We are pleased to share the news that we have invested in the installation of new lifesaving defibrillators at 6 of our pubs across Kent & Essex & joined forces with charity London Hearts, to source Government match funding for the equipment. More here: snea.me/defibrillato... 💙

We were proud to sponsor the inaugural Contemporary Kent Artists (CKA) exhibition series in Whitstable last month with 21 visual artists, 10 poets & 10 bands plus artist talks. The awards ceremony was also held at our Duke of Cumberland pub. Full story here: snea.me/cka-winners-...

We've revealed a fresh new look for our flagship Spitfire Amber Ale. The Kentish ale (4.2% ABV), first brewed in 1990 to commemorate the Battle of Britain, now has a bespoke Spitfire logo, reimagined Shepherd Neame monogram and gold detailing. More here: snea.me/spitfire-amb...

We are delighted to let you know that our bottle conditioned Kentish strong ale 1698 (6.5%) has won a Silver medal in the prestigious Great British Food Awards 2025. Huge congratulations to everyone at Shepherd Neame who help create such a successful brew! 🍻🥳

This half term the weather’s turning autumnal, but we’ve got something to give you a warm glow - a kids’ menu that also helps raise funds for a very good cause. For every 2 course meal from our Menu for Minis we donate 50p to @airambulancekss.bsky.social. More here: shepherdneame.co.uk/menu-minis

We celebrated the official reopening of our Westminster pub, The White Horse and Bower, on Wednesday, following a stunning £950,000 refurbishment. Read the full story here: snea.me/white-horse-... Cheers! 🍻🎉

Every day in Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 25 people suffer a cardiac arrest. For every minute without CPR, survival drops by 10%.⁠ We're joining forces with our Charity of the Year, Air KSS, for Restart a Heart Day, tomorrow.⁠ Sign up for a session at aakss.org.uk/get-involved...

Welcoming @shepherdneame.bsky.social to the Really Good Beer Guide.

Shepherd Neame is proud to be principal sponsor of the Contemporary Kent Artists (CKA) exhibition series in Whitstable, which runs 'til October 21. Events will be held at 3 locations, including The Boatyard events space at our Duke of Cumberland pub. More here: dukeofcumberlandhotel.co.uk

Shepherd Neame is proud to be among the sponsors of the autumn Broadstairs Food Festival, which runs from today until Sunday with 100 stalls of local & regional produce plus our award-winning beers. More here: snea.me/broadstairs-...

This National Hospitality Apprenticeship Week we're sharing films showcasing some of our team members involved in our acclaimed apprenticeship programme. Today’s focuses on some of the managers around our business who are studying or have completed apprenticeships with us youtu.be/Z5t-AtRkyxw?...

Today is International Coffee Day, so here's something we’ve been brewing… we’re launching a coffee grounds recycling scheme - we'll bag up our Creekside Coffee used coffee grounds & customers can take them home for their gardens for free! More here: snea.me/coffee-recyc... 🌍

Today marks the start of National Hospitality Apprenticeship Week - the perfect chance to showcase some of our team members involved in our apprenticeship programme. More than 70 apprentices are currently studying with us. More here: youtu.be/ho4qJet-q50?...

Shepherd Neame is proud to be the principal sponsor of the inaugural Contemporary Kent Artists (CKA) exhibition series in Whitstable, from October 8 to 21. Artists will exhibit original work around the theme of ‘The Love That Lasts Longest’. More here: snea.me/cka-whitstable

Meet our General Manager at The White Horse & Bower in London which reopened after a £950K refurb this month - Aura Bodian - who says she thinks it's the most beautiful pub she's ever seen! We hope you agree. Good luck to her and the whole team. More here: snea.me/white-horse-...

Cask Ale Week kicks off today! To celebrate we’re inviting you to enjoy a free pint* during the week, which runs 'til Sunday. Try classic Spitfire Amber Ale (4.2%) or maybe autumnal favourite Late Red (4.5%)? Sign up here: forms.airship.co.uk/forms/768/ca... (Ts & Cs apply) #caskaleweek

If those nice people at @shepherdneame.bsky.social want to offer me a free pint, well rude not to. Cask Beer week, none of their new Creekside PA on unfortunately. @ The Crown in Blackheath.

