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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8/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2025 at 19:46

8/10
Sweetish, spicy and roasty with some cocoa, chocolate sauce, cinnamon, earthiness and vanilla, hints of barrel. Mole sauce.
Tried on 13 Sep 2025 at 18:44

9/10
Massive coconut up front. Lots of chocolate, not super thick, slightly oily. On the mouth, there’s flaked coconut dipped in chocolate with sea salt and a hint of pistachio. Touch of spice from the barrel.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2025 at 23:43

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has citrus and pine with a hint of mango and sweet grains backing. Flavor has pine and dank citrus with a touch of grapefruit and sweet grains growing.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 07 Sep 2025 at 22:51

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tangerine and mango with a bit of papaya and sweet grains underlying. Flavor has mango throughout with notes of citrus, papaya and sweet grains supporting.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 07 Sep 2025 at 21:50

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy yellow with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus and light onion with a touch of mango and sweet grains supporting. Flavor has dank citrus and lemon grass with some mango and a hint of melon underlying.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 07 Sep 2025 at 21:16

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has citrus and light mango with melon and sweet grains supporting. Flavor has dank citrus and a bit of rind with growing mango and papaya notes.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 07 Sep 2025 at 20:40

8.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a mahogany brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma dark grains and barrel with a good amount of bourbon and vanilla supporting. Flavor has a great combination of dark grains, chocolate and bourbon with growing vanilla and a hint of dark fruit underlying.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 06 Sep 2025 at 23:14

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear yellow gold with visible carbonation and a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has dry citrus and dank apricot with grass and hay backing. Flavor has dry citrus and dank apricot with growing grass and a hint of melon underlying.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 06 Sep 2025 at 23:01

8.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has grass and hay with a hint of melon and grains backing. Flavor has grass and a bit of dank hay with a hint of onion and straw supporting.
Tried from Draft at Lua Brewing on 06 Sep 2025 at 22:34