Spitfire first flew into pubs in 1990 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Over three decades later, Spitfire Lager and Spitfire Amber Kentish Ale remain fan favourites across the UK.
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Discover our beers
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 a fantastic range of brews that will intrigue and delight in equal measure.
Brewed in Faversham
Spitfire Amber Ale
A true classic, Spitfire Amber is the head of the Spitfire family and a true taste of Kent.
Spitfire Lager
Spitfire Lager represents the best in British lager: cool, refreshing and thirst-quenching.
First Drop Session IPA
Our delicious First Drop Session IPA combines four UK and US hops to offer lively citrus flavours and aromas.
Whitstable Bay Pale Ale
Whitstable Bay Pale Ale is designed to suit all palates and offer a light, refreshing taste.
Whitstable Bay Lager
A contemporary lager featuring an intricate taste profile, distinguished by its unique hop character.
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.
Bishops Finger
A rich, ruby-coloured Kent classic
Double Stout
Double Stout, part of Shepherd Neame’s Classic Collection range of beers, is based on a recipe discovered in a coded brewers’ log unearthed in the brewery archives.
India Pale Ale
Hailing from the tradition of 18th Century IPAs, which relied on generous hopping to protect exports during arduous journeys, this modern incarnation retains the strength, body and strong hop character which is synonymous with this beer's provenance.
Christmas Ale
Christmas Ale is the perfect tipple for the festive season.
1698
Thrice-hopped and bottle conditioned, 1698 is the connoisseur's choice, a beer to be savoured.
Iron Wharf
Crafted with expert precision: Built bold, brewed true
Hürlimann
Hürlimann is brewed by Shepherd Neame to its original recipe, keeping faith with the lager's Continental heritage.
Angry Orchard
Just like biting into a fresh apple.
Orchard View
Created in partnership with Sheppy's
Five Grain Lager
Shepherd Neame is proud to introduce Five Grain Lager – a 5% refreshing, balanced craft lager.
Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale
Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale celebrates a fusion of British and US beer styles and flavours.
Bear Island Triple Hopped Lager
Bear Island Tripple Hopped Lager is a salute to a long-forgotten spirit of mystery and adventure.
Bear Island Noughty Bear 0.5% IPA
If you’re feeling a little Noughty, try our very own low alcohol beer, Noughty Bear 0.5% IPA.
Singha
The original Thai beer
Creekside Juicy IPA
A fruity small-batch IPA inspired by the iconic Faversham Creek.
Coast Drifter
A delicious cold-brewed IPA perfect for enjoying in a sunny pub garden or while catching up with friends.
Late Red
As the days become shorter, autumn is awakening. This can only mean one thing: Shepherd Neame favourite Late Red is brewing.
Hop Pocket
Our popular green hop ale, Hop Pocket 4.5% is back.
Spitfire
Born in Kent, Brewed by Shepherd Neame
Spitfire Amber Ale
A true classic, Spitfire Amber is the head of the Spitfire family and a true taste of Kent.
Spitfire Lager
Spitfire Lager represents the best in British lager: cool, refreshing and thirst-quenching.
First Drop
First Drop combines four UK and US hops to offer lively citrus flavours and aromas.
Passionately crafted by our team of brewers, discover drop after refreshing drop with this delicious Session 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.
Cask Club members
Coast Drifter
A delicious cold-brewed IPA perfect for enjoying in a sunny pub garden or while catching up with friends.
Late Red
As the days become shorter, autumn is awakening. This can only mean one thing: Shepherd Neame favourite Late Red is brewing.
Hop Pocket
Our popular green hop ale, Hop Pocket 4.5% is back.
Christmas Ale
Christmas Ale is the perfect tipple for the festive season.
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.
The Whitstable Bay Collection
Whitstable Bay Pale Ale
Whitstable Bay Pale Ale is designed to suit all palates and offer a light, refreshing taste.
Whitstable Bay Lager
A contemporary lager featuring an intricate taste profile, distinguished by its unique hop character.
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.
Classics 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.
Taste our heritage
India Pale Ale
Hailing from the tradition of 18th Century IPAs, which relied on generous hopping to protect exports during arduous journeys, this modern incarnation retains the strength, body and strong hop character which is synonymous with this beer's provenance.
1698
Thrice-hopped and bottle conditioned, 1698 is the connoisseur's choice, a beer to be savoured.
Bishops Finger
A rich, ruby-coloured Kent classic
Double Stout
Double Stout, part of Shepherd Neame’s Classic Collection range of beers, is based on a recipe discovered in a coded brewers’ log unearthed in the brewery archives.
Iron Wharf
Iron Wharf combines UK-sourced ale and brown malts with a sprinkling of roasted barley to deliver hints of roasted and chocolate flavours. This dark, ruby red tinted nitro stout delivers a well-balanced, silky-smooth finish, showcasing the expertise of the award-winning team at Britain’s oldest brewer.