Lovibonds Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Henley-on-Thames,
Oxfordshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Lovibonds Brewery Shop
- Out of business
Established in 2005
Closed in 2025
Contact
Friar Parl Stables, Badgemore, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4NR, England
Description
Pioneers in the UK craft beer movement. We’ve brewed award winning American style craft beer since 2005
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the vintage. Pours golden amber, sweet and fruity orange taste, Not too fizzy. --- Beer merged from original tick of Lager Boy on 23 May 2013 at 14:17 - Score: 7. Original review text: Keg. Sweet and fruity orange taste, Not too fizzy.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 02:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Keg at Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours clear golden, light fruit, ginger and lemon, too fizzy.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 02:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the vintage. Pours hazy golden, nose is funky, lemon, taste is sour fruit up front, dry toffee finish.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 02:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
In bottle Fin picked up direct from Lovibonds, Henley, Loz, Ang’ and Julio’ shared at Moncada brewery in company, Friday 6th February 2015 Aroma is a little whisky and also vanilla and yet a dab of perfume also detected. Some initial warmth, lots of chocolate, it’s got a lovely fruity but also soft toasty edge, lots of wonderful cocoa. A superb beer, perhaps just a little hot at the moment, and few months down the line this is going to improve further. Pours black but not as black as the very dense looking Hopping Frog BA Doris. I must get back to Lovibonds and stock up on a couple more, easily the best so far of this Dark Reserve series IMHO. Well done Jeff! A8 A4 T8 P5 Ov17 4.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2015
at 23:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Craft 100 - CBC Clapham, London. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. Crispy cereal on the nose with light dough and lemon. Light to medium sweet flavor with pleasant dry biscuits and cereal, a bit of lemon rind bitterness, some hay, grain. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty dry on the finish with more sweet cereal and biscuits, subtle citrus pith, grain husk, rind, a bit of white bread. Great pale lager.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2015
at 15:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at BrewDog Shoreditch - London. Pours hazy purple with a creamy reddish head. Inviting nose, some berry fruits. Light-medium sweet flavor with refreshing berry tartness, Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Cleansing and lightly drying to close, with more tart berries, mild acidity. Solid.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2015
at 01:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Lovibonds, 24th December 14. Pours light straw, slight head, aroma is fresh hops, not so aromatic. The taste is clean and fresh and refreshing. ABV unknown approx 5%,
Tried
on 24 Dec 2014
at 09:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Brewdog Camden, London. Pours dark brown with lasting off-white head. Roasted malts, nuts, dark fruits, caramel and light coffee. Medium sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Camden
on 30 Nov 2014
at 08:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Brewdog Camden, London. Pours golden with white head. Citrus, zesty, spicy, some wheat and banana. Drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Camden
on 30 Nov 2014
at 08:25
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Brewdog Camden. Pours golden with white head. Grassy, grainy and floral. Disliked it, will re-rate it if I get a chance.
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Camden
on 30 Nov 2014
at 08:21