Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale is brewed by Britain’s oldest brewer - Shepherd Neame, an independent family brewery founded in the heart of East Kent’s hop country at Faversham in 1698.
The Bishops Finger Charter decrees that it is brewed only on Fridays and then only by the Head Brewer using an antique Russian teak mash tun. He takes mineral water from the brewery's own 200 ft deep artesian well and adds Kentish malt from Denne Hill Farm and East Kent Goldings hops.
Bishops Finger has been awarded Protective Geographic Indicator status by the European Union, which means it is the only beer in the world which can be called a Kentish strong ale.