Okocim Mocne

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

Clear golden color with a small white head. Slightly sour, grassy aroma. Sweet malt flavor with just a hint of hops. Kind of harsh, alcoholic bite at the end.

Picked up at Knightly Liquors in Orlando, Fl. 500 ml botle. Pours a medium golden with a tight, thin white head, not much lacing. Industrial cleaner-like aroma, with some sweaty mustiness in the background, not pleasant. The dominant flavor is alcohol with some corn flaoating around in the back end to make it palatable. Similar to some cheap American Malt Liquors. Mouthfeel is quite harsh and throat clenching. Not too many redeeming qualities in this one.

500 ml bottle. Pours a clear syrupy gold with a frothy giant head that dies quickly leaving decaying sheets of intricate foamy decorations in the glass...smell of corn syrup and gasoline, with some underlying ditch grass, actually not as bad as it sounds (though hardly edifying) ...very sweet and heavy, somewhat harsh and petrol-influenced towards the end, medium to low carbonation, rather unpleasant in the end result if still much better than the typical American equivalent (malt liquor)...

Not a bad looking beer with a nice gold color and streams of fine carbonation rising to the surface to form a stubborn quarter inch of foam. Nose is floral, almost reminiscent of dish soap but not really bad. Definitely much better than I expected given it’s strength and origin (Sorry, Poland, I just don’t think you’re the home of the world’s finest pale lager styles). Initial sweetness wanes to a dry, lightly bitter with just a touch of evaporative alcohol. Burns in my belly a bit but that’s my only major complaint. Honestly, I must say this is an excellent beer considering the style and a damn good lager otherwise.

Looks nice, with white velvety head. Also has a nice aroma, but the OTT sweetness of the taste can’t overcome the alcohol, leaving me with a quite nasty beer.

Billed as Polish Malt Liquor. Nothing special, but not overpowering, as one may expect with a malt liquor. Should have tested alongside Red Bull. My first rating.

Bottle. Light yellow pour and a decent sized white head. Slightly grassy aroma. Standard macro-European lager taste - slight hops at the end, but also a skunky taste as well. Not good, but smooth and inoffensive. Had no idea it was this strong. Thanks for sharing jercraigs.

September 2006 Can from Poland at Brewnosers Meeting. Golden yellow body with a small white head. Grainy alcohol aroma. Light bitterness, lightly rough grainy flavour. Average palate. Standard strong Euro lager. 5/3/5-6/3/12 - 2.9<P> December 2004 LCBO Bottle. Golden yellow with a moderate white head. Touch of hops and Euro lager aroma... I can’t describe it but its the unique hop and malt combination that seems to be prevalent in every average European lager. Sweet malty flavour with just a touch of hops to balance it. Touch of biscuity malt and notes of alcohol in the finish. Average palate. Alcohol is fairly well covered. Enjoyable but kind of boring. 6/3/5/3/12 - 2.9