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Spitfire Lager

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🌍 United Kingdom · Pale Lager · One of 1 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Shepherd Neame's lager detour — a pale lager with full body but discreet hopping (only 14 IBU), a vanilla note up front per the brewery's Cyclops descriptor. The name Spitfire refers to the RAF fighter of the Battle of Britain — the Faversham brewery sits in the heart of Kent, where the Spitfires were stationed. The Amber Ale sibling is better known, but this lager has its own following.

ABV
4%
Bitterness
Mild14 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led

Beer DNA

Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
noble hop
Malt character
bready
Fermentation & yeast
clean
Distinctive notes
vanilla
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About Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, crisp, refreshing character as Spitfire Lager will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Spitfire Lager

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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