Lovibonds Brewery Dark Reserve No.4

Dark Reserve No.4

 

Lovibonds Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter - Imperial Special Out of Production
Score
7.67
ABV: 10.8% IBU: - Ticks: 16
Lovibonds Dark Reserve is a barrel aged Porter 10.8% abv. We took our popular Henley Dark recipe and made it a little bit stronger. After fermentation we patiently aged this beer in our Henley cellars in Makers Mark Bourbon barrels for 1 year. 1 of only 500 individually numbered bottles.
 

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8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle # 371 at home, 28th May 16. Pours an elegant dark brown black. Aroma is slight barrel, vanilla, liquor. Taste is so smooth and so well integrated, barrel, bourbon, vanilla, slight liquorice, decadent and so well crafted, drinks so easy for the 11.2. Pleased I have more of this.

Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2016 at 14:28


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

How: Bottle.
Where: RBESG 15 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Vinous, raisin, dried fruit, vanilla, chocolate.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Vinous, bourbon, vanilla, dried fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2015 at 01:26


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has roasted malt, alcohol, and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes roasted malt, alcohol, over ripe fruits, and straw, leading to a dry roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2015 at 11:17


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle@RBESG2015, Copenhagen - Black pour with beige head. Aroma and taste is roasted malty with some caramel and chocolate notes, dark fruits, spices, nice mouthfeel, good brew this!

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2015 at 11:04


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

75 cl bottle. Pours dakr brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is overripe fruity and toasted malty. Dark malty, dense caramelish and toasted malty. Bitter, roasted and dark malty. Dry and toasted malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2015 at 10:45


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at The Cad’s 10 year get together. Many thanks to Fin,. Dark mahogany brown / reddy coloured pour with a loose cream head. Aroma is big Bourbon, booze, vanilla, plum fruits. Flavour is nice and rounded, creme caramel, vanilla, plummy, jammy fruits. Warming Bourbon barrel in the finish. Palate is velvety smooth, slightly creamy. Lingering wood.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2015 at 14:16


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared during the Cad’s 10th anniversary bash - Clerkenwell, London. Thanks to Fin! Pours deep brown with a creamy tan head. The aroma has notes of dark fruits, light chocolate, plum, raisin. Medium to hearty sweet flavor with ripe dark fruits, lots of raisins, dates. Full bodied with fine carbonation and velvety texture. Lightly warming and sticky in the finish, with some woody dryness, more dark fruits, mellow cocoa. Rich and decadent. Wonderful.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2015 at 12:45


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Craig’s. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of wood, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, boozy. Taste is more of the same, light liquorice. Boozy, whisky finish.
Dregs run tasting

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2015 at 10:50


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, vanilla, toffee, soap, taste is dry, vanilla, toffee, oak, coconut.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2015 at 16:59


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle @ The Cad’s 10yr Shindig. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty woody bourbon vanilla and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty woody vanilla bourbon chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty woody bourbon chocolate and vanilla finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2015 at 09:20