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O.K. Beer
Browar Okocim S.A. (Carlsberg)
- From:
- Browar Okocim S.A. (Carlsberg)
- Poland
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #35 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #26,704 - Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 15.65%
- Reviews:
- 256
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 03, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 16, 2001
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 68
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Ratings by mrasskicktastic:
Reviewed by mrasskicktastic from New Jersey
1.23/5 rDev -64.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.23/5 rDev -64.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
A - Honey to straw color with a quarter finger head that vanished in about ten seconds. Visible strong carbonation.
S - This smells like rice and yellow vegetables, a lot of grassy and musty/moldy notes as well. Most things that smell like this score better for me, because it is a subtle odor, this is like smashing your face in a culinary disaster of summer squash, moss, and dead leaves served over rice in a mud and Asahi sauce.
T - A potent light-bodied malt character, no sweetness. There is a strong grassy presence throughout the taste, which is joined accompanied by an incredibly foul bitterness in the aftertaste. I cannot think of anything with a bitter foulness this offensive.
M - Carbonation is way too high. It is only a tiny bit drying and harsh. Although the bitterness makes some appearance in this category as well.
D - Ugh. This is not an OK beer. This is a pretty terrible beer. It's flavor is not appetizing at all. I will never have this again. I could not bear to session it. I'd take any American macro lager (that I have had) over this. Sure, this has more flavor, but more isn't always a good thing. I was, in an extreme fit of masochism, able to finish this, that is the only reason it is scoring this high in drinkability.
Feb 25, 2006S - This smells like rice and yellow vegetables, a lot of grassy and musty/moldy notes as well. Most things that smell like this score better for me, because it is a subtle odor, this is like smashing your face in a culinary disaster of summer squash, moss, and dead leaves served over rice in a mud and Asahi sauce.
T - A potent light-bodied malt character, no sweetness. There is a strong grassy presence throughout the taste, which is joined accompanied by an incredibly foul bitterness in the aftertaste. I cannot think of anything with a bitter foulness this offensive.
M - Carbonation is way too high. It is only a tiny bit drying and harsh. Although the bitterness makes some appearance in this category as well.
D - Ugh. This is not an OK beer. This is a pretty terrible beer. It's flavor is not appetizing at all. I will never have this again. I could not bear to session it. I'd take any American macro lager (that I have had) over this. Sure, this has more flavor, but more isn't always a good thing. I was, in an extreme fit of masochism, able to finish this, that is the only reason it is scoring this high in drinkability.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DoctorZombies from Florida
3.31/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pale gold, excellent clarity, frothy white head. It was ok, but kinda corny. A little on the sweet side and something I would not seek out or drink again.
Oct 26, 2023Reviewed by HoppyBastard from Nebraska
2.84/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.84/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Poured from a 16.9 ounce can into a Shaker pint glass, "best by" date "11.09.23".
APPEARANCE: pours a clear, golden color with two-fingers white head that quickly dissipated until a thin, unbroken layer of small bubbles remained, lighter carbonation, heavy lacing on the glass.
SMELL: faint to the nose, sweet corn and bread.
TASTE: the taste follows the nose sweet corn and then a mild metallic hop profile, not very complex.
PALATE: light body and lightly carbonated, this beer was kind of flat tasting and would have been close to acceptable with more carbonation.
OVERALL: this is a subpar lawnmower beer, it looked good in the glass but was a little flat, there are way better beers in this style so will not seek this one out again.
Oct 25, 2023APPEARANCE: pours a clear, golden color with two-fingers white head that quickly dissipated until a thin, unbroken layer of small bubbles remained, lighter carbonation, heavy lacing on the glass.
SMELL: faint to the nose, sweet corn and bread.
TASTE: the taste follows the nose sweet corn and then a mild metallic hop profile, not very complex.
PALATE: light body and lightly carbonated, this beer was kind of flat tasting and would have been close to acceptable with more carbonation.
OVERALL: this is a subpar lawnmower beer, it looked good in the glass but was a little flat, there are way better beers in this style so will not seek this one out again.
Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado
2.85/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
500mL can best by January 30th 2024
On the pour, 2 fingers of fluffy white head formed on top of a clear, golden, highly carbonated body. Head has pretty good retention and leaves some lacing as well.
