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Lion Red

Lion Red

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An American Dark Lager brewed by
Lion Breweries - NZ (Lion Nathan Co.)

Auckland, New Zealand

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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872.29/5.02.3/5.04%26.4 Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Lion Red is a full-bodied malt flavoured beer, balanced with a pleasant hop bitterness. It is batch brewed using high quality malt and the finest New Zealand hops to produce a 4% alcohol/volume beer. This leading New Zealand beer's history dates back to 1907. Originally known as "Lion Beer", this brand became known to the general public as "Lion Red", which aptly described its red-coloured label and can. Lion Breweries responded by officially changing the brand's name to Lion Red in the mid 1980's.

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 gam (515), brisbane, Australia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20

Jun 21, 2008  
Head not large some lace cover,gold ale,good carbonation.Aroma hoppy,biscuit notes.Flavour,hops,with mild bitter,has a sweetness perhaps too sweet.No real nasties in the beer though,it is a good session ale.Finish bitter sweet not too dry.

KiwiInTheUK (6), London, Greater London, England
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2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/512/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Drunk this one many a time at BBQs and whatnot, but I wouldn’t buy these muchlike Lions mass manufacture competitor DB gold. Tastes seem a bit messed up, especially if it’s warm, otherwise seems to have a bit of a stale taste.


 patricks110 (142), Alberta, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/57/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Light beer. Yuch. For a light beer, this was not too bad. Had several times on a recent trip to the Cook Islands. Compared to an Amercian macro light beer such as Coors Light or Bud Light, this beer trumps. A nice red brown colour with a medium to small head which dissapears fairly quickly. An aroma of hops and caramel. Mostly boring and too plain to go out of my way to get.


 phishpond417 (1386), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/56/20
May 17, 2008  
Pours pretty light with a bright copper colour. Decent head, caramel, apples and biscuits in the aroma. Taste is going to be pretty light as well. But tolerable.


 TheGrandMaster (1434), Auckland, New Zealand
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/52/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Bottle, poured a clear copper with no head. A very grainy aroma, some sweet malt and a lot of metalicness. Tastes like dirt! No mouth presense at all, just a hint of sweetness. "It’s red, with a lion on it", and that’s about it....




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