I was back at Shepherd Neame's brewery last night for a CAMRA award ceremony. As once again I was driving I had limited drinking opportunity, which is a shame as free beer always tastes better and the 9.2% barley wine they'd made on the pilot plant seemed to be very popular.
The main even was held in the new visitor centre/museum where some interesting pictures caught my eye. It seems Shep's once had a particularly strict version of the reinheitsgebot as their advertising slogan.
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And at one point were keen to promote the regular drinking of Belgian beer.
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Sounds like almost everthing that's brewed on that pilot plant turns out to be great. If only they then moved some of those beers into full production!
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I suspect the way the main brands at Shep's are brewed has a negative effect on the taste.
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