(College Beer Club) Lovibond's XXXX
Meantime in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.33
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Lovibond’s 1864 XXXX is a facinating insight into the lost world of nineteenth century strong ales. These were exactly the kind of beers that failed to survive the triple blow of Temperance, the Boer War and the Great War. They were also beers that were greatly prized and appreciated by our great grandfathers, who would have thought nothing of placing a bottle on the dining room table.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tasting at Papsø’s, corked bottle 8/120
Hazy dark blond color, small head. Light aroma, some malt and vegetables. Sweet flavor, some malt, some yeast and vegetables, correct bitterness, and quite evident alcohol feeling. Drinkable but not very professional.
Hazy dark blond color, small head. Light aroma, some malt and vegetables. Sweet flavor, some malt, some yeast and vegetables, correct bitterness, and quite evident alcohol feeling. Drinkable but not very professional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2012
at 14:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at papsø tasting. cloudy orange, smooth white head. really mild aroma, slightly malty. flavor is malty, slightly flowry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2011
at 04:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml.[ Bottle # 8/120 ]. Unclear medium orange colour with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, tart hops. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110918]
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2011
at 23:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, mild hops citrusy. Bitter, grassy, light citrusy and bone dry flavoured. Bitter, subdued citrusy and persisting dry finish. Light alcohol presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2011
at 06:37
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with no head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and a bit of fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, honey, wet hay, and malt, leading to a dry finish. Odd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2011
at 04:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Bottle # 8/120. Pours a hazy golden with hardly any head at all. Subtle fruity aroma. Solid body, close to completely flat, sweet fruits, phenols and British hops. Almost syrupy. Rather primitive hop finish. Poor. 180911
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2011
at 04:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
14th June 2011
Bottle 4/120. Hazy amber beer, small bubbly white head. Dry palate. smooth and low carbonation. Dry malt. Resinous hop - orange and grapefruit leading to a dry bitterness. Very dry finish. Normally I’m not fond of a beer so dry but the resinous hop kept me coming back again and again and within a disgracefully short amount of time I had polished the whole 750 off! A drinkable and tasty beer!
Bottle 4/120. Hazy amber beer, small bubbly white head. Dry palate. smooth and low carbonation. Dry malt. Resinous hop - orange and grapefruit leading to a dry bitterness. Very dry finish. Normally I’m not fond of a beer so dry but the resinous hop kept me coming back again and again and within a disgracefully short amount of time I had polished the whole 750 off! A drinkable and tasty beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2011
at 03:54