Oranjeboom Premium Lager - Oranjeboom Bierbrouwerij B. V.

McStagger

California

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On the quest to find the best cheap Euro Lager. So far it's been Pete's...

A: Pours the usual pale straw color. Excellent clarity, minimal head retention, no lacing, ample carbonation.

S: Bland beer smells. Mild hop aromas, slightly spicy and floral. Malts are in there somewhere, but everything is fairly muted.

T: Very subdued flavors. Mildly sweet, with some hop spiciness. An odd metallic taste permeates everything. Again, bland.

M: Thin, watery. Not a whole lot going on in this department either.

O: A strictly mediocre beer. Still better than the American adjuncts.

Serving type: can

06-14-2012 04:09:19 | More by McStagger

DutchBeerDrinker

Netherlands

2.25/5  rDev -22.1%

06-09-2013 16:00:19 | More by DutchBeerDrinker

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +38.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Oranjeboom Premium Beer has a medium, off-white head, a clear, deep golden appearance, with numerous miniscule white particles floating about, and a some pretty decent lacing left behind. The aroma is of grassy hops and pungent, sweet barley, and the flavor is just like that, with some white bread and a fairly robust hop bitterness at the end of the sip. Mouthfeel is tending towards light and watery, and Oranjeboom Premium Beer finishes mostly dry, refreshing, tasty, and easy drinking. This is a good, lower-priced substitute for over-priced beers like Heineken or Stella Artois.

RJT

Serving type: can

06-02-2013 14:32:58 | More by RonaldTheriot

damndirtyape

Ohio

3.1/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

500mL can poured into a Shaker pint glass. Date stamp on bottom of can: 13.12.12 02:45, E13.03.14 FL

Appearance: Clear amber gold. Initial white head upon pouring died back to nothing pretty quickly after pouring. No lacing.

Smell: Typical lager smell. Light aroma - mostly malt with just the tinest bit of hop herbal smell in there.

Taste: Crisp, sweet. Hops are barely there, but start to come out a bit as the beer reaches room temperature - just a bit of noble hop flavor. Otherwise very much a malty simple lager.

Mouthfeel: Juicy and a bit fizzy. Nothing special.

Overall / Drinkability: Not bad, but nothing special. Good drinkability though - washed down chicken and caprice salad easily without getting in the way. I think that's what makes this beer - it's an average beer, versatile with food, but nothing special. A staple beer to have with food if you're not looking for something interesting.

Serving type: cask

06-01-2013 23:10:55 | More by damndirtyape

FrizWhiz

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%

05-28-2013 03:20:58 | More by FrizWhiz

Ciocanelu

Romania

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%

05-23-2013 07:01:43 | More by Ciocanelu

BeerAficionadoMCMXC

California

3.48/5  rDev +20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pilsner appearance, light carbonation. The smell is more complex than other cheap beers that I've had. This one has a cereal nose with a hint of, you never would have guessed it, orange. The taste is nothing special, just crispness in a can, and you can certainly drink many of these guys. I'd say this is a great summer beer. Overall, I'm impressed for the price. This shows that the Europeans make great cheap beer where America makes shitty cheap beer. Go craft in America, go cheap in Europe. That's my slogan.

Serving type: can

05-21-2013 20:58:23 | More by BeerAficionadoMCMXC

jayneo74

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%

05-17-2013 15:45:58 | More by jayneo74

e30todamax

Virginia

3/5  rDev +3.8%

05-10-2013 22:04:59 | More by e30todamax

ScottHeidrich119

Maine

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-06-2013 22:10:23 | More by ScottHeidrich119

jimmah120

Minnesota

2.81/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

16.9oz can, no date or codes

light corn yellow, fizzy head that fades to a dusting of sud. smell is light and corny. taste: crisp and biting, but with a horrid metallic aftertaste. some faint citrus, melon, cinnamon. putrid kinda mouthfeel and aftertaste.

Serving type: can

05-04-2013 08:00:51 | More by jimmah120

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3/5  rDev +3.8%

04-09-2013 22:25:50 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

dcbeers

District of Columbia

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%

03-24-2013 23:50:23 | More by dcbeers

tom91281

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%

03-24-2013 19:56:35 | More by tom91281

FLima

Brazil

3.04/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Pale golden color with two fingers head with medium retention.
Aroma of grassy hops.
Similarly, flavor of grassy hops and malt sweetness.
Aftertaste a bit watery and I felt some oxidation, though not annoying.
Light Pilsner with a refreshing sensation, for a hot day.

Serving type: can

02-11-2013 00:06:14 | More by FLima

Kvasasgyvasalumi

Lithuania

2.25/5  rDev -22.1%

02-08-2013 09:53:14 | More by Kvasasgyvasalumi

LaurensDeJong

Michigan

3/5  rDev +3.8%

02-07-2013 20:53:49 | More by LaurensDeJong

Sooch222

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

01-27-2013 20:38:19 | More by Sooch222

Blueribbon666

Ohio

2.25/5  rDev -22.1%

01-06-2013 20:22:12 | More by Blueribbon666

Sipchue

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

12-31-2012 00:15:56 | More by Sipchue

sloelco

California

3/5  rDev +3.8%

12-29-2012 22:44:04 | More by sloelco

David1975

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +3.8%

12-22-2012 20:47:35 | More by David1975

LXIXME

New Mexico

2.93/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Small white head settles into a thinnish lacing above a clear bright golden colored beer.

Light sour citrus lemon with some wheat grains and maybe some slight spices showing up in the aroma.

Light grain malts, some sourness, very light lemon, and some very light spice notes in the taste of this lager.

A dry aftertaste with a very slight sour note on this light bodied beer.

Not a bad tasting beer, just not enough taste within the thin walls of this glass of beer.

Serving type: can

11-29-2012 22:41:33 | More by LXIXME

Tnkemist

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev +29.8%

11-18-2012 00:16:17 | More by Tnkemist

fishguyac

Washington

3/5  rDev +3.8%

10-31-2012 02:58:00 | More by fishguyac