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.
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Red session), pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has plenty of coconut, light cocoa, some toasted nuts, and massive bourbon barrels. Flavour is complex, with lots of coconut and toasted nuts upfront, with cocoa, and light bourbon. Intense coconut and toasted nuts on the finish to dry this out a bit. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 20:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Yellow session), pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma has light chalk, with stone fruit pith, some dankness, and a little melon. Flavour is very fruity, with gentle dankness, melon, white wine, and some tropical stone fruits on the finish. No chalk, just good fruitiness and melony hop expression on the finish. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 19:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Green session), pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has shitloads of nuts, light cinnamon, and bourbon barrels. Flavour is rich, with intense roast, toasted nuts, and light bourbon barrels. Nutty, roasty, bourbon character on the finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 19:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Green session), an opaque bright pink with a small white head. Aroma is full of bright raspberry juice, lemonade, and sugars. Flavour is bright and fruity, with lots of raspberry juice, lemonade, and a touch of mango. Juicy, lightly sweet, and well-made for the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 19:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at MBCC 2025, red session. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Lemon citrus and bright pine on the nose. Flavour has dry citrus peels, some sharp pine. Body is a bit weak. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 23:47
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at MBCC 2025, red session. Pours dark brown. Toasted bready malts, crust, dark chocolate on the nose. Flavour has dark chocolate, toasty malts, brown sugar, boozy finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 23:46
8/10
Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Yellow 🟨 Session 🧙♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250523]
Tried
on 25 May 2025
at 21:14
8/10
Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Yellow 🟨 Session 🧙♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250523]
Tried
on 25 May 2025
at 21:14
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at MBCC 2025, green session. Pours dark brown. Dark roasted malts, tons of hazelnuts, bourbon barrels on the nose. Flavour has tons of rich chocolate malt, bourbon, dark brown sugar. Great
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 18:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at MBCC 2025, green session. Pours murky light red with a pink head. Sweet, underripe raspberries on the nose. Flavour has tons of raspberries and sugars. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 18:22