Okocim Mocne

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

16/08 0.5 l can from a gas station near Warszawa. Poured deeper golden body with small head. As usual, lemony and somewhat grass hopped aroma with flowery malt background, nice but quite weak. Alcohol can be hinted just a little bit as well. Flavor is pretty cute, malty with some interesting flavors besides honey and flower, like let’s say butter biscuit. Also some lemon hops are present here, but unfortunately everything is so weak it can’t simply be enjoyable. Pretty short and slightly alcoholic finish. Hm, it’s not bad for sure, but I’ve had few better ESLs those days, unfortunately this one has got much more potential than it offers us.

Can, 0.5l, 15°,7.1% courtesy of heavy who brought it from Poland (thanks!)
Poured a small white head that went away at a medium-slow pace on top of a slightly darker golden body. Malty nose, a honeyish and grainy oily concoction with just a touch of alc. Sweet malty taste weighed a bit by alcohol. Caramel? Biscuit? Light maaaybe lemony hop maybe fruity. An inconspicuous taste with that dull slightly lemony hop tingling the tongue in front of a heavy , dull malt flavored water with some alc. Hum.

Pours a deep straw to amber colour, with a thick fluffy white head. Smell is very crisp and a bit sweet. There’s a bit of hops in there, sort of floral mostly, maybe a bit citrus. Flavour is a nice bit of hop bitterness, with a hint of flowery hop flavour. Not much in the way of malts, maybe a hint of breadiness, but not much. Carbonation is ok, and it’s not exactly creamy, but it’s not too watery.

50cl bottle. Pours golden. Aroma filled with grains and malt. Taste is malty and cereal, sugary malt (some honey) a little hoppy. Really nothing special.

A bit of a surprise with this one as I expected an unbalanced malt liquor style. Insterad I was mildly surprised by this beer, clearly alcoholic in nose and flavour, but not a fusel ridden mess. it presents well in the glass and has a pleasant hop and malt balance. Above average for this style and nationality (the porter of course being an exception).

Bottle. Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity with grainy,malty and caramel notes.

Clear golden, short lasting head, notes of caramalt and rotten fruit, very sweet and sweet aftertaste.

Bottle. This beer is impressive for the style. It pours a slightly burnt amber in color with a huge white head that disappeared as quickly as it appeared. There is a slightly grassy, hoppy note to the aroma. The flavor is a bit alcoholic, but is just sweet and malty enough to remain drinkable. It has a medium body with a slight bite to the finish.