Okocim Mocne

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

This lager poured a clear medium yellow colour with a soapy white head. To the nose there is scents of pine, hopps, perfume and bread. First taste is a little watery with a slight taste of smoke. Flavours of sweet malt and a little hopp biternes in the finish.

500ml bottle. Pours golden orange, high carbonation. Practically no head. Smells very strongly - sweet, strong hops. Kind of smells like a weissbier. Not a lot of flavour. Somewhat sweet, somewhat bitter. Palate is smooth, but a little oily. Not bad, but not particularly good.

Not much complexity to this, major feature was a very sweet aftertase but its certainly drinkable as 7% stuff goes.

500ml bottle. Clean orange gold body, some whispy white lace. Sweet cereal nose, a hint of floral citrus hops. Body is suprisingly thin, reasonably low carbonation, some sticky sweetness, alcohol becomes noticable as it warms. Honeyish malt body, a touch of citric hops, finishes quite abruptly with a chalky dryness and metallic bitterness. Certainly not the worst beer of this style i’ve tried, but I don’t think i’m a fan.

Can. Medium high fluffy white and lasting head. Clear golden body. Sweet and flowery aroma with a bit of honey as well. Flavor very sweet roasted malt with little hops bitterness, low carbonation and a short aftertaste.

Rated 19. July 2007 bottle 500 ml brown, ext. 15,1 Head is nice, frothy, giving some considerable lacing, body is sparkling gently, colour of the body is typically amber. Aroma is typical of Okocim beer, typical Okocim malt and what is more also some strawy hoppyness, milky, creamy and a bit chalky aroma, a little hint of honey but not much, a bit flowery, some notes of alcohol. Flavour inicially is a bit bitter and than the explosion of hoppy nose being flowery together with a bit bitter palate, alcohol warmth on palat is very well balanced with carbonation giving the impression that the beer togetrher with hops gives some salty- bitter taste. On the other hand there is a well built in alcohol taste and extended malty and a bit sweet taste. Palate: nice carbonation on your tongue, a little bit accidic, alcogol warmth, finish feel is chalky, medium in length.

500 ml bottle from Bevmo. This one pours a translucent pale-gold gold color with a small white head. The aroma is very light with a faint trace of cereal. The flavor is fairly bland with subtle notes of fruit--perhaps pears and melons--and a touch of alcohol. The mouthfeel is thin and fizzy. The finish is short and metallic with a lingering saccharine sweetness. Overall: Not recommended.

I like the fact that this is a stronger version of the typical lager, but it lacks the complexity and richness that is needed. It is straightforward, golden yellow straw color, with not much to offer except alcohol. Slightly fruity, crisp, but not noticeable.