Lao Brewery (Beerlao)

Commercial Brewery in Vientiane, Laos 🇱🇦
Owned by Carlsberg Group International Head Office

Established in 1973

Contact
Km.12 Thadeua Road, Hatsayfong District, Vientiane, Laos
Description
Lao Brewery Co Ltd was established in 1973 and is now a joint venture company owned by the Carlsberg Group and the Lao government. The company has grown significantly over the past 20 years and now has more than 2500 employees. It is highly rated in Laos.

The flagship of the company is Beerlao - a strong national beer brand with a 95% market share that has received international awards for quality.

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3.4/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
330ml bottle from local supermarket, Chiang Mai. Murky yellow body, very ripe banana, banana bread, rice crackers, hints of citrus. Fuller bodied, smooth, and rather carbonated. It feels and tastes like you chewed on a piece of banana for quite some time and then had a sip of lager. Now, why would you want that?
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2026 at 17:19

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from local supermarket, Chiang Mai. Amber body, medium head quickly diminishing leaving a filmy layer on top. Sweet malt, tropical fruits: mango, pineapple, lychee and grapefruit, some herbal notes. Rather smooth and softly carbonated.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2026 at 15:41

Tried in Shanghai, China
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2026 at 23:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
330ml bottle from Big C Market Pantip, Chiangmai. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is toffee, light hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, toffee, woody hop bitter palate. A rather simple beer and not so bad IMO.
Tried from Bottle from Big C Market Pantip Chiangmai on 03 Mar 2026 at 14:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
It is an average lager, perfect with the wet weather in Ventiane, malty, some hop, well balanced, tasting it during my trip in Laos in 2006, so a really long time ago.
Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2025 at 08:43

4.5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 5
Bottle from supermarked in Bangkok. Straw coloured, no head, sweet, could have used a bit more carbonation, slick and ok.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2025 at 18:17

5.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Dorada limpia de espuma blanca, abundante cremosa y de retención media. Buen aspecto. Aroma a cereal, ligeramente floral. En boca es muy ligera, poco carbónica, maltosa y cereal pero menos dulzona que la mayoría de lager asiáticas, y de amargor entre bajo y moderado. Bebible
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2025 at 15:19

4.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Can from random Supermarket, Luang Prabang.
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2025 at 13:57

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2025 at 14:47

4.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
Luang Prabang supermarket.
Tried on 14 Jul 2025 at 12:04