Opillia Export Lager
Pivzavod Opillia

Presentation: 500 milliliter bottle poured into a pint glass. Purchased from Total Wine & More.

Look: pale golden color. Slightly cloudy appearance. Relatively small head that evaporates rather quickly. Minor amount of lacing.

Smell: malty, bread, grains, veggies, fruity, sweetness. Minor hops aroma.

Taste: similar to the smell, malty, bread, grains, veggies, fruity, sweetness. Minor hops flavors. Slightly earthy aftertaste.

Feel: light mouthfeel. Not very creamy. Slightly watery. Carbonation is less than average.

Overall: this beer is adequate. It is neither bad nor good. So far, I’ve tried three different beers from this Opillia Brewery and none of them have been very good. I wonder if they taste better when they are consumed locally in Ukraine. This beer is not worth trying, because it is a run of the mill lager, but it is drinkable.

Clear, golden color. Medium-sized, white head. Malt and vegetables in the aroma. Sweet, malty, and "dirty" taste as expected. Not much has changed at this brewery in the last 10 years.

Pale gold, bright clarity, less than a finger of foam fades to a thin broken skim fairly quickly.

Nondescript aroma, wet paper and soggy cereal grains, vague malt sweetness.

Taste is very bland and muddled, metallic grains, jarring astringency. Undercarbed and watery, bland overall. Not the best, a very insipid beer.