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Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing #1

(SABMiller)

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States

1 Jefferson Avenue
Chippewa Falls WI 54729
Telephone: +1 715-723-5557
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday (June-August only) 11:00am-3:00pm.
Brewer: John Buhrow
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Notes

Updated: November 10, 2008

Opened: 1867

Annual Production: 325,000 bbl

News

2008-09-23: Bill Leinenkugel extended brewery (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
2008-08-01: Leinenkugel's adds new seasonal beer (Business Journal of Milwaukee)
2008-01-28: Leinenkugel's to bring back Northwoods Lager (Business Journal of Milwaukee)

Beer List

Amber Light

American-Style Dark Lager
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival
Apple Spice

Herb and Spice Beer
Berry Weiss

Garden (Fruit) Beer
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Creamy Dark

American-Style Dark Lager
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
- Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
- Bronze Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
- Date: May 23, 2007 (#6522)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright deep dark red. Big thick head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mildly chocolatey. Mild grassy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light-medium body. Moderate carbonation. Fairly chocolatey. Mild grassy hop flavor that grows toward the finish. Clean, sweet, malty, chocolatey, grassy finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  My favorite Leinie's beer.

Fireside Nut Brown

English-Style Brown Ale

Honey Weiss

Light American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup
Silver Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2002 World Beer Cup

Date: March 12, 2008 (#6938)

Package: bottled

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Hint of honey.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light, creamy, fizzy. Sweet. Grainy. Sweet. Sulfury.

Overall Impression (1)
Date: June 19, 1998 (#2901)

Package: draught

Place: Sanford's Grub and Pub, Spearfish SD

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression
Golden, low carbonation, thick head. Diacetyl odor. Medium-light body, sour from the lemon slice, clean wheat flavor.

Oktoberfest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

Date: September 25, 2008 (#7377)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Grassy and sweet.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweetly malty, with a grassy hop flavor.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 1998 (#2774)

Package: draught

Place: Holiday Inn North Shore, Skokie IL

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression
Golden, moderate carbonation, nice head. Smells malty. Sweet, a little sticky...DMS.

Date: March 27, 2001 (#4058)

Package: bottled

Place: Egan Brewing Company, De Pere WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression
Red-brown, high carbonation, thick head. Caramel malt aroma, toasty malt, minty hops. Light body, fizzy, mildly malty. Mild hop bitterenss and flavor in the finish.

Date: May 14, 1998 (#2775)

Package: draught

Place: Holiday Inn North Shore, Skokie IL

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Red-brown, moderate carbonation, nice head. Faintly malty aroma, faintly fruity. Medium body, sweetish, caramelly, a little bitter.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1815)

Package: bottled

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression
Amber. Big malt nose. Some malt flavor, but not much.

Date: August 8, 1994 (#405)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression
Red-amber. Good off-white head. Faint aroma. Some caramel, some spicy hops. Crystal and black malts dominate flavor. Sour note that lingers in finish.

Date: June 9, 2008 (#7122)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Lemonade.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Big lemonade flavor with a lot of wheat malt.

Overall Impression (2)
"Weiss beer with lemonade."

Date: May 22, 2007 (#6516)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy, with LOTS of lemon.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body. Fizzy. Sweet. Big earthy, peppery spiciness.

Overall Impression (1)
Sort of reminds me of my thyme beer. "Beer with natural flavors".