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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4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

330 ml bottle. Pale golden body with a diminishing white head. Aroma is quite refreshing malt and grassy without being exiting. Flavor is sweetish malty, grassy and a bit fruity. Not much bitter and short aftertaste. No really off flavors, and totally drinkable, but a rather dull and average beer.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2011 at 13:01


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle. A clear, golden beer with a small, white head. Grainy and fruity sweetish aroma. Sort of like ubersweet pears. Slightly grassy. The flavor follows the same path, fruity and grassy with malty sweetness as a base. Medium body and a short, fruity and sweet finish. A bit heavy on the carbonation but not hard. Drinkable indeed, but not a favorite of mine. 110406

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2011 at 10:24


3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is light - what is there is a light malt note. The flavor is sweet with light notes of malt, citrus, and cardboard, leading to a very lightly bitter finish. It clearly lacks malt.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2011 at 15:30


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Dark golden, with light bubbles, not a bad bubbles. Sweetcorn and vegetable oil on the nose (not as I remember). Clearing out a little so barley comes to the forefront. On the taste, incredibly clean and crisp. The palate is medium-bodied, very creamy and then disappears.

Tried on 18 Mar 2011 at 07:03


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle 330ml.Clear light to medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, hay, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, grass, silage. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20110312]

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2011 at 10:36


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Moderate hoppy and light malty aroma. Light bitter flavor. Grassy notes. Light bitter finish. Oily palate. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2011 at 02:46


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle. Clear golden with small white head. Flavour is malt, sweet, bitter and hops.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2011 at 02:44


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, grass and sugar.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2011 at 02:43


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

330 ml bottle. Red to amber body with a diminishing white head. Weak aroma of grain and sweet malt. Flavor is like any other mass-produced industrial lager. Light grainy, some malt, weak caramel, kinda fruity and a weak metallic kind of bitterness. Thin body and short aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2011 at 09:39


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Skunky smell. Clear amber, medium head. Honey and hay flavor, clean finish. Tame, but decent for a foreign lager, could use more hops.

Tried on 15 Jan 2011 at 05:07