Lion Breweries - NZ

Commercial Brewery in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Owned by Kirin Brewery Company (Kirin Holdings)

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27 Napier St, Freemans Bay, Auckland, NZ-1011, New Zealand

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5.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Lion Red (by Lion Breweries - NZ (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.6/5

12/V/2012 - 33cl bottle @ Joyce's place - BB: 11/V/12 (2012-489) Thanks to Thomas and Annelies for the bottle!

Clear light amber beer, very small off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet caramel, nutty, some dried fruits. MF: soft carbon, light to medium body. Taste: sour start, then pretty bitter, toast, nutty, little sweet. Aftertaste: bitter hops, nuts, some mocha even, caramel, orange peel, very bitter ending. Reminds me more of a English bitter than an American Dark Lager, no?
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2012 at 09:13

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Originally rated April 2004. Steinlager pours a pale golden colour. The nice white head drops quickly though. A small lace is left on the glass. Slightly skunky, this beer reminds me of Heineken. Also, I smell hints of honey. Lightly carbonated, this beer doesn’t taste bad at all. Quite refreshing !
Tried on 16 Apr 2012 at 20:11

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
bottle at papsø, 20120202 clear light yellow, small white head. very mild aroma, watery. sweet macro flavor, slightly bitter..
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2012 at 01:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is cornish and grassy. Bitter, grassy and slight citrusy hoppy. Ends dry and crisp bitter. Light grassy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 11:23

5.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. The most beautiful cap ever - The All Blacks. A golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of straw and malt. The flavor is sweet straw, malt, and eggs, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 10:22

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. BB aug-11. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Still crispy! Light bitter nice flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate. Very nice pale lager.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2011 at 01:46

2.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2
Bottle shared by Skyview. It is not good at all, but always happy to try a new beer. Skunked aroma. lager-like flavor, kind of drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2011 at 19:12

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Yellow colour with a white head. Both aroma and flavour are light malt and light hoppy. Lots of carbonation. Nice on hot summer days.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2011 at 11:33

5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Pours gold into a shaker. Bright white head quickly recedes to nothing. Sweet corn and tropical fruit aromas. Crisp and sweet upfront turning to a dry fruity finish.
Tried on 04 Oct 2011 at 15:03

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
33cl bottle from Wine Rack, Ascot. Straw with a billowing white head; aroma of grassy Bavarian style hops; crisp grainy flavour; with a grassy finish. A decent and refreshing lager.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2011 at 09:58