Gold Reserve
Lovibonds Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Wheat Regular|
Score
6.57
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You’ve heard of barley wine, well we are calling this a Wheat Wine, what we believe was the first of its kind in the UK.
We took our popular Henley Gold recipe to the extreme by bumping up the wheat.
To try and cut the heaviness from that much wheat we added our weight in local honey and fermented with our Henley Gold yeast strain and then patiently cold conditioned for 6 months prior to bottling.
We took our popular Henley Gold recipe to the extreme by bumping up the wheat.
To try and cut the heaviness from that much wheat we added our weight in local honey and fermented with our Henley Gold yeast strain and then patiently cold conditioned for 6 months prior to bottling.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at The Cask & Kitchen, Pimlico, London, 29.12.10 Pours hazy amber with just a tiny rim of bubbles. Sweetish smelling aroma with some honey and a light floral note but then a nail varnish waft. Quite thick in the mouth, sweet, with honey and floral things going on again the alcohol is noticeable but keeps reasonably well behind the scenes considering the strength. It’s ok but I’m glad that I saw it on tap as I would have been a tad disappointed if I’d have shelled out £11 or £12 a bottle, as it was paying £4 a half for what was comfortably only the fourth best of the beers that I had in this place today shows that I wasn’t overly impressed. A6 A3 T7 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2010
at 23:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at the Rake. Pours clear, rich gold with a medium, white head. Strong wheat and sugar aroma, some light fruits. Flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol, sugar, honey and bread. Perhaps some more fruit. Medium to full in body with fine, effervescent carbonation. Warming finish with sweet, heavy wheat notes. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Dec 2010
at 03:00
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Rake. Pale gold. Thin white head. Its aa slightly plasticky wheat beer. Its a little sweet and syrupy. It feels good in the mouth but not my beer flavour andvnot at 3 quid a third!!!
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2010
at 08:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Utobeer Market Stall. Honey coloured pour with a white head. Toffee, honey and caramel aromas. More honey in the flavour (unsurprisingly) with a dash of caramel and butterscotch. Definitely a dessert wine feel. Sweet, malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2010
at 08:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cL bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours dark and hazy deep orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry spiced and fruity hoppy. Btter, caramelish and light fruity note. Mild citric note. Dry and phenolic into the finish. Citric and bitter finish. Mild fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2010
at 01:19
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Clear golden with a tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with malty and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with malty and caramel notes. Finished extr. sweet. Sweeter than most.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2010
at 15:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Sweet malty nose with honeyish accents. Solid body, sweet honey and malt with fruity notes. No bitterness. 030110
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2010
at 14:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 75cl. @ WSF.[ Courtesy of Phil ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy wheaty, aspargess water, honey. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090530]
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2009
at 11:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks Phil. Slightly hazy dull straw. Some malt on the nose, with light glue notes. Very sweet, honeyish in its softness. Interesting. Very sweet, not heavy though, with a light almost junipery berry note.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2009
at 05:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ WSF. Pours a clear golden with a off white head. Nose is sweet. Wheat, smoke and rubber. Some sweet orange and alcohol. Smooth palate. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2009
at 13:56