Oranjeboom Premium Lager - Oranjeboom Bierbrouwerij B. V.

Dogbrick

Ohio

1.23/5  rDev -57.4%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Skunky aroma and nice piss-yellow color. I hate to say it but I'd drink a Heineken before this. Truly nasty. Unfortunately it's really a waste of a cool name. At this rate I am staying out of the low countries.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2002 08:34:57 | More by Dogbrick

diablo14

Australia

1.58/5  rDev -45.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

the name sounds like a dutch swimmer, but unlike their recent preformances, oranjeboom in no way rises to the occasion. a cheap and nasty beer, the only redeeming feature is that is doesnt taste and feel like shitty adjuncts. for me that in a way makes it worse because that just says the beer is blaaand. trust interbrew to be involved.

dull appearance. lacks anything that sets it apart from so many other crappy lagers out there. typical presence of skunk on the nose and bugger all else. the taste is so nothing i wish there was some adjuncts in there. at least it would give it something to talk about even if its bad. remember the old saying any publicity is good publicity. golly carlton have worked on that for years lol. its so completely nondescript it defies discussion. even the hops doesnt hit the mark despite the attempt to give it a big blast. even tho its obscenely cheap, its still overpriced.

even if your hard up for cash and want a beer, dont bother with this. i can think of several others down at the lower rungs of the price scale which are more worthy that this. i wouldnt even drink this beer if i was desperate. probably the worst european import going around.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2003 14:30:27 | More by diablo14

Ardon

Ontario (Canada)

1.68/5  rDev -41.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Not much to say about this really. Basically is about as flavourful as soda water. Average looking lager with zero taste. And this was recommended to me in a bar in the Netherlands. Last time I go to that bar, I can tell you that much. Really so little to say cause it is awful but I have to keep typing or it won't let me post this.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2002 08:28:47 | More by Ardon

DogFood11

California

1.85/5  rDev -36%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

Poured the 12oz green bottle into a pils glass it formed a loose, small head that leaves little lace.

Pale yellow body with minimal carbonation. I get a bit of the skunk that comes along with some euro pale's. This has a corny and husky side to it as well. Cooked vegetables and a myriad of sweet malt. This used to be my staple beer when in Amsterdam in the mid 90's. It served its purpose and I can still see this being serviceable when on tap while running around the red light district but nothing more than typical.

Notes: Not alot to say about this as its a run of the mill beer with no imagination whatsoever. You'll be better off leaving this on the shelf.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2007 01:16:02 | More by DogFood11

btmo

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

1.85/5  rDev -36%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

Ick!

Now I understand the meaning of the word "swill".

I have an enormous amount of respect for European beers. But not for this one.

The taste is nasty, the smell is only marginally better and the drinkability is just .. awful.

Avoid. Trust me.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2008 10:05:12 | More by btmo

Cresant

Kentucky

1.9/5  rDev -34.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured this 12 oz. green bottle into a pilsner glass. No date. Body was a clear, light golden color. The small, white head was brief.

Smell, what smell. Really I could detect only the faintest grain aroma with a deep inhale.

Taste was crisp and dry. Pils hops (?) and some corn sweetness. You've tasted this before.

Mouthfeel was zesty with a lingering oiliness. Not one I will seek again.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2007 10:14:51 | More by Cresant

mikeg67

New Jersey

1.93/5  rDev -33.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

500 ml can from Trader’s Joe. Pours golden with a thick, long lasting white head and lively carbonation. Aroma is of grass, grain and dough. Body is light and smooth. Taste is a little bit of hops, a little bit of biscuit malt and a lot of sourness. The can was probably old, but still I don’t think I will buy this beer again.

Serving type: can

04-20-2012 18:35:17 | More by mikeg67

Zorro

California

1.98/5  rDev -31.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Pours a clear dark yellow brew.

Smell is nothing much at best a bit floral.

Taste is nothing much at all. Crisp finish I guess but this is real close to Budweiser.

Mouthfeel is crap, sub Budweiser.

I can drink this but why? Colt 45 is better than this; Miller Lite is better too!

