69 IPA
Lovibonds Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.11
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Lovibonds 69 IPA is not a boring, middle of the road IPA. We're not quite sure how British IPAs have evolved into such low gravity pints of hop-lessness. 69 IPA is part of a new generation of IPAs, one that fuses the great history of IPA with modern hops and techniques.
You may not be aware, but craft brewers in the States are now producing some of the most remarkable, flavoursome and diverse beers in the world. IPA is a style that they have embraced with vigour and 69 IPA is a nod to our brothers and sisters across the pond, who serve as a guide and inspiration for this beer.
At 6.9% abv, our IPA has the strength of an original IPA, but is infused with the modern aromas and flavours of the USA's finest Centennial and Columbus hops.
You may not be aware, but craft brewers in the States are now producing some of the most remarkable, flavoursome and diverse beers in the world. IPA is a style that they have embraced with vigour and 69 IPA is a nod to our brothers and sisters across the pond, who serve as a guide and inspiration for this beer.
At 6.9% abv, our IPA has the strength of an original IPA, but is infused with the modern aromas and flavours of the USA's finest Centennial and Columbus hops.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Red Squirrel 270312
Dark orange amber, very hazy, thin white head, bit of lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, grassy hops. golden sugars, bit of nutty butterscotch, bitter sweet nose
Taste of caramel malts, some light toffee, grassy hops, bit nutty, sweet golden syrup, bit of butterscotch candy
Palate - quite dry, quite viscous texture, citrus tangy. Finish as main flavour, bitter slightly tangy, some scorched butterscotch.
Overall - It’s quite a good IPA but I’m not sure about that bit of butterscotch in there
Dark orange amber, very hazy, thin white head, bit of lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, grassy hops. golden sugars, bit of nutty butterscotch, bitter sweet nose
Taste of caramel malts, some light toffee, grassy hops, bit nutty, sweet golden syrup, bit of butterscotch candy
Palate - quite dry, quite viscous texture, citrus tangy. Finish as main flavour, bitter slightly tangy, some scorched butterscotch.
Overall - It’s quite a good IPA but I’m not sure about that bit of butterscotch in there
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2012
at 11:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG August 2011, The Rake. Golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with biscuit character, and some grapefruit hops. Dry and malty flavour with citrus hops and medium bitterness.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2011
at 13:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Port Street Beer House, 15th November 2011. Good clean IPA, refreshing beer, I enjoyed this one
Tried
on 16 Nov 2011
at 06:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ chriso. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2011
at 07:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ The Rake, London. During RBESG 11. Pours cloudy golden with a small white head and lacings. Peach, fruit, yeast and rubber. Smooth. A bit of a homebrew feel.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2011
at 06:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled@The Chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011 "Donkey Dork Lord Edition". Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, citrus, earth and some mild malts. Flavour is fruity, wooden, earthy, grassy and quite bitter with some slight malts to balance it up a bit. Not very inspiring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2011
at 04:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chris O’s pre GBBF shindig, 2011. Cloudy orange pour with a white head. Crisp citrus nose. Lemon rind and tangerine flavours. Fruit burst on the palate. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2011
at 14:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hazy amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, yeasty and rather hoppy - peach and grapefruit. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and bitter finish. 020711
Tried
on 15 Jul 2011
at 10:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Rake. It pours cloudy orange-amber, with a thin foamy white head and moderate (but sharp) carbonation. The nose is cheese, pine, sweet orange and earth. The taste is pine, resin, grass, biscuit, orange pith, dust, earth, metal and alcohol warmth, with a long bitter-dry finish. A more than decent IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2011
at 05:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle thanks to the ever generous and wonderful couple that are Fin and Loz. They got me this as part of my race to 10k so thanks for the beer and the rate. Pours a copper gold colour with a faint haze. lasting near white head. Cheesey earthy American hop aroma. Some satsuma and clementine aroma. Its a prwtty decent US style IPA. It has lots of gops lots of sherberty hoppy bitterness on the finish. Once you get some of the carbonation out of it the mouthfeel is quite creamy. Cheesey hop aroma gives way to likeable arresting flavour and mouthfeel. Finish is best part ot the beer. Really quite an aggressive likeable IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2011
at 11:38