Leinenkugel's Lemon Berry Shandy - Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

3.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle poured into a Horny Goat pint glass.

Appearance- It is a hazy peach in color with cloudy 1 finger head that dissipates into a very tiny lining.

Smell- Pink lemonade.

Taste- Basically watered down pink lemonade.

Mouthfeel- Very watery and light.

Overall- Not as bad tasting as the summer shandy, also not as good as the Berry Weiss. Very watered down sweet beer. If it was summer this would be an ok option to quench my thirst, but nothing great when it comes to beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 21:29:34 | More by BrownAleMale

taez555

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-19-2013 21:30:47 | More by taez555

LeahM

New York

3.25/5  rDev +6.6%

05-19-2013 03:58:46 | More by LeahM

-ronin-

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -18%

05-19-2013 02:51:40 | More by -ronin-

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.11/5  rDev +2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured from can into a pint glass

Appearance – Pours a very hazy-murky pinkish orange colored brew. Upon poring there is a big billowy pinkish tinted head that fades rather fast and leave a decent level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is very sweet with a big aroma of lemonade. Mixed with these smells are some lighter aromas of a blueberry and raspberry smell.

Taste – The taste begins with a strong lemonade sweetness mixed with a little bit of a malt taste. The sweeter lemonade flavor remains rather constant throughout the taste and is joined more toward the middle by some flavors of a nondescript candy like berry. A light amount of a musky and floral flavors come to the tongue at the end leaving an overall sweet lemonade flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel –The body of the brew was very thin in creaminess and thickness with a carbonation level that was on the more average side. Both are good for the sweet and fruity flavors for the brew and make for an easy drinker.

Overall – Well not really anything all that amazing. Like a hard lemonade light beer blend. It may be good for a hot summer day after mowing the lawn, but otherwise nothing I would really go for on any real occasion.

Serving type: can

05-19-2013 00:48:46 | More by Darkmagus82

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

05-18-2013 23:34:16 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

2.5/5  rDev -18%

05-18-2013 03:15:03 | More by iHeartMNBeer

williamjbauer

West Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

05-16-2013 11:14:44 | More by williamjbauer

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-16-2013 01:22:19 | More by calcnerd

smartassboiler

Illinois

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-15-2013 01:58:44 | More by smartassboiler

brandon911

Texas

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-12-2013 20:22:26 | More by brandon911

hinemk76

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -18%

05-11-2013 17:33:00 | More by hinemk76

Slay40

Michigan

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-11-2013 03:08:08 | More by Slay40

Kooz

New York

3.25/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Nice look to it--somewhat opaque, decent head when poured un-aggressively into a pint glass. smells sweet--mostly lemon. Almost smells like lemon-scented floor cleaner. It's nice, but unsettling. Tastes pretty good--it's sweet, even for a shandy, so it's a bit out of balance. But overall, it's refreshing and pleasant. I could have a few before the sweetness gets to me. Decent body, not too full, but okay. I'd like it to be slightly crisper, but it's good.

Overall, this is an above-average beer. It's a nice alternative on a hot summer's day to a Bud Lime or Miller Chill. It doesn't rate with better beers, and really isn't what I expect from Leinenkugel's, but it's not bad by any stretch. You can't go wrong bringing 12 of these to your next summer BBQ.

I just read a few reviews, and it's been said this tastes more like a "malt beverage" than a beer. That's fair to a certain extent--the sweetness is similar to what you get in those types of beverages. That said, this is a decent offering. (FYI, I did not change my rating.)

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 21:37:46 | More by Kooz

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-10-2013 17:02:05 | More by ajtorres311

apasternak

Ohio

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-08-2013 22:07:59 | More by apasternak

HideYaBeer

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +47.5%

05-05-2013 20:06:25 | More by HideYaBeer

bnes09

Illinois

2.08/5  rDev -31.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Nice orange color and somewhat hazy. Descent head on the pour with solid retention and a few lace blotches.

Smells like berries and lemons, sweet overall.

Can't taste the malt underneath the overly sweet and mildly tart blackberries and lemon. No hop character to speak of.

Light bodied. Well carbonated but the sugar makes it slick and sticky on the tongue.

As a refreshing summer drink, its ok but as a beer, well, I don't think I can call it beer at all. Tastes more like lemonade to me. I'll pass.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 04:48:55 | More by bnes09

twkirkby

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +23%

04-25-2013 00:41:17 | More by twkirkby

Rupert50

Ohio

4/5  rDev +31.1%

04-21-2013 02:19:45 | More by Rupert50

loose5682

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +6.6%

04-19-2013 04:14:05 | More by loose5682

rontmx5

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -18%

04-12-2013 12:48:17 | More by rontmx5

OB1

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +14.8%

04-11-2013 03:01:50 | More by OB1

Arsenal0328

Indiana

2/5  rDev -34.4%

04-11-2013 01:37:07 | More by Arsenal0328

Jonada

New Jersey

3.15/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

12oz twist off bottle served in a pint glass. May 2013 printed on the neck of the bottle, so assuming the beer wasn't delivered in a time machine, I'm guessing this is a best before date.

Appearance: Dark orange color. An aggressive pour yielded a 3 finger soapy head that dissipated fairly quickly, but did leave some nice lacing.

Smell: Lemon, generic red berry and wheat. The lemon and berry aromas are totally artificial, but not unpleasant. Kind of like a starburst or other type of fruit candy.

Taste: Sweet, with a hint of tartness. The flavors more or less follow the nose with artificial berry and lemon being the most prevalent. There are some faint hints of orange, wheat along with some floral notes.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, soft mouthfeel. Medium carbonation.

Overall: Completely artificial tasting and really more of a "malt beverage" than a beer, but with that being said it's still not bad. Not something I'm going to want often, but every once in a while it could work as a guilty pleasure on a hot day.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 02:17:28 | More by Jonada