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Leinenkugels Classic Amber 2.65 181

Leinenkugels Classic Amber

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1812.64/5.02.65/5.04.9%55.6Lager glass
Commercial Description:
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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 Headbanger (1600), Aurora, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/512/20
May 22, 2009  
12oz bottle 4/5/09-Pours a light amber with a big white head. Aroma of light malt along with the flavor. This light bodied brew was a little weak but not bad.


 chandler0201 (358), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 22, 2009  
Orange pour with small head, and carbonation. Caramel in the aroma with some hops, flavor is more hops with some bitterness in the aftertaste. Not too bad for the style.


 WisconsinBeer (531), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/513/20
May 19, 2009  
Bottle. Picked up a 6 of this for late night consumption, when you feel like another beer or two but can’t handle anymore Imperial Stouts or IPA’s. On that front it doesn’t disappoint as a light style lager with a decent amount of flavor. Pours a bright clear orange color with a minimal head, carbonation bubbles lingering. Flavor is very smooth with a wallop of caramel front and center, somewhat chewy and sweet. Just a hint of bittering hop bite towards the finish. This is pretty damn good, notwithstanding the "Leinenkugels" and "Amber" printed on the front.


hubcrawler (37), , Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
May 16, 2009  
Fills the lager glass with a pale copper color and a frothy white head- which dissipates rather quickly. There are notes of wheat bread and malt. The taste is rather dry and lacking in depth. The palate is on the thin side. As I have been drinking this beer it has grown on me some, but would soon be tossed aside for one of better quality.


 llcooldave (337), San Antonio, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/518/20
May 16, 2009  
This was an an unexpected surprise... clear light copper in color. Smokey malt & fresh corn tortillas in the aroma. Flavor was roasted malt with a touch of caramel in the aftertaste. Overall, this was really good. much better and complex than expected... Probably would be good with tex mex food.


 jde123 (715), Washington, Washington DC, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
May 15, 2009  
Bottle. I imagine that if Leinenkugels were to make a gum, it would taste like this beer. Very malty, but a fake kind of malty - like Wint-O-Green, but for malts. While I am a fan of Leinenkugels - due to price related reasons - I can’t say I admire their beer making abilities.


 WVHouseofBeer (392), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/101/56/20
May 14, 2009  
This IMHO, is one of those beers that comes your way and you say "OK, I will give this a try" and you try it, and you say "Ewww, what did you give me!?!" I honestly feel like this is the worst beers in the Leinenkugel arsenal. If they never brought this out again, it would be just fine with me!


 jjuf1853 (480), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 14, 2009  
Bottle pours a clear amber color with a dense, beige colored foamy head. Aroma is mostly sweet, slightly roasted malts, and caramel. Roasted malt flavor as well with a touch of spice in the finish. Very avaerage amber.



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