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 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Tavour. Pours clear copper with a large foamy white head. Aroma of nuts, light fruit and toffeeish caramel. Approaching full bodied - lots of carbonation. Flavor is almost dry, toffee/caramel, and arguably grass/spice. Nice for the style.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2021 at 00:14

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear straw yellow with a fluffy white head that lasts throughout the beer and visible carbonation. Aroma has a great smoke with a hint of dry grass and wheat notes supporting. Flavor has a rich but smooth smoke throughout with a bit of wheat and a hint of grass backing.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 20:35

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has a bit of an earthy bread with a decent amount of grass and a straw backbone. Flavor has a nice straw and grass combination with a touch of dank hay coming through.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 19:58

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a bright citrus and a hint of grapefruit with sweet grains and a bit of melon underlying. Flavor has guava and papaya with a good amount of citrus with a bit of sweet grain backing.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 19:24

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
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 flora and tropical fruit with citrus rind with a bit of sweet grain underlying. Flavor has bitter citrus and mango with some papaya and a touch sweet onion.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 18:43

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy light yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has bright tropical fruits and citrus with a hint of grapefruit coming through. Flavor has citrus throughout that grows in bitterness and has a good amount of tropical fruit supporting.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 18:19

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a near clear light orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a strong coconut note with sweet wheat and banana notes underlying. Flavor has strong clove throughout with growing coconut and a strong sweet wheat backbone.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 18:02

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy light yellow with a slight orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bright citrus with a bit of papaya and honeydew supporting. Flavor has a nice juicy citrus with growing melon and tropical fruit notes.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 17:48

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy light yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has slight dank and sweet citrus with melon and light tropical fruits supporting. Flavor has dank tropical fruits and slightly sweet citrus with a bit of melon in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 17:39

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has light tropical fruits, a bit of sweet citrus and some light sweet grains backing. Flavor has a sweet citrus and light mango bite with a touch of melon and sweet grain growing.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2021 at 17:15