Dark Reserve No.1
Lovibonds Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.90
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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 whiskey barrels for 6 months.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle originally purchased at Utobeer. It pours darkest brown with quickly dissipating medium beige head. The nose is roasty, earth, sweet vanilla, caramel, mild chocolate, wood and toasted coconut. The taste is roasted malt, toast wood, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, tangy dark fruit, chocolate and caramel. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty solid, but lacks any great depth. Tasty nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2013
at 05:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
11th May 2011
April 2008 bottle. Dark brown beer, good bit short lived pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry. Mild dark malts but very tangy - bordering on sour. Just a slight woody note. Finishes semi dry with tangy aftertaste. The barrelling here seems to impart sourness rather than smoothness. It’s okay but expensive for what it is.
April 2008 bottle. Dark brown beer, good bit short lived pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry. Mild dark malts but very tangy - bordering on sour. Just a slight woody note. Finishes semi dry with tangy aftertaste. The barrelling here seems to impart sourness rather than smoothness. It’s okay but expensive for what it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2012
at 10:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown wxcellent fully lasting head. Dark red-amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderatre bitter wonderfull flavor. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2012
at 00:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Jan (fonefan); bb 2011-12, G208, bottle 5/500
Dark brown color; medium sized beige compact head; although not the most difficult to remove, I find the wax on the cap annoying. No information on the whiskey type, but it really has an aroma of Bourbon; hence vanilla, and some roasted malts, nuts. The mouthfeel is weaker than the gravity would suggest, a bit dry, with a fairly pleasant flavor of dry dark caramel and dry chocolate, and a vanilla/Bourbon vein; ordinary bitterness. The final is rather short
This cask doesn’t add much to this kind of beer, maybe it would be more suitable for a bigger and sweeter beer; it’s nevertheless appreciated.
Dark brown color; medium sized beige compact head; although not the most difficult to remove, I find the wax on the cap annoying. No information on the whiskey type, but it really has an aroma of Bourbon; hence vanilla, and some roasted malts, nuts. The mouthfeel is weaker than the gravity would suggest, a bit dry, with a fairly pleasant flavor of dry dark caramel and dry chocolate, and a vanilla/Bourbon vein; ordinary bitterness. The final is rather short
This cask doesn’t add much to this kind of beer, maybe it would be more suitable for a bigger and sweeter beer; it’s nevertheless appreciated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2012
at 11:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly woody aroma. Fruity malty woody caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty weak woody caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2012
at 01:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of wood, brettanomyces, caramel, and a bit of whiskey. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, wood, whiskey, and caramel, as well as a bit of brettanomyces, leading to a lightly tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2012
at 13:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and chocolate. Smooth, dark malty and chocolate. Bitter and chocolate dense malty. Smooth whiskey into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2012
at 13:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
clear dark amber smooth light brown head. roasted malty aroma, hops balance, but subdued. flavor is roasted malts, sweetness, rye, brown sugar, faint wood.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2012
at 13:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a clear, dark reddish brown with a small off-white head. Sweet roasty nose with some greasy British hops. Medium body, sweet fruit, sweet roast. Some astringent bitterness from a fairly unsophisticated, raw bitterness. Not bad just not anythitng spectacular. 220312
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2012
at 13:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Taste at the brewery, 11th February 2012. Dark beer, strong whiskey aroma, peaty whiskey taste, nice barrel aged example
Tried
on 13 Feb 2012
at 13:18