Lua Brewing

Brewpub in Des Moines, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Lua Brewing

Established in 2019

Contact
1525 High St, Des Moines, IA, 50309, United States
Description
Microbrewery and restaurant in the historic Sherman Hill neighborhood in Des Moines, IA.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Lua One Very Important Thought Fruited sour with strawberry, pineapple, hibiscus and lemonade 6.4% The beer has a salmon pink/orange like other hibiscus beers I’ve had. The aroma gives sweet strawberry and pineapple notes while the taste is tart acidic lemonade and hibiscus. More on the sour spectrum than sweet. Nice and refreshing but I was expecting something more tropical cocktail like.
Tried on 12 Aug 2024 at 03:58

8/10
Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 14:52

8/10
Taster, On tap, at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2024. Hazy yellow with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, orange, floral, Citrus.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2024 at 19:58

8/10
Taster, On tap, at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2024. Black with little head. Roasted Malts, Chocolate, cherries, bourbon, boozy.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2024 at 19:57

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught, taster. @Mikkeller Beer Celebration 2024, Copenhagen (Denmark). 11/05/2024 [#7.413 Global - #1.436 United States of America - #23 Lua Brewing] Pours dark brown with a tiny beige head. Aroma: caramelly malts, toffee, oak barrels and cherry. Taste: cherry, dark chocolate and toffee. Syrupy mouthfeel. Next one, please!
Tried on 22 Jul 2024 at 06:57

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught, taster. @Mikkeller Beer Celebration 2024, Copenhagen (Denmark). 11/05/2024 [#7.412 Global - #1.435 United States of America - #22 Lua Brewing] Pours pale reddish with a small white head. Aroma: berries, yoghurt and tart. Taste: berry yoghurt, sugary malts and mild vanilla. Next one, please!
Tried on 22 Jul 2024 at 06:55

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2024.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, coconut, bourbon, chooclate, vanillla, coffee.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, coconut, bourbon, chooclate, vanillla, coffee.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2024 at 11:46

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2024.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with a white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, citrus, hops, grass.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, hops, malt, citrus.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2024 at 11:44

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
13.5 oz slow pour draft at Lua Brewing in Des Moines, Iowa. The pour is crystal clear golden, with a well built and lasting creamy one inch white head. The aroma is cereal grain malt, nice Saaz hop bitterness, and mineral. The taste is a clean, well balanced German Pils with the fresh cereal malt, the grassy floral gently bitter hops closing out with mineral. The palate is light bodied, crisp carbonation and a complex bitter mineral grass finish. Both this beer and Morning Light were very well made.
Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2024 at 13:56

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
10 oz footed pils glass draft at Lua Brewing in Des Moines, Iowa. The pour is a clear golden with tons of bubbles building up to a foamy white head that falls with pretty lace. The aroma is musty grass floral along with a pleasant soft sweetness. The taste is the grass, dry floral, and general earthiness. The palate is light bodied with soft natural carbonation and a clean unfiltered softly mineral finish. Nice one.
Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2024 at 13:48