Serving type: can

03-11-2004 05:38:42 | More by Zorro

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

2/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

No different from things like, Heineken, Bavaria, Hollandia, etc. Sweetish flavour, light in body and taste, slight skunkiness, a bit funky, but generally bland, its hard to say anything good about it, except its drinkable.....just.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2002 18:30:09 | More by rastaman

Frozensoul327

Michigan

2/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Boring beer. Pours out to a light yellow color witha head of white foam that loooks like someone spit in my beer. Hints of lace. Medium low level of carbonation. Aromas of wet cardboard and sulfuric farts. Ugh. Flavor is weak and uninteresting; watery malt and barely, a touch of dry hops, some adjunct-y flavors, and that's about it. Mouthfeel was kind of bubbly, but then again, so is Pepsi. I won't go for this again unless it's free and i'm already fit-shaced. Pass on it.

Serving type: can

02-12-2006 19:45:51 | More by Frozensoul327

alexgash

Connecticut

2.03/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Standar pale yellow lager body with a small, bubbly white head that fades fast. Lightly-sweetened malt, some grain on the nose. Dominated by skunky euro-hops, vegetal and spicy. Also a hint of spent coffee grounds. Taste is soapy toasted grain and corn. Skunky hop bite takes us into the not-quick-enough finish. Bleh. Very watery body, even for the style. There are much better eurotrash lagers out there.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2005 23:37:58 | More by alexgash

crossovert

Wisconsin

2.03/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

500ml can, purchased for 6.49 a 6pack at Trader Joe's. It says it is brewed by Hofbraeuhaus Wolters.

It pours a deep gold, more amber/orangeish than most. The head is soapy and white and leaves some spotted lacing.

No problems with skunk here, but it is a mild scented run of the mill smelling Euro pale lager.

It tastes all over the place. Definitely funky for the style. There is some cooked veggie, grain, and mild bitterness. It is too much like an american adjunct lager to be worthy for the style.

This one is cheap, if you need a cheap beer it works.

Serving type: can

05-24-2010 03:06:45 | More by crossovert

kojevergas

California

2.13/5  rDev -26.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Can into Budweiser pint glass (it was all that was around) in low altitude Galway, Ireland. Can acquired in Cork, Ireland. Reviewed live.

A: Pours a two finger head of slight cream and average thickness. Average retention. Meh. Clear dark yellow colour.

Sm: Light scent of malt, barley, and ... maize?

T: Nice unexpected cream over top of barley/maize foundation. The malt is fortunately quite tame, avoiding ruining the flavour. The barley sharpens on the climax, which is unpleasant and unwelcome. It never quite recovers, creating a decidedly nasty finish. Unbalanced and pretty badly built for the style. Bittering hops are present but very background, not even surpassing the generic barley.

Mf: Too much wetness alongside an artificial smoothness/coarseness balance. Pretty crap. Doesn't match the flavours of the body.

Dr: Affordable by Irish standards, but nowhere near a great beer.

Serving type: can

06-01-2011 00:33:48 | More by kojevergas

ticklechicken

Korea (South)

2.13/5  rDev -26.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

My oranjeboom 330ml can poured into a glass mug with a transparent amber colour with a thin head that left little to no lacing. Smelled weakly of sweet grain, and tastewise there was were uninspiring (but not too off puting) flavours of yeast and corn. Mouthfeel of mine had fleeting carbonation which quickly turned watery. Overall, there's not really any reason to come back to this forgettable cheap beer.

Serving type: can

10-23-2011 13:51:58 | More by ticklechicken

avalon07

South Carolina

2.2/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

A: Poured from a bottle to a pilsener glass. Had a yellowish-brown color and a mostly clear consistency. There was about a quarter inch of head, but not much lacing.

S: This beer had a skunky aroma, typical of green bottles. Other than that, it had faint traces of hops and citrus.

T: Some mild hops and lemon, but little else. A thin, featureless beer.

M: A below average amount of carbonation and a dry finish.

D: This is nothing more than another mass-produced Euro lager. No real personality or taste to speak of.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2008 20:31:34 | More by avalon07

Douglas88

Utah

2.23/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours out a clear yellow color with a medium white head. The aroma is light malts, some skunked notes, and grassy aromas. A sweet grassy and malty flavor, light hops. A crisp and clean pale lager. A decent choice, though I'd rather have a local version.

Serving type: can

11-08-2008 00:25:57 | More by Douglas88

goschool

California

2.25/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This beer has been symbolizing the Dutch royal family since 1671. I bought the can for like 75 cents at Trader Joe's.

The appearance is light gold with a fading white head. The nose has light grains and hops. A corn flavor rudely joins the grains and grassy malts and I'm picking the carbonated water in taste. Thank god none of those have more than very mild flavor profiles. The only positive that thing stuff has going for it is the price tag, but even so, it is more expensive than High Life and PBR, neither of which is any worse.

