Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Tenth and Blake Beer Company
Associated Venue: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Established in 1867

Contact
124 East Elm Street, Chippewa Falls, WI, 54729, United States
Description
In May 1867, the Leinenkugel family brewery was founded in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin by Jacob Leinenkugel. He was a family man driven by an iron work ethic, and he knew that his German family heritage would play an integral part of his brewery’s success. Today, the sixth generation of Leinenkugels continues to brew some of the same family-inspired recipes that Jacob poured his heart and soul into. Over the years, our family has grown and so has our brewery, but our history and heritage remain at the forefront.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, best before 12/19/2016. Pours hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, ginger, peach, pear, wheat, cracker, light honey, light pepper/clove, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus, ginger, pale malt, and light fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, ginger, peach, pear, wheat, cracker, light honey, light pepper/clove, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, ginger, peach, pear, wheat, cracker, light pepper/clove, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of citrus, ginger, pale malt, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, fairly creamy/grainy, and slightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a very nice shandy style. All around nice robustness and balance of citrus, ginger, pale malt, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful for the ABV, and not overpowering on the ginger like I expected. Still tastes like a wheat beer and not a ginger ale. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2017 at 18:11

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Bottle, looks like witbier. Odd fruity aroma. Lots of co2 is first impression, then the watermelon sticks its head up. Yep, watermelon fer sure. A little better than most watermelon beers, but its somewhat below average for a shandy.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2017 at 13:25

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2017 at 23:32

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Kroger bottle, of course. Hazy pale gold with a large white head. Aroma of Kool-Ade, some sort of fruit flavor. Taste is watermelon rind, bread crumbs, grass. Something funky and not at all appealing about this.... even for a cheap beer what I pretty much knew what to expect.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2017 at 19:40

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Kroger bottle. Pours color-colored with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, somewhat nutty. Flavor is nutty, metallic, brown leaves. Something seems artificial - perhaps its that hint of chocolate candy.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2017 at 21:07

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. A- Vomit, watermelon candy. A- Yellow color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Watermelon, creamy, slightly sweet. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- A bit off smelling and tasting. Not near as sweet as I would expect it to be. Drinkable and not terribly artificial tasting but I’ll pass on drinking a future one.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2017 at 16:26

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
12oz bottle picked up at Harmons
Pours hazy straw yellow with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma of fresh squeezed grapefruit. Flavor of grapefruit, wheat, plastic and lemon, dry finish
Smells great but falls short on the taste.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2017 at 22:25

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from the winter variety pack. Aroma is grainy, caramel, bready, toasted marshmallow. Pours dark dark brown with red highlights and a long-sustaining one finger beige head that laces a bit. Taste is lightly sweet and toasty, minerals, faintly tart hint of berries. Perfect creamy mouthfeel. Pretty tasty for one of my least favorite styles.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2017 at 23:18

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 oz bottle from the winter variety pack. This one must be out of retirement now. Aroma is floral, cereal grains, grain, generic beer. Pours clear new penny copper with a reducing white head that laces a bit. Taste has a slight hoppy bitterness and a light malt sweetness; crisp, clean and refreshing. Damn, this is pretty good. It reminds me of a craft pilsner like Pivo or something. They better keep it out of retirement. It’s so much better than the majority of their offerings.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2017 at 20:43

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Roasted grains, coffee nose. Cola black, medium khaki head. Coffee and pecan. Light body, moderate carbonation.
Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2017 at 17:52