Henderson's Best
Henderson Brewing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.86
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Henderson’s flagship, Henderson’s Best, is a modern take on classic English Ale; refreshing, with a mild floral nose and an ABV of 5.5%. To create this beer, we tried to imagine the beer first brewed in Toronto at the beginning of the 19th century and how it would have changed and matured over the 215 years between then and now. That recipe, tweaked throughout 2015 became Henderson’s Best. Best won an award at the 2016 (Bronze) and 2017 (Gold) Ontario Brewing Awards. Henderson’s Best is moderately hopped, with caramel and malt-forward flavour. Well-balanced, smooth, and easy-drinking.
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8/10
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Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2025
at 19:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650ml Bomber from the lcbo. Clear Copper pour with a medium white head. Very bready, and malty, with some nice toffee and caramel notes. Good UK hops and some nice minerals. Solid mouth feel, soft carb. Finish is lightly bitter, and solid UK hops with great cereals. Solid bitter.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473ml can from Nick R. Chestnut brown pour is topped by a rocky beige head. Sweet toasted malt aroma hints at toffee and toasted nuts. Flavor is smooth and malty. Sweet caramel and earthy notes. Some hop bitterness on backend. Very true to the style.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 04:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can from Systembolaget. Malty aroma. Lovely mahogany. Little sediment. Strange to claim this is like an English ale, I mean yeh a little bit but its too bitch and malty thick. Spirit like boozy ending..doesn't do it for me to be honest.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2024
at 16:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear bronze colour, head is firm beige white. Nose is bready, hay, leaf, somewahat spicy. Fairly sweet, malty upfront with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel with long bitter finish. Clean and easy to drink, well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2024
at 05:52
7/10
Copper,white lace.malty,hoppy.quite smooth. low/medium bitterness.medium body.lots of flavour. Bbe:02/2025, canned: 07/03/2024
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2024
at 19:26
6/10
0,473 litre Can, from Systembolaget Strömstad Centrum, at home. Amber with offwhite head. Malts, hops, yeast, Caramel, some bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2024
at 19:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bronsjefarget med beige skum. Lukter karamell, mørkt brød. Smaker karamell og mørke stenfrukter.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2024
at 16:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 47,3 cl. Pours a clear, nutty brown with a small, beige head. Odd nutty/perfumy nose. Medium body, more familiar notes now of biscuit, nuts and crystal malts. A toffee, toasty even smoky hint. No real bitterness. 290724
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2024
at 14:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473 ml can from Systembolaget. Slightly hazy amber colour with a dense lightly tanned head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, floral hoppy notes, toasted bread, and fruits. The taste is light bitter. Medium body. Drying fruity finish. Nice Bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2024
at 18:35