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RATINGS: 355   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.63   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
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A 100 percent malted lager, “Leinie’s Classic” features Leinenkugel’s own unique blend of two-row and six-row malts and four varieties of hops. A blend of Pale, Caramel, and Munich malts offer a complex flavor, with four different hops (Cluster, Cascade, Mt. Hood, and Hallertau) to balance the malts. Acknowledging their German heritage, Leinenkugel’s brewed Classic Amber in Reinheitsgebot tradition, where the only ingredients permitted are malts, water, hops, and yeast.


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
omhper (17556) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAR 20, 2011
Bottled, thanks Bierkrug! Clear pale amber, creamy head. Fruity nose with canned pineaaple, ripe mango and tin. Sweet and fruity, fairly light bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Slick, grainy mait, some tropical fruit hoppiness and a mid bitter finish. Well drinkable.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bu11zeye (11260) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - JUN 14, 2009
(12oz bottle) Pours a deep amber body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of toasted malt, caramel, apple, and florals. Flavor of caramel malt, hops (earth, floral, light citrus), and grain.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
argo0 (10415) - Washington DC, USA - JUN 27, 2010
12oz bottle, bottled 5/3/10. Small off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some toast, light orange, peach. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some earthy, light orange. Light-medium body, some resin.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jcwattsrugger (10064) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JUL 5, 2009
12oz bottle–pours a foamy off white head and amber color with effervescence. Aroma is light/medium malt-caramel/peat/bready, some musty fruit, slight spice hops. Taste is light/medium malt-caramel/peat/bready, some musty fruit, secondary copper/spice hops. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for picking this out.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bhensonb (9091) - Woodland, California, USA - APR 12, 2009
Bottle from a small upscale liquor store. Poured clear amber with an ok beige head. Aromas of malt and extremely mild citrus. Near medium body with fizzy carbonation. Flavor of caramel and very light citrus. It is dry. It finishes a tad astringent. Rather refreshing. And some definite bitter is coming out.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Tmoney99 (8844) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - MAR 8, 2009
Bottle from Party Source. Poured clear dark amber color with medium frothy white head that diminished slowly with fair lacing. Medium malt and hop aroma. Light to medium body with a thin texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Drinkable average brew

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Lubiere (8330) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 16, 2012
A reddish amber lager with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet musty caramel, with light vinous notes. In mouth, a smooth nutty malt with light roasted notes, grassy hops, a bit oxidized, but decent.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
rlgk (7538) - Skövde, SWEDEN - DEC 3, 2011
Bottle at Bishops Arms, Skövde. Golden beer with an ok offwhite head. A bit odd malty aroma with some hops. Hoppy flavor, alittle roasted, grassy, bready malt.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
daknole (7209) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - FEB 21, 2009
Poured at the Gulfstream beer fest. Pours a totally clear amber wtih a small whitish head. Aroma hits with caramel, bread, some stone fruits and maybe the slightest hint of hops. Flavor is a bit nutty, full of caramel, sweet malt, a twinge of hops and spices. Overall better than I would have expected.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Leighton (7176) - London, ENGLAND - MAR 5, 2010
Bottle. A very generic beer. Totally drinkable, but just nothing special to distinguish this brew. Pours a light brown-gold with a quickly dissapating head. Aroma of light, sweet malts. Flavor is metallic, malty, with some mild roast on the tail.


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