Oranjeboom Premium Lager - Oranjeboom Bierbrouwerij B. V.

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.28/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The historic Orange Tree brewery was founded in Rotterdam in 1671, but closed in 1990. The brand was moved to the Three Horseshoes brewery (Drie Hoefijzers). It's now owned by Interbrew and seems to be getting more play in the market.
It pours a crystal clear golden body with an orange-ish cast. It's a bit darker than many similar lagers. The bright white head holds well before dropping to a creamy collar that leaves transient lace throughout the glass. A clean, softly grassy, and gently malty nose greets you. It's light/medium body appears nicely crisp in the mouth due to a fine, median carbonation. The taste, however, is quite basic with a well-balanced combination of moderately grainy malt (some adjuncts are used), light grassy hop flavor, and restrained bitterness. It finishes dry and refreshing; but leaves you wanting more. Well done, but quite mainstream.

Serving type: can

03-25-2003 15:25:24 | More by NeroFiddled

bditty187

Nebraska

2.58/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Light gold, little effervesce activity, sticky white head, vertical strips of lace. Skunky nose, no growth beyond that... next to nothing after it “airs out”. Grainy palate, semi-sweet, hint of husk, the finish is softly spicy, this is when the carbonation is noticeable… really plain tasting. Clean finish, boringly dry. Yawn, a boring beer through & through. Skip it.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2003 13:08:59 | More by bditty187

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

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

Pegasus

Texas

2.6/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Crystal clear medium golden color with sheets of carbonation and a small head that, as Jason says, looks exactly like frothed milk. The head retains well and offers lots of sticky glass coating lace. Massive skunky aroma overpowers the sweet malt scents and slight hops. Taste begins with faintly sweet malt, followed by cooked vegetables, finishes dry with a harsh medicinal bitterness. The mouthfeel is watery, although the head is wonderfully creamy. This beer is a curious mix of strengths and weaknesses.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2002 21:16:00 | More by Pegasus

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

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

Jason

Massachusetts

2.78/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Presentation: 16 oz can with no freshness date, small blurb of history of the brewery that is now owned by Interbrew.

Appearance: Thin frothed milk looking lace with a bright golden hue.

Smell: The usual light grassy and veggie mix of malt and hops in the aroma, clean at that.

Taste: Clear lager snappish mouth feel, with a light to moderate body. Thin malt flavours are mostly a husky grassy grain and dry all over. Hops are mild with a modest bitterness and very little flavour. Faint alcohol and a ghost like citric fruitiness from the hops are all this beer has to offer. Monotonous dry finish after every sip.

Notes: There is not much to this lager at all, oddly there is not much of an imported flare which was the only surprise. I’d pick a domestic US macro before this one. The only thing that saved this beer for me was that it was quite clean with not too many off flavours or aromas.

Serving type: can

08-21-2002 12:41:36 | More by Jason