Triple Hopped Lager & Noughty Bear 0.5% IPA
Cask Club
It’s not just the flavours but also the look of Cask Club that takes a fresh approach, with dynamic new designs bringing to life the original stories of Britain’s oldest brewer and its unique Kentish roots.
Whitstable Bay
This contemporary collection of beers takes its name from the popular coastal town of Whitstable, situated just a short distance from the brewery.
Master Brew
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.
Bishops Finger
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.
Classic Collection
We are proud to be Britain’s oldest brewer and continue to brew many of the beer styles which made the UK the brewing capital of the world.
Many of our historic recipes have been revisited in recent years, but not until we had cracked their coded entries in our brewers’ logs.