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Lua Brewing
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1525 High Street
Des Moines IA 50309
Telephone: +1 515-630-5311
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-9pm.
Brewer: Zack Dunbar, Luke Fritzjunker
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Notes

Visited: June 23, 2024

Contributor: Siegfried Binge

Updated: July 2, 2024

Beer List

  • English Brown Porter
    5.80% abv.
    • Date: June 4, 2024 (#11761)
      Package: canned
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 18½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Deep mahogany. Moderate fizzy head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Wood. Dark toast. Grassy. Smoky. Molasses. English.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light-medium body, surprisingly smooth. Nicely malty, mildly roasty, just a little grainy. Toast and dark fruit. Some molasses. Mildly smoky.
      Overall Impression (3)
      This is really a good beer.
  • Frail
    4.60% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11771)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright, brown. Low head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Dark malt, hint of molasses, maple? Grassy English hops.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, low carbonation. Sweet, molasses, plums. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweetish brown finish.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Not bad at all.
  • Gil's Pils
    German-Style Pilsener
    5.50% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11770)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 20 points
      Appearance (3)
      Brilliant golden. Big fluffy head.
      Aroma (4)
      Nicely sulfury, grainy, malty, bready, and mildly floral.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Medium body, just fizzy enough. Really bready, mildly grainy, with a fair bit of sulfur. Floral-grassy hop flavor, perfectly balanced with bitterness.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Ausgezeichnet.
  • Loud As Hope
    South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
    5.30% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11772)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 18 points
      Appearance (3)
      Yellow. Opaque. Thick head.
      Aroma (4)
      Banana and wheat.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium creamy body, fairly fizzy. Sweet wheat malt. Banana. Mild vanilla. Grassy, banana peel background.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Great hot weather beer!
  • Morning Light
    Specialty Beer
    3.30% abv.
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    Palaces
    Bohemian-Style Pilsener
    5.00% abv.