Aroma is funky, metallic, and a bit skunks. Smells like old Budweiser, but with more actual beer flavor, which I'm not sure if is good or bad. Almost has an ice beer smell. Green apple and a hind of sweet pale malt.
Taste is better than the aroma, but mostly because it is more mild. There is a slight bitterness, but the green apple acetaldehyde dominates throughout the first half, before finally a bready pils style malt comes in for the finish. Slightly nicer than a true cheap lager, and it gets better as you drink, but still.
Feel is drinkable, but there are some fumes that carry the acetaldehyde into the mouthful making it a bit harsh. Not terrible as it is easy to put back, but not very smooth. It is certainly just OK.
Overall, this is a good looking beer, but that's about it. I have a feeling rice is used as an adjunct, but even if it isn't this reminds me of American Bud or Natty Ice.
Oct 10, 2023On the pour, 2 fingers of fluffy white head formed on top of a clear, golden, highly carbonated body. Head has pretty good retention and leaves some lacing as well.
Aroma is funky, metallic, and a bit skunks. Smells like old Budweiser, but with more actual beer flavor, which I'm not sure if is good or bad. Almost has an ice beer smell. Green apple and a hind of sweet pale malt.
Taste is better than the aroma, but mostly because it is more mild. There is a slight bitterness, but the green apple acetaldehyde dominates throughout the first half, before finally a bready pils style malt comes in for the finish. Slightly nicer than a true cheap lager, and it gets better as you drink, but still.
Feel is drinkable, but there are some fumes that carry the acetaldehyde into the mouthful making it a bit harsh. Not terrible as it is easy to put back, but not very smooth. It is certainly just OK.
Overall, this is a good looking beer, but that's about it. I have a feeling rice is used as an adjunct, but even if it isn't this reminds me of American Bud or Natty Ice.
Reviewed by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois
3.44/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Okocim O.K Beer is just what it says on the can, OK. Smells earthy, tastes grainy, with light malt sweetness, some corn, slight skunk, and a touch of bitter hops. Nothing overpowering or off putting. @ $4.99 for 4 tallboys, it's a good deal.
Jun 28, 2023Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois
3.43/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500 ml can, best by 07/06/2023 printed on the bottom. My first encounter with this beer and this brewery, says "Brewed and Canned by Okocim Brewery, Poland" on my imported version. "Full Pale Beer".
Poured to Brasserie D'achouffe stemware.
Gold colored body with some clarity. Finger of frothy white head that leaves some good scattered lacing throughout. Looks pretty good per the style.
Aroma is not terribly strong - bit of grain, malt, dust, bit of phenol smell?
Very grainy / husky, lots of corn flavor, bit of grapey fruit flavor, bit of mineral.
Smooth bodied, crisp, clean. Excellent carbonation; Very easy-drinking stuff.
I'm liking this one the more I drink it. Always enjoy a good random import. Thanks Poland.
Okocim O.K. Beer -----3.5/5
Oct 10, 2022Poured to Brasserie D'achouffe stemware.
Gold colored body with some clarity. Finger of frothy white head that leaves some good scattered lacing throughout. Looks pretty good per the style.
Aroma is not terribly strong - bit of grain, malt, dust, bit of phenol smell?
Very grainy / husky, lots of corn flavor, bit of grapey fruit flavor, bit of mineral.
Smooth bodied, crisp, clean. Excellent carbonation; Very easy-drinking stuff.
I'm liking this one the more I drink it. Always enjoy a good random import. Thanks Poland.
Okocim O.K. Beer -----3.5/5
Reviewed by MarkieT from Kentucky
4.85/5 rDev +40.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +40.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
I absolutely love this beer. I came across the bottles at Jungle Jim's in the Cincinnati area and bought a couple just for the heck of it. I have enjoyed it ever since. Really good beer.
Sep 14, 2022Reviewed by hof_1991 from Wisconsin
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
In a can at a local Polish fest. Went well with polish sausage, brats and kraut. Good example of the style which will get it marked down by most people here. Light. Fresh. Easy drinking. Much better than US mass produced beers.
Jul 24, 2022
O.K. Beer from Browar Okocim S.A. (Carlsberg)
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100 with
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