Leikeim Landbier
Brauerei Leikeim

Leikeim LandbierLeikeim Landbier
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From:
Brauerei Leikeim
 
Germany
Style:
European / Dortmunder Export Lager
Ranked #55
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
80
Ranked #25,966
Avg:
3.42 | pDev: 10.23%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
27
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 10, 2023
Added:
Nov 14, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by dcmchew:
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Rated by dcmchew from Romania

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

Nov 05, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.59/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From the flip top half-liter bottle, it pours a nice slightly hazy yellow color with a very nice white head that slowly reduces and leaves lacing. The nose gets a grassy meadow- a pleasant grassy scent. The mouth gets light malt and light bitterness, a bit earthy, but drinkable. Interesting brew.
Jun 10, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.27/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
500 ml swingtop bottle, bought at Rewe Getränkemarkt, Erding. ABV is 5.4%. Crystal clear (filtered?) pale yellow colour, big to moderate white head. Very moderate carbonation in the glass and mouth. Aroma of grassy hops. The flavour has some malty sweetness, some grassiness and a substantial hoppy bitterness, while the alcohol shows an unexpected presence for a 5.4% beer. God knows what makes this a Landbier - it looks and tastes more like a filtered Dortmunder Export to me. Anyway, drinkable it is.
Oct 04, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Apr 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.77 by igl from Russian Federation

Mar 02, 2020
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Reviewed by Pablcol from Spain

3.67/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pilsner glass at 4-5ºC.

Look: With a golden/pale white colour, it had about half a centimetre of white collar. Some bubbles going up.

Smell: hoppy with slightly herbal hints, not alcoholic aroma.

Taste: quite bitter taste at first, grassy remarks, slightly spicy at the end.

Feel: easy to drink when cold, with a light body. Would drink again sometime.
Aug 22, 2019
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.25/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Crystal clear golden color with white head. Aroma is quite hoppy with classic grassy, herbal and spicy notes. Clean, just a bit grainy malt backbone. Taste has more malt character but the hops are still the main player. Spicy, herbal, a bit astringent, not too bitter though, the finish is bittersweet and grainy. There are also some wet rag notes but not too offensive. Medium body with medium plus carbonation. Quite decent but it could use some improvements.
Feb 07, 2018
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany

3.02/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
L:
-pours a clear golden with a big,foamy,white head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-grainy,tea,apple,bready,doughy,honey,earthy
T:
-very spicy noble hop presence,grassy,grainy,tangerines,doughy,wet paper
-medium to high bitterniss for the style
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
There's better Export Beers
Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 2.99 by RickyS from Germany

May 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by rredshift from Germany

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by AlexAfonin from Russian Federation

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by clarknova from Germany

Dec 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by herrburgess from South Carolina

Aug 04, 2013
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

3.47/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
BBD: 16.05.13

Straw gold color, persistent coverage on the surface, intricate lacing all around the glass. Long lasting retention, bright clarity, and occasional visible carbonation.

Aroma is sweet and bready, a little skunky at first but it blows off quickly. Grassy noble hops and simple bready grains.

Flavor is much the same, bready malts are center stage, some light floral hops lend minimal bitterness. Light sweetness and pretty smooth, some cereal grains and florals in the dry aftertaste. Overall it's ok, not as rustic as expected for a Landbier, but certainly something there in the simplicity and nuance that's worthwhile.
Mar 25, 2013
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.52/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of carbonation. It poured with a finger and a half high dense white head that died down but never completely faded away and left lots of lacy rings of bubbles down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of bready malts, grassy hops and apples are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of bready malts along with bits of grain and notes of fruits—apples stand out in particular. A slight amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and a little clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. Only hints of dryness are perceptible in the finish.
O: This beer is easy to drink but lacks the dryness compared to other beers in the style. The fruitiness is also unusual for a lager.
Mar 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by JeffreyJDavis from North Carolina

Feb 11, 2013
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Reviewed by falloutsnow from Illinois

3.55/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From: Beertopia, Omaha, NE
Date: "Best before 03/10/13"
Glass: Standard US pint glass

Leikeim has a solid, if not slightly light-tasting, Dortmunder lager with their Landbier, as it focuses on grainy and biscuit-like malt usage with grassy and bittering European hops. The aromas and flavors are quite nice, though perhaps a bit too subdued and subtle to make this really "wow" the drinker. Fresh on tap or in bottle, this is probably fantastic. In summary, this was an above average Dortmunder lager, but the $3.69 per bottle tag makes it less attractive for repeated purchase.

Aroma is a bit biscuit-like, with some barley grain and mild vinous esters as well. Hops are noticeable, though mild, a bit like freshly torn or cut wild grasses.

Front of palate is grainy and biscuit-like, transitioning to a smoother malt sweetness with white grape-like fruit esters and a noticeable touch of European hops for bittering and cut, sweet grass flavor. Back of palate finds the European hop bitterness overwhelming the mild grain and biscuit flavors (though they're still present), leading to an aftertaste that is smooth, sweet and grain-like (similar to grape nuts cereal) with lingering bitterness from the hop usage.

Beer is medium to medium-light in body, with carbonation levels of medium intensity. The result is a slightly fizzy mouthfeel at first, which quickly settles to become foamy and smooth. Closes fairly dry (though not totally), with significant stickiness across the palate.
Dec 27, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by whatsgoody from Vermont

Nov 16, 2012
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Reviewed by Domingo from Colorado

3.53/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Never seen this in the US before. They didn't even bother to translate the text on the bottle. Interesting.
Rich pale gold. Tons of foam that doesn't dissipate.
Lager yeast and an even mix of sweet pale malt and hops on the nose. A weird sour note, too.
Sweet on the front end, husky in the middle, and slightly bitter noble hops on the back end. A hair of astringency, too.
Pretty good, not really special though. Maybe a case of a bottled version being a lesser example, too. It's dated within 6 months of bottling, so it isn't too old, though.
Worth a try but the bottled version isn't really worth hunting for.
Mar 22, 2012
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Reviewed by tempest from New York

3.63/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Picked up a .5L swingtop at Euro Market. Certainly has that Dortmunder character with creamy, clean barley malt. This one's a little more crisp and dry bready grains. The beer is balanced through the finish and a tough light in body for the style, but you can just call it a more drinkable take on the export lager. It's winter now, but I imagine this would make a fine lawnmower beer.
Mar 02, 2012
Leikeim Landbier from Brauerei Leikeim
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 27 ratings