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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4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 5
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a pale pilsener golden with a small, creamy, white head. Lightly sweet aroma of brewing cereal. Medium body with a slight skunkiness that fortunately is overpowered by sweetish malt and brewing cereal. No bitterness. 170706
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2006 at 13:39

2.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottled (brewed 06/05/2005)
Pale golden, small white head. Light diacetylic, harsh grassy hops in the aroma. Harsh, sweet malty, rice is evident. Quite typical low quality tropical lager.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2006 at 08:13

2.4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
A hazy light yellow beer with no head. Both the aroma and flavor are sour as if brewing cereal has been used, but also hoppy. Should probably not be drunk on a Danish winters night, but rather on a humid hot day in Laos.
Tried on 22 Jan 2005 at 17:47

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tasted in Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Savannakhet, Pakse, Tad Lo and Don Khong, Laos...as opposed to every other rater here

Golden colour. Grassy-fruity hop aroma. Some light pale malt notes. Full body. Moderate bitterness (20 IBUs). Grassy hop note is well balanced by clean pale malts. Well-made. An example of what the pale lager style can and should be. Not that it will blow you away - it probably won’t, but it is an excellent example of its style. Ten days in Laos and I didn’t get bored of it at all. Compare that with my one-night fling with Singha...
Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2004 at 08:32

3.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Nice clear yellow color, huge sticky white head. Horrible acidic, sour aroma. Vomit like. NASTY!! Thank god it had virtually no flavor or aftertaste. I didn’t stick around with this to see what happened when it warmed up slightly, but I would recommend trying this very cold.
Tried on 01 Aug 2004 at 13:04

2.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
Cheap beer aroma. Watery, watery, watery....................................
Tried on 04 Aug 2002 at 15:22

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Pale yellow. Light bodied, mealy, almost sourish. Some bitterness...........
Tried on 03 Jan 2002 at 17:24