Leo Beer
Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd

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From:
Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd
 
Thailand
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #181
ABV:
5%
Score:
67
Ranked #28,267
Avg:
2.76 | pDev: 22.1%
Reviews:
40
Ratings:
107
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 15, 2024
Added:
Oct 09, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  20
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Rated: 2.75 by alexsergio from New York

Feb 15, 2024
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.34/5  rDev +21%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Decent, dense head which recedes slowly. It leaves multiple streaks. The liquid is clear, light gold color.

I pick up on corn (not rice?). Clean smell with no notable hop.

For an American adjunct beer, this is better than most. It leans sweet with no corresponding bitterness. The body is neutral (not thin!) but the carbonation is quite elevated. The swallow brings a touch of sourness and grass.
Sep 07, 2023
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia

3.14/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nicked from the Old Man's fridge in February 2023, and drunk in June that year.

L: Very clear, light straw-yellow with a thin rim of white froth covering the top of the beer. Lots of active carbonation.

S: The slightest yeast note if I smell really hard. Otherwise, Ned Flanders feels like he's wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all...

T: Slight sour mash; mild, creamy biscuit malt; the vanishing kiss of floral hops; and a sweet, long finish that fades to watery nothingness. It's to style, apart from that light sour note.

M: Very mild, minimal carbonation, and almost no carbonic prickle. Made to be drunk quickly on a hot day.

O: Well, it's an Asian lager suited to drinking in Asia, and in that regard it's largely to style, but there's utterly no reason to drink it otherwise.

Cheers!
#253
Jun 12, 2023
 
Rated: 3.31 by sawin from Thailand

Jun 03, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by HabaJohnTheReal1 from Illinois

May 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.77 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Apr 10, 2023
 
Rated: 2.5 by smbslt from Illinois

Apr 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.18 by SteveinBelgium from Belgium

Jan 17, 2023
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

3.45/5  rDev +25%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Okay there is this story behind this beer - for me, that is.
We have recently moved from Vienna, AT from Japan and after having looked for months for an apartment we finally found it, rented it and started moving our stuff there.
After having spent a day cleaning out the new place we managed to stay until quite late that we started wondering if we’ll be able to find anything out there to eat for dinner - in Austria everything closes at 8, Saturdays at 6PM and Sunday nothing is open. Great. And this was a Sunday. But we realized that things are open at the Central Station and even until quite late so we decided to go to this Thai fast food joint my wife’s been wanting to go for long but even that was tricky - buses were running in 30 minute intervals, subways were also quite rare and having wasted quite some time in transit it dawned upon us that we are not going to make it.
Still, I’m stubborn enough not to give up until it’s really over, I told her I’m gonna try to make it. We got off at the station 6 minutes before closing and I started to dash through the crowd, about 600+ meters through 4 stories upwards. It was a race against the clock and even Run, Forrest Run couldn’t help me to the 4th floor, my legs were failing me… but I got there - and I saw people still standing in line!
I got there, euphoric for it still being open, although the cooks were already started shouting something in Thai when seeing me - guess something like “What does he want at this time?”
And then a badass, mean-looking boss lady appeared, asking “And what do you want?” I stuttered my order, panting, still wearing that doggone mask, gasping for air, was rather pointing at the food, this and that I want, and in the end I saw what’s in the freezer and said “and… and a Leo beer!”
Then the boss lady reached vack to the freezer and started digging through the beers lining up, trying to reach deeper and deeper behind - to pick up the coldest bottle for me!
I was almost jumping for joy, this act of kindness really made my day. Not only we made it and my wife could finally taste this Thai food joint, the owner saw that I could have used a cold one after having ran my heart out so she gave me the ice coldest Leo on the planet. Bam! And at seeing this, the oldest gramdma cook shouted out with a smile on her face, looking at me - no idea what she said, but it felt as if she said “well good for you, son!”
Well, it was. And the Leo went pretty well with the amazing Thai food, pad thai and pho soup. Was a great night out and I even enjoyed this beer pretty much.
Sep 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.05 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Sep 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.44 by sickonine from Spain

Sep 07, 2022
 
Rated: 2.53 by BeerWasp from Germany

Aug 28, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by paulish from New York

Mar 06, 2022
 
Rated: 2.9 by Hopweiser from Korea (South)

Jun 23, 2021
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana

4.74/5  rDev +71.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Leo has a thick, spongy, white head, and a clear, bubbly straw appearance, with roiling white sediment specks and moderate lacing. The aroma is of pale malt and cracker. The flavor is of sweet, pale malt, cracker, and grassy hop bitterness. Leo has a medium body and a crisp finish.

RJT
Jun 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.25 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

May 21, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

1.77/5  rDev -35.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg, thanks to Gr0ve. ABV was 5%. Pale golden colour, moderate head. Moderate sweetish aroma, notes of grass and maize. Bland flavour, sweetish.
May 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Zorro from California

3/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear yellow colored beer with a small white colored head. Looks like lager.

Smells sweet and of toasted grain. Smells more than a little like Singha from the same brewery. Scent of noble hop and wheat bran. Smells nutty.

Starts out sweet with a bit of a bitter snap at the end. Tastes mildly of malt and toasted grain. Hop is distinctly grassy.

Mouthfeel is light like seltzer water.

Overall an OK beer but not something you would want a case of. Typical Asian lager. Think I like Singha better.
May 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Thisdrinkinglife from Switzerland

1.72/5  rDev -37.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Review: 330ml bottle of Leo Beer: 5.0% vol.

In cans and bottles.

The colour is a pale golden yellow with a small white head, that does die a death very quick. Some carbonation and the general look is ok.

Lovely aroma on the nose, a nice beery smell, a little sweet but nice, even if its a little faint. Sweet corn, the hops and yeast and mild grains……

A lager taste is there for sure, but on the low level, watered down and with minimal hop presence. Light grains and that’s about it really.

Also a bit raw and a slight astringent aftertaste.

Not nice, no flavours and not smooth or crisp enough to be enjoyed. A nothing beer.

Rubbish beer, forgettable, tasteless, not enjoyable, I will pass on this……

Have tried Chang and Singha Premium and I have to say this is also a Thai beer that doesn’t do it for me. Perhaps it’s better in Thailand, but I can only go on what I get in the local off license and this beer is pretty tasteless, typical of Asian beers in general.
Nov 30, 2020
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Reviewed by shambeano from Australia

2.06/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
330ml bottle. Fill date 11/09/2020. Best before 11/09/2021. Poured into a tulip.
Look: very clear and pale gold. About 2-3 of fluffy head that has a decent retention, slowly falling down to a thin film.
Smell: pretty generic, a little sweetness, grainy, corn and a rice astringency. Not much else.
Taste: much like the smell, sweet And grainy, though a little less grainy than the smell.
Feel: Light but a little oily. Slight bitterness at the end and a dry finish.
Overall: yeah, there’s not much to it. Hot weather and spicy food type of beer.
Nov 07, 2020
Leo Beer from Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd
Beer rating: 67 out of 100 with 107 ratings