Our new manager at The George Hotel, Cranbrook in Kent, Duncan Moore, brings with him 30 years experience in the hospitality industry! He plans to put customer service at the heart of what he & his team do. More here: snea.me/duncan-georg... 👏

Today we reopened The White Horse & Bower, a landmark pub minutes from Westminster Abbey & the Houses of Parliament, following a 3-month £950,000 refurbishment, combining its rich heritage with a stylish new look & contemporary comfort. More here: snea.me/white-horse-... #pubs #Londonpubs

Our latest limited edition, Fresh Drop, packs a punch as it's the first in our history to be crafted with fruit. Tapping into the growing demand for fruit-flavoured beers, Fresh Drop (3.4%) is a crisp lager cut with apricot & raspberry. More here: snea.me/fresh-drop-f... 🍻

What a weekend! Thousands headed to the Faversham Hop Festival in our home town at the weekend to enjoy live music, entertainment & celebrate hops. We were proud to be principal sponsor for another year, and our 9 pubs were buzzing with music and merriment. Thanks to everyone who made it happen!🍻

Faversham Hop Festival is back this weekend & we are proud to once again be principal sponsor. There'll be live music, entertainment and beer with five stages & venues including our nine pubs...

Our beers have won more medals! In the World Beer Awards, 1698 & Whitstable Pale Ale won gold, Singha silver & India Pale Ale bronze. And in the International Beer Challenge (IBC) it was Silver for 1698 & Bishops Finger & Bronze for Whitstable Bay Pale Ale & India Pale Ale 👏👏

Well, Woodpigeons can be added to the lyrics about mad dogs & Englishman in the midday sun. We repeated the @shepherdneame.bsky.social White Horse Inn pub walk at Boughton-under-Blean. Woodpigeons were most numerous birds seen, 4 Green Woodpeckers heard. 3 separate Jersey Tigers seen in each village

The White Horse and Bower, minutes from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, will re-open on 10th September, Shepherd Neame has announced beertoday.co.uk/2025/08/15/w... #pub #pusnews #historicpub @shepherdneame.bsky.social

Yeah, lovely ale. And ale is great word. Ale #Ale @shepherdneame.bsky.social

A man who was, until recently, ‘one of the locals’ has taken over running Shepherd Neame pub The Deal Hoy, in Deal, Kent beertoday.co.uk/2025/08/20/d... #pub #pubnews @shepherdneame.bsky.social

Broadstairs Folk Week is back on Friday with Shepherd Neame proud to be among the sponsors for another year. The line-up at our pubs, the Royal Albion Hotel, Neptunes Hall & The Wrotham Arms is here: shepherdneame.co.uk/events/broad... Plus our award-winning beers will be at the Festival Bar 🍻

We are delighted to let you know 5 of our beers won at the national drinks industry awards from the British Bottlers’ Institute (BBI) - 1698 & Spitfire Amber Ale received gold; India Pale Ale silver & Singha & Whitstable Bay Pale Ale received Diplomas. An amazing achievement👏👏

Shepherd Neame have launched their first cold IPA, a beer that has been fermented at a colder temperature than usual beertoday.co.uk/2025/08/01/c... #beer #beernews #ipa @shepherdneame.bsky.social

Completed the @shepherdneame.bsky.social Horse & Groom, Wilmington walk this morning. Ornithologically quiet but pleased for find Butcher’s-broom, an ancient wood indicator, at Pax Wood. A few Gatekeepers & Speckled Woods about. An interesting Carder spotted, Brown-banded, Common or Moss?

Our Visitor Centre and Brewery Tour has won one of the highest accolades on Tripadvisor, after being recognised in the Travelers’ Choice® Awards for 2025 as one of the top 10% of listings around the world according to Tripadvisor’s reviews. It also won the accolade last year 🎉🎉

Walked the @shepherdneame.bsky.social Kings Head, Wye pub walk this morning. The highlight were at least 6 Yellowhammers calling around Wye, Bilting & Boughton Aluph area. Few other birds seen or heard. Gatekeepers were the most numerous butterflies. Banded Demoiselle at the Great Stour & a Darter.

