Beer

Shepherd Neame

Shepherd Neame is one of the best known family brewers in the country. Their traditions can be traced back to the foundation of their brewery in 1698 with strong links to the town of Faversham and the local community many years before. They are famously known for being Britain’s oldest brewer with 370 pubs across the south east of England and pride themselves in their quality of produce and wealth of experience.

“The key to our brewing success is no secret. Our highly experienced brewers insist on using only the finest ingredients...pure water from the brewery's own artesian well, the finest home-grown malting barley, and unrivalled Kentish hops."

They work strongly to promote environmentally friendly business practices and were given the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2006.

Numerous awards including 2007 taste of Britain Silver Medal Award for 1698 bottle of conditioned ale, 2005 Daily Telegraph taste of Britain silver award and 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the National Business Awards. They are creators of the famous Spitfire Premium Kentish ales.