Comments on Leo Beer

I was at a party last Saturday and figured it was a good time to see what other people thought of Leo Beer. I got two bottles a couple of weeks ago, 33 and 63 cl bottles. I tried and reviewed the 33 cl bottle a while back. Now I shared the big bottle with a couple of friends. Below are some comments:

24 year old male (drank Italian lager at the party):
"Very nice, just the way I like my beer"

25 year old male (loves beer with lots of hops, drank Sierra Nevada Torpedo and various beers):
"I didn't like it. Way to little flavour, I prefer stronger beer."

35 year old male (drinks Norrlands Guld all the time)
"Not for me, it has to little flavour"

28 year old female (drank drinks and wine all evening, normally don't drink beer)
"Tasted like any other beer"

The first person really enjoyed the beer and asked for a refill twice. The other three seemed less interested and went back to drinking what they drank before.

Leo Beer

Leo Beer (33 cl bottle) 5%
The first time I had this beer was in Thailand in 2005. Me and Karin where at Koh Pang Ngang for the full moon party. Now Galatea has managed to get Leo Beer into Systembolagets ordering supply. Restaurants can already buy it but it will be released for regular customers on the 1st of April.

Article nr. 89989-03 (33 cl) and 89991-01 (66 cl)
Style: Pale Lager

Cost: 13,50 SEK (63 cl costs 24,90 sek)

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Appearance: 1/5

Clear pale yellow liquid with a medium sized white foam. It disappeared fast and left a clear liquid and some lacing. I managed to screw up the picture so the foam had already receded when I took the picture.

Smell: 3/10

Weak smell of white bread and some sweet malt. Typical lager smell.

Taste: 3/10

Weak taste of white bread, rice, some malt, some sweetness. No hops, but also no bad tastes.

Mouthfeel: 2/5

Smooth with a medium-low carbonation that didn't feel to harsh. Very low bitterness and a very light body.

Comment:

This was an easy to drink lager, with a very mild taste and smell. Not very exciting but I also couldn't find any off flavours that I usually do in these kinds of beers.

It probably works great on a hot sunny beach or with some spicy Asian food. Well any spicy food really.

This isn't very exciting for a beer geek, but if you want to bring back memories of sunny beaches and full moon parties or want a substitute for your Singha this is the beer for you.

Total: 1,4/5

Lets finish this review with a picture of me drinking the beer in Thailand: