Birthday Blend
Lua Brewing in Des Moines, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Special|
Score
8.07
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A thoughtful blend of some of our most prized, complex barrels. 4 threads of different barleywine and old ale recipes aged 18-35 months in a variety of spirit barrels. A true cuvée, crafted for one of the finest pups to grace this Earth. Happy 13th Birthday, Lua!
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @MBCC 2025, Yellow Session. Oily black, no head. Rich dark malty aroma, barrel, bourbon. Sweet flavour, strong bourbon booze, rich sweet dark malt, roast and choc.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2025
at 12:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
MBCC 2025.
Tried
on 23 May 2025
at 08:31
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
MBCC. Black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Very sweet finish with heavy alcohol. Oily, soft and boozy. 230525
Tried
on 23 May 2025
at 08:29
9.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
23/5/2025. Draft at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen. Yellow session.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2025
at 08:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at MBCC 2025, yellow session. Pours dark brown. Bready malts, brown sugar, bourbon barrels on the nose. Flavour has tons of bourbon barrels, roasted malts, dark molasses. Great.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2025
at 03:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mikkeller Haven Bar KBH
on 31 Mar 2025
at 10:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Guest tap atb3 sons. Heavy stuff. 4oz pour all you need but so delicious and trouble. Dark soy sauce pour with oily legs. Nose is barrel, liquor and molasses. Tatses of soy sauce, bourbon, woody, port wine. Thick and syrupy palate.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2025
at 23:23