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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4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at Kraken Bar, Vientiane. Was expecting more witbier but got some strange very sweet cloudy lager. A mess of sweet flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2023 at 00:52

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at street food stand in Vientiane. Standard macro dark lager aroma. Altbier look. Sweet malty ending.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2023 at 00:51

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap and bottle in Vientiane. Aroma is mostly absent. Low carbonation. Incredibly easy to drink (which was put to test by locals at Kraken Bar) with a watery and slightly sweet taste. On first trying there was an unpleasant fizzy water aftertaste but didn't notice it otherwise. You can tell it has rice. (21/7/23) --- On bottle at various places but rated on board a mekong cruise in Luang Prabang. Milky aroma like Jämtlands, at other times got metallic aroma. Decent looking gold. A very plain beer that is so easy drinking and even rough it had some defects at some points in the trip, overall its an easy drinker. 2.7 to 2.6 (25/7/23).
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2023 at 00:49

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
33 cl bottle @ home, BBE 15.12.2023 Aroma has grainy and starchy malt. Also some honeyish tones. Flavour has honeyish malt, some mellow grassy hops, hints of mint. Finishes starchy. Feels quite bulky at the end.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2023 at 08:53

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2023 at 18:17

5.5/10
Tried on 11 Jun 2023 at 00:33

5.5/10
Average lager but was refreshing with spicy salad. By default they serve it with ice 🧊
Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2023 at 11:47

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3
330ml bottle. Sweetish and cardboardy bulk lager, quite generic and not very tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2023 at 20:02

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
(Bottle, 0.33 l, thanks VastActiv, at VastActiv, 20230518) The beer poured pale golden and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had sweetness and grass. Palate was light bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were sweet cardboard, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet and bitter. A typical tropical lager.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2023 at 15:20

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2
33cl bottle. Poured clear golden. Cardboard and sweet, not much else to say here
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2023 at 15:18