Leinenkugels Original

Brewed by Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Tenth & Blake Beer Co.)
Style: Pale Lager
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Always a good choice for cheap pale lager from a can. A little bit of metallic taste, but other then that its a really decent and drinkable lager. big head, moderate carbonation, kind of harsh on the palate partially cause of that metallic taste I think.

bottle. golden with small head. i wasn’t expecting much and this delivered. blah lager, slightly less watery than most.

Clear thin gold, small white head. Nose is apple, light malt, very faint hops. sweet. Creamy mouth feel, slightly bitter finish. OK

They always say “nothing is as good as the original.” Well, I don’t really think that always applies to the realm of beer. Leinie’s Original is perhaps the oldest recipe that the brewery still makes. This beer is aimed to be a slightly less than premium beer cost wise so you’ll see a case go for $12-$16 depending on the market you live in. So a lot of the drinkers of this brew are either senior citizens or poor college kids. It pours a clear, pale yellow color with a foamy, off-white head. The scent is not very strong, but there is the aroma of cheap grains mixed with a little malt and citrus. Pretty basic, but as you would expect from a pale ale. Well it tastes like good cheap beer so that’s always a good thing! There is a mild taste of grain and wheat that makes for a smooth and quick drink. For the price you pay, this really isn’t too bad. I would definitely drink this over a MGD any day. It doesn’t quite beat Pabst as my favorite cheap beer though. We live in Wisconsin so Leinekugel’s is pretty much a household name around here. I will say though, I get out of town customers at work that pretty much go ape-shit crazy when they see we have Leine’s Original in 24pk cans and bottles. I hear them tell their stories of how they can’t find it where they live, etc. So you can’t help but feel slightly like a hipster while drinking this stuff even though there’s nothing all that special about it. -Chris Lemke of WisconsinBrewReview.com

Corn grits used apparently for "smoothness". Brewed with cluster... cmon cluster?

Clear golden pour. White head. Smooth sessional beer. Nothin bad or good about it. Had it after grain belt to compare, liked this much better ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours clear light gold with white head. Aroma of corn, grains, abd light hops. Taste is very lightly bitter. Medium bodied with a slightly slick texture. Lively carbonation and a decently long finish. Overall not bad. I would drink it again.

Poured a transparent goldish color. Not much to this, a decent lager. Taste like most other pale lagers.

A taste of the northwoods. Crisp with a clean finish. Overall a good drinking beer for any time.

A nice, thin, refreshing lager with no suprises. Brought to me straight from the brewery by neighbor. Clean and crisp says it all. Clear light yellow with a thin tall head. Minimal aroma, that just begs for a another drink. Not a bad ordinary brew.