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

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small and chalk white head. Aroma is light citrusy and grassy, rather crisp and inviting. Citrusy, light cornish and crisp grassy bitter flavoured. Medium dry and vague citrusy flavoured finish. Good pale lager.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2009 at 12:34


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, eggs, and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of bread and light notes of cardboard. A bit boring. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2009 at 15:28


4.3
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

bottle. Ironic they are showing us some rough rubgy guys oin the beer, when this is actually some poor pathetic lager. Pours clear golden, thick white head. aroma, just weak, hops, some grains, malts, all in a weak way. Taste, hops, corn like flavor forward, sweet malts, reains better than many other pale lagers, dry finish, skunly metallic palate.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2009 at 21:51


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours pale yellow into a shaker. Bright white micro head meringues and craters as it slowly recedes leaving spider lacing. Bright malt and mild hop aromas. Light and crisp with lemon and hops from front to back. Sour finish.

Tried on 05 Apr 2009 at 17:19


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

Bottle 330ml.Clear light yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, grian, toasted, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20081231]

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2009 at 03:03


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Overall Impression: Eh, OK, but hardly memorable, wouldn't turn one down, but wouldn't go out my way to get it.

Not sure I can remember another NZ beer that I've tried, is there another one I'm forgetting? I don't know.

Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2009 at 18:50


3.6
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Corn aroma. Light chemical, but not so bad, a lot better than I expected. Some hops. Yellow, and a little sweet.

Tried on 12 Jan 2009 at 20:15


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

Bottle: Poured a clear golden color with a bubbly white head. Aroma is grass and hops, not to inviting either. Taste is sweet with crisp harvest/grassy notes, just enough hops to offset. Finish reminds me of eating nuts, possibly almonds.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2008 at 13:41


3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet aroma with fruity and grainy aroma. Flavor likewise with caramel notes. Ends mild bitter.

Tried on 07 Sep 2008 at 05:25


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

Can 33cl.Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, bread, fruity. Flavor is light to moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (130608)

Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2008 at 12:42