Lovibonds Brewery

Microbrewery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Lovibonds Brewery Shop - Out of business

Established in 2005

Closed in 2025

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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

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7.1/10 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

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From tap at the Rake. Pours hazy orange with a fully gone head. Aroma is peachy and grapefruity. Thick hoppy, grapefruity and peachy hoppy initial flavoured. Thick malty and hops fruity. Dry and bitter into the finish. Rich fruity and bitter finish. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2010 at 03:37

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From tap at the Rake. Pours clear and deep brown to amber with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malty and vague fruity. Breadish, dark malty, bitter and dry flavoured. Roasted and slight acidic malty flavoured into the finish.
Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2010 at 03:36

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap at the Rake, thanks to Mes for a pour of this. Pours clear and golden yellow with no head. Aroma is fruity and mild acidic. Barnyard smooth and slight acidic. Acidic, fruity and barnyard aromatic flavoured. Shivering sour. Ends dry and acidic. Will likely get even better with some longer aging.
Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2010 at 03:35

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at The Rake. Pours cloudy orange with no head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight fruity. Malty and slight fruity flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Nice and easy.
Tried from Cask on 19 Nov 2010 at 03:34

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Tap at the Rake. Pours a rich, cloudy gold with a fluffy, white head. Strong hop aroma with melon, pine and some bread. Fairly sweet flavor with notes of honey and caramel. Plenty of bitterness, with more melon and fine citrus. Also hints of bubblegum. Body is full, like a DIPA, and the carbonation is soft to fine. Finishes sweet with pineapple and melon, light, bready malts, faint toast, and some sticky, resinous hops. Perhaps a bit heavy-handed in some aspects, but overall this was a good drink.
Tried from Draft on 16 Nov 2010 at 07:06

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy, honey-amber with a creamy, white head. Light caramel aroma with some citrus tartness. Flavor has some light sweetness, but there is a fairly strong bitterness that overpowers the flavor profile. Earthy bitterness with some grapefruit. There are touches toasted malts as well. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Finishes with lingering hops. Unfortunately I think this beer is slightly out of code, but it is still decent.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2010 at 05:22

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
On tap at the brewery in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. An amber coloured pour with a floral, hoppy aroma. Tastes rather light, slightly bitter/sweet, fruity.
Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2010 at 09:25

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire a couple of months back. Brewed by a man from Wisconsin living in England. Golden coloured pour with a smallish white head. Fruity, hoppy aroma. Fresh tasting, hoppy, citrus fruit, pine, dry. Nice stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2010 at 09:20

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. A deep amber coloured pour with medium head. Smokey, malty aroma. Tastes malty, chocolatey, fruity, caramel.
Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2010 at 09:13