Okocim Mocne

Brewed by Carlsberg Polska
Style: European Strong Lager
Warszawa, Poland

Aroma: stale grain and malty sweetness. Apperance: golden yellow with a tiny head made from big bubbles. Flavour: malty, gentle a little spiritousness and some plastic/easter egg chocolate notes. Palate: medium mouthfeel and a slightly bitter finish.

I just remembered that I had drank this. I bought the three available Okicim beers because they were $1.50 and some of two of them gots lots of alcimohol. Tastes like a strong Heineken. Lame

Bottle from the LCBO - thanks to tupalev for giving me a bottle that he bought by mistake! Light, bright gold with a moderate white head. Aroma is sweet and grainy, with some notes of floral honey and mild alcohol - not bad. Flavour of bready malt, a hint of caramel, and some herbal hops & alcohol warmth to finish. Not outstanding, but much better than I expected.

In comparison to this breweries ’Jasne Pelne’ Pilsner this one seemed a little tame. Like the higher ABV merely consumed all the flavour as it was heavily subdued. Poured a very similar sunny gold to the Pelne, with an immense, fairly dense rocky white crown that persisted daubing foam down the glass. Slightly ’eggy’ skunky, toffee and honey nose with a feint hint of grains. A lot of hot alcohol came with the first sip, but mellowed as I got stuck in. Quite lively on the tongue, medium-light in body and overall sweet like the Pelne. Really not much there flavour-wise; rock candi, maybe some maize and palest malt, with a short finish that had a feint bitterness and drying alcohol that did little to balance the sweetness of the palate. Fairly bland, especially as far as simplistic Euro-Strong’s go. To its credit though it did look good in the glass and managed to quench my thirst! (50cL, 7.0%, 07/10/06)

Strange I haven’t got round to reviewing this one, it was one of the first Polish imports I started drinking years ago. So this time I revisit it with a lot more to compare it to. Dark golden-orange hue in the glass . Produces an ample puffy white cap which lasts as a surface-clinging cap and laces well...this is rare for a strong beer/malt liquor. Aromas of husks, grains, some fruit and floral scents. Full bodied and slick mouth feel. Semi sweet and bready up front then a cidary bittering takes over with a drying finish and warming from the alcohol. Hides the ABV well. Very filling and malty. If you are going to buy a Euro strong beer this one is about the best out there.

Vibrant pale malt smells, with mild skunk, salty biscuits, banana chips and mild fruit aromas. Yellow color. Flavor is really mild overall, but with some suprising character and well hidden alcohol.

Not as bad as I had expected.Quite sweet with a less alcohol than I had expected.Left no lacing and a medium sized head..An o.k example of a Euro strong Lager-there are a lot worse.out there.

Deep golden, decent head retention. A definite sharp fruit character is present in the aroma, and the alcohol is apparent too. Full bodied, moderately sweet malt with a hop kick. Finish is boxboard dry, and the alcohol lingers up the back of your nose. I thought this beer was excellent-- very full-flavoured and a pleasure to drink.