Lua Brewing
Brewpub
in
Des Moines,
Iowa,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Lua Brewing
Established in 2019
Contact
Description
Microbrewery and restaurant in the historic Sherman Hill neighborhood in Des Moines, IA.
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2024 (MBCC Yellow) 10/05/2024 Dark roasted and sweet malty with lots of chocolate, caramel and toffee, coffee, full bodied, bourbon infused dark malty finish.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2024
at 18:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz. can, shared. @Mikkeller Viktoriagade, Copenhagen (Denmark). 09/05/2024 [#7.192 Global - #1.315 United States of America - #16 Lua Brewing] Pours purple with a small pinkish head. Aroma: mixed berries, pineapple, lactose and confectionery. Taste: lot of berry and lactose. Solid tart mouthfeel. Next one please!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2024
at 09:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473ml, can. @Mikkeller Bottle Shop, Copenhagen (Denmark). 09/05/2024 [#7.178 Global - #1.304 United States of America - #15 Lua Brewing] Pours light hazed pale golden with a white head. Aroma: rrsinous hops, light coconut and plenty of floral hops. Taste: fruity, mandarin and resinous hops. Medium bitterness. Next one please!
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2024
at 09:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared (Thanks to Alex) 09/05/2024 Tart fruity with notes of berry fruit, some tropical fruity undertones, medium body and light acidity, tart fruity close.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2024
at 15:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Mikkeller Viktoriagade, MBCC Week 2024 TTO - 08/05/2024 Sweet dark roasted malty with rich chocolate and prominent peanuts, nice mouthfeel and body, some caramel and fudge sweetness, sweet and roasted peanut infused malty close, works well, tasty stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 14:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Mikkeller Viktoriagade, MBCC Week 2024 TTO - 08/05/2024 Tart tropical and strawberry fruity, medium acidity and body, nice tropicals and berry fruity sweet and tasty balanced fruity close.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 14:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Mikkeller Viktoriagade, MBCC Week 2024 TTO - 08/05/2024 Sweet and toasted malty with layers of caramel and fudge like sweetness, biscuit malt, grassy bitter hoppy and malty close. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dan�s Dunkel on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:25 - Score: 7. Original review text: Sweet and toasted malty with layers of caramel and fudge like sweetness, biscuit malt, grassy bitter hoppy and malty close.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 14:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Mikkeller Viktoriagade, MBCC Week 2024 TTO - 08/05/2024 Toasted and sweetish malty aroma and taste, notes of caramel, toffee, medium to light bodied, malty lingering finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 14:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Mikkeller Viktoriagade, MBCC Week 2024 TTO - 08/05/2024 Juicy fruity with a plethora of citrus and tropical fruit offered, nice and juicy, supporting sweet malts, robust hoppy finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 14:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Mikkeller Viktoriagade, MBCC Week 2024 TTO - 08/05/2024 Medium sweet wheaty with some citrus notes of lemon, medium body, nicely balanced coconut into the wheaty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 14:42