Serving type: can

08-30-2006 07:19:12 | More by goschool

tempest

Pennsylvania

2.28/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Picked up a single from Liberty St. Tavern. Oh man, this is Skunk City, USA. Even after letting it air out for a few minutes, which is all a lot of skunked beers need, but it was to no avail. Beyond the stank, this beer basically tastes like Heineken. There's a yeast-driven fruity sweetness, though the beer isn't very sweet, along with a very pale grain taste. I'd honestly need to drink them side-by-side to tell them apart. This one might have a little more flavor, but the skunk makes it hard to tell. Freaking green bottles.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2008 20:03:14 | More by tempest

Reidrover

Oregon

2.33/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Bought in a 16 oz "tallboy" Typical lager to look at, golden with a massive frothy white head. The aroma is quite Ok..neutral..mostly hops. flavour is strane, Its ok to start bready, semi sweet malts, then theres an odd bitterly astringent taste,maybe its the hops..I dont know, strange. goes well enough on the tongue. Overall this is not very good..had many better Dutch lagers.

Serving type: can

04-23-2004 05:25:06 | More by Reidrover

brentk56

North Carolina

2.33/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Appearance: Pours a clear pale golden with modest head that fails to lace

Smell: Nothing but a hint of corn and some grass

Taste: Fairly sweet with little bitterness

Mouthfeel: Light and moderately carbonated

Drinkability: Next question, please. This one is not worth pondering

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2006 23:00:17 | More by brentk56

Hunter

Arizona

2.38/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Appearance: Bright clear copper lager forms a thick head on the pour, dissipating quickly. No lacing to speak of. Light carbonation.

Smell: First thing that hits is a honeyed sweetness, behind that grassy notes of hops.

Taste: Ugh, not my style. Not nearly crisp enough for a lager, this is one of the more tasteless brews I've had. Slightly metallic aftertaste, really nothing else to distinguish it.

Mouthfeel: Cloying and almost oily.

Drinkability: Certainly nothing here too offensive, but nothing to inspire a second tasting.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2006 04:23:18 | More by Hunter

zerk

California

2.4/5  rDev -17%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Pours a clear light gold with a thin white head. Aroma is nothing more than a light bit of grain... same thing for flavor... some sweet malt with no discernible hop flavor or bitterness. No real off flavors, but then again, no real flavors to speak of. Mouthfeel was slightly acidic and dry. This is a terribly boring beer... there is nothing offensive about it... unless you are offended by flavorless fizzy yellow beer... but I can find no reason to have this beer over almost any alternative, including water.

Serving type: can

04-12-2004 19:43:23 | More by zerk

tjsdomer2

Illinois

2.4/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Pale yellow. Good foam retention for this style. Nice active carbonation. Flattens out quickly.

Smell: Lots of dry grass and strong barley malts.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Fortunately, there is a dry, crisp mouthfeel. I also like the taste a bit. It's not like grass, but actually more like hay. Pretty dry. Unfortunately, the metal taste consumes everything with this beer.

Drinkability: The metallic taste detracts from drinkability.

Overall: Might be an ok beer without the metal.

Serving type: can

06-07-2010 04:31:30 | More by tjsdomer2

Morris729

Texas

2.42/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a clear deep golden color with a tall and foamy white head that fades into a bubbly and sticky lace. Nose is fresh grass with a touch of honeysuckle. Very light in body and quite crisp. Taste is sweet malts at first followed by some strong medicinal notes similar to mouthwash. Very unusual. This is not a beer I plan to try again anytime soon.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2003 16:14:58 | More by Morris729

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

2.45/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

16 ounce can - $1.49 at Hop City in Atlanta, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a clear, medium gold body with a short-lived inch of white suds.

Smell: On the whole, it's quite grainy in the aroma. Beyond that, there's a teeny tiny hint of vague sweetness, a bit of uncooked corn, and zestful continental hops. Ho-hum.

Taste: Grainy, faintly bready pils malts. Lightly sweet. A bit husky in the fore. Spicy European hops, reasonably bitter. Hint of dried corn kernels. And, quite a bit husky on the back half, too. Finishes dry and still husky. Has a scuzzy aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: A lackluster lager. The huskiness here is unpleasant, so keep it cold and throw it back fast, if you must.

Serving type: can

12-19-2011 22:36:44 | More by ChainGangGuy