Lhasa Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Lhasa, Tibet
Owned by Carlsberg Group International Head Office

Established in 1988

Contact
Sela North Road, Chengguan, Lhasa, Tibet
Description
Lhasa Beer is a super premium quality all-natural, all-malt lager beer made with the world's finest ingredients including Himalayan Spring Water, Saaz hops, yeast, and a maximum possible quantity of Tibetan barley. The native Tibetan barley, unlike most barley varieties in the world, has no hull. Thus it adds to the beer's body and gives it an extra dimension of flavor while eliminating some of the undesirable astringency that can come from the grain hulls.

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4.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle. Pours clear yellow-orange with a medium white head that laces well. Aroma is grain, grass, a bit of corn syrup. Flavor is mild grain, a bit of corn syrup, some grass. Finish is dry, very lightly bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2012 at 17:23

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Medium head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt and hoos. Surprisingly good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2012 at 21:55

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Pale yellow with foamy fast dissipating head. Light lacing. Aroma is hay, lemon and maizey. Light flavour, light body, some adjunct, some oil Tastes like it was made for tourists.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2012 at 17:15

6.9/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sweet and surprisingly complex aroma of honey, hay, and even toffee is prominent. Milky golden, full of floaties, thin head. Medium body, sweet honey flavor initially, finishes grassy. Good stuff.
Tried on 31 Mar 2012 at 18:20

2.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Can, found at the Tibetan cafe on Nanluoguxiang, Beijing. Slight golden-straw colour and nothing even close to a head. Heavier body than Green Barley, with a little sticky malt. Quick and bland, and old-school Chinese lager.
Tried from Can on 06 Sep 2011 at 13:38

3.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
12 ounce bottle courtesy of Butters at the 14th Richmond Ratebeer Gathering, 3/19/11. Pours a hazy pale golden color with a medium creamy white head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of grain, corn, mushrooms and a musty note. The taste is grant, peach-like fruit notes and some dusty, musty notes. Thin-medium bodied. Weird beer.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2011 at 19:44

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz bottle shared by ArgoO. Hazy yellow-orange. Mellow cream corn, sweet. No real hop presence. Thin, oily head. Sessionable, but not even close to World Class. One dimensional.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2011 at 12:24

4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
MN Ratebeer Winter Gathering, January 29, 2011. Thanks for the Tibetian tick, Bob. Yellow. light flavor, drinkable enough, like would I would call a tropical lager. this is a solid pale lager.
Tried on 12 Mar 2011 at 18:30

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle as shown. Pours a clear orange golden with a medium creamy white head that lasts awhile leaving good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a sweet corn malt and cereal. Medium mouthfeel and a bit watery with a corn malt and cereal flavor. Not too much with this pale lager from Carlsberg.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2010 at 00:24

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle: Poured a light yellow color lager with a small pure white bubbly head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma of light crisp hops is quite subtle with lightly sweet malt notes. Taste somewhat bland with light notes of Saaz hops and a lightly sweet malt backbone. Carbonation is too low for style and this is too boring to be a regular beer around my place.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2010 at 12:29