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Löwenbräu: Original

This helles lager is/was brewed by Löwenbräu in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It's achieved an overall score of 38.69%. Based on 3 tastings, the average ABV is 5.20%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: JUL 5, 2003 Surprise, this is a good beer. The beer that is available in the US, now comes from Munich. The beer comes in a green bottle, but I kept it from light. Very bright golden color. Pasteurization is noticable, but not a huge detractor. The nose is very malty. The palate is sweet and malty. The beer finishes malty with a late linge
UPDATED: DEC 6, 2003 Ugh, definitely not as good as I made it out to be when I first started drinking beer. It's fairly plain, nothing interesting to find in this beer. Not to say that it's bad though.
If I think of the word "beer", and everythind I disliked about it before I discovered micro-breweries, ales and wheatbeers, I would think of this, "Lwenbrau". Lifeless, spiritless, tedious and naked.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
27th Jan 2002 at 10:15 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.20 light golden Taste: 70.59%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 0%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 25.031% refreshing 14
9th Sep 2004 at 9:00 pm draft Der Lowenbrau, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 5.20 light golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 88.89%
Clarity: 100%
 43.298% creamy 109
3rd Feb 2005 at 11:25 am bottle (on the train from Liverpool to Ely), Cologne, England 5.20 light golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 47.730% candy-ish 126

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Other Beers (etc.) by Löwenbräu

Apart from Original, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by Löwenbräu. These are:
1747 Original
Bockbier
Karpfen Weisse
Löwen Weisse
Oktoberbestbier
Premium Pils
Schwarze Weisse
Triumphator

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