We staged our third year of Shakespeare with Sheps live theatre in collaboration with The Changeling Theatre last week as Shakespeare’s romantic romp Twelfth Night came to The Old Brewery Store inside our Brewery in Faversham. The tour runs until August 17 🍻🎭

Marauders, buccaneers & landlubbers mingled on the banks of Faversham Creek at the weekend as the Faversham Pirate Festival took over town.⁠ Shepherd Neame was proud to be among the sponsors for the event, organised by Faversham Town Council, which was back after a successful first year last year 🏴‍☠️

Ahoy there mateys! It’s the Faversham Pirate Festival today, and Shepherd Neame is proud to be among the sponsors. Enjoy pirate displays, sea shanties, nautical games, food, drink and plenty more, all between 10am to 6pm. More info here: favershamtowncouncil.gov.uk/.../faversha.... Tally ho!

We are proud to be the official supplier for the 153rd The Open this summer, which starts on Sunday (July 13) and runs until July 20. The original Thai beer, Singha, which we brew under licence at our Faversham Brewery, is the Official Beer for the event ⛳

Deal Pride will be held this Saturday (July 12) and Shepherd Neame is proud to be among the sponsors this year. The event will see a parade leaving Alfred Square from 11am, followed by a party atmosphere on Walmer Green from 12 noon with music, food & a market 🎉

@shepherdneame.bsky.social The Bishop’s Finger in #Canterbury near #Whitstable where the #PeoplePersonnel #Novel is set! #HR #CatLady #SerialKiller #Comedy #Thriller set in #Whitstable #BookSky #BookTok #BookNote #Bookstagra & at: amzn.to/3FTbuDs

The Spirit of Tenterden Festival is back from today 'til Sunday & Shepherd Neame is proud to be among the sponsors. Offering live music, street food & family entertainment, head to the recreation ground to find out more. And if you're in town, pop in to our pub, The Vine, for some refreshment!

Shepherd Neame is among the line-up of brewers at City Beerfest in London’s Guildhall Yard today. One of London’s most anticipated summer events, it offers live music, street food & over 40 different beers - with all profits from the event going to The Lord Mayor’s Appeal🍻

We're teaming up with MAD Fest London the UK’s biggest, buzziest & boldest marketing festival, which runs from today 'til Thursday for the first time. Our refreshing Session IPA First Drop (4.3%) & our new stout, Iron Wharf (4%) will be available along with Bear Island Triple Hopped Lager. Cheers🍻

Faversham Open Gardens is back this Sunday with 27 gardens opening their gates & offering a warm welcome - and Shepherd Neame is proud to support it once again. All gardens are within walking distance. Access is by ticket/handbook. More here: ngs.org.uk/gardens/fave... #opengardens

We are delighted to let you know that Shepherd Neame picked up the Hospitality, Hotel & Leisure Family Business of the Year award at the Family Business of the Year Awards last week. We were also shortlisted in two other categories 🎉🎉

This week we’re raising a glass to wonderful wine as it’s English Wine Week… At Shepherd Neame, we are committed to working with local, family-owned & independent growers. With more great weather coming it’s the perfect time to try some English wines. Cheers! #EnglishWineWeek 🥂

We’ve introduced a refreshing new cask ale to our permanent range – Creekside Juicy IPA(4%) which takes its name from Faversham Creek which runs through the heart of our home town. A pale golden Juicy IPA, it is made with a combination of 4 different hops. More here: snea.me/creekside-ne... #cask

Ensconced with a ginger beer in a very nice village @shepherdneame.bsky.social pub in Kent, ahead of Kitchener descendant meet-up in Sandwich this week Shepherd Neame were kind enough to agree to a blue plaque to commemorate the rescue at the Bell Hotel in Sandwich, organised @theajruk.bsky.social

Looking for a pub garden to soak up the sun in, with a cold beer in hand? We’ve rounded up 10 of our best which also have sea views to savour. See our round-up here: www.shepherdneame.co.uk/10-pubs-besi... 🏖️ #beergardens

With Visit Kent Leaders today, touring @shepherdneame.bsky.social Brewery & discussing business. We fed back to @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social on tax burden (e.g. Employer NI) & statutory legislation inhibiting investment in visitor experiences & staff. LOVED the light fitting made out of beer bottles!

A big thank to @shepherdneame.bsky.social for the latest addition to the #KPBA goody bags. Everyone attending the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony will receive a bottle of beer or lager and a pair of sunglasses - perfect for this weather! 😎 🍺