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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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours a clear deep amber with a yellowish brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has sweet bread and sweet grains with a decent amount of bourbon and light caramel. Flavor has sweet bread and bourbon with growing sweet grains and a touch of caramel in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2023 at 00:49

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours black with a large chocolate brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of cinnamon with some macadamia, dark grains and a bit of maple supporting. Flavor has a lot of maple with sweet dark grains, roast and a bit of macadamia coming through.
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2023 at 00:41

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours black with a think dark brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of bourbon, sweet dark grains and roasted malts with a bit of chocolate coming through. Flavor has sweet dark grains and growing bourbon with touches of chocolate and vanilla supporting.
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2023 at 00:39

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours a dark brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has strong maple with some dark grains bourbon and a hint of vanilla supporting. Flavor has a combination of sweet dark grains and maple with some toffee and bourbon backing.
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2023 at 00:37

8/10
Sweet and boozy, fruity. Dark fruit, maybe plums, chocolate, a bit tart and vinous, smooth. Intereating, nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2023 at 20:10

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 5.5
Pour was a clear amber with no head at all. Aroma is alcohol and whiskey. Flavor was an over the top alcohol with some whiskey barrel and sweet honeycomb. I could not finish my 2 oz sample, the alcohol was way too overpowering.
Tried on 19 Aug 2023 at 19:20

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, fruit, citrus, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, fruit, citrus, floral.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2023 at 14:57

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a minimal head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, coconut, bourbon, cinnamon, vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, chocolate, coconut, bourbon, cinnamon, vanilla.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2023 at 14:55

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours hazy orange. Mango, papaya, coconut, light tartness. Medium body. Solid.
Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2023 at 23:08

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Enjoyed this earlier today. Lua Burner Account 6% Peach, Passionfruit, Mango, Pineapple, & Vanilla Sandwich Cookies fruited sour Orange with decent foam which didn’t linger. BIG passionfruit aroma, tart but inviting. I feel the flavor profile is very summery and tropical. Medium bodied, tart and passionfruit dominates though the other tropical flavors briefly appear as does the vanilla in the finish as it warms. I didn’t get any peach. I’d say this is a damn good sour, it’s fruity and tart but balanced and still clearly a beer. I’d recommend it and it makes me want to try more from Lua.
Tried on 11 Aug 2023 at 10:58