Obolon Premium
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Obolon Brewery
 
Ukraine
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #299
ABV:
5%
Score:
68
Ranked #28,162
Avg:
2.84 | pDev: 20.07%
Reviews:
86
Ratings:
140
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 06, 2023
Added:
Feb 27, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
Obolon Premium is a lager beer which presents an extremely soft and rich taste. Aromatic hops in combination with a special ingredient-rice, provides this beer with a distinct flavor and a pleasant bitterness. Especially refreshing and effervescent beer with pronounced taste and palatable bitterness. This is one of the most popular beers due to its mild taste.
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Ratings by connecticutpoet:
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Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

3.11/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This was a medium yellow clear lager with a very short head, but one that left lace rings around the glass a I drank.

The aroma was of aromatic and skunky hops. A little bit of a turnoff.

The taste was mainly of bitter hops and pine, with light/pale malts underneath but well hidden. Not too bad a blend of flavors.

The mouthfeel was all right, a bit thin. About average drinkability.
Jul 13, 2004
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Reviewed by BillyNoonan from Ireland

2.77/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Look it's mild and inoffensive and slightly sweet. It's actually surprisingly easy to drink. Pours light yellow gold, from a can with mild carbonation. Nothing of note on the nose. Sweet light malt, almost ricy like Bud. Light, crisp cheap lager feel. Glad I got one nonetheless.
Aug 06, 2023
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden

3.73/5  rDev +31.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear yellow with fine head.

Smell is crackery with notes of corn snacks, citrus, knäckebröd and potato chips.

Taste is crisp and crackery with some spicy hints. Moderate bitterness and notes of corn snacks, knäckebröd and citrus.

Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.

Overall, a well made lager, easy to drink.
Jul 15, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.03/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
500 ml green bottle (new design), from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of pilsener malts, also some grassy and herbal hops. Fairly refreshing flavour, some malty sweetness but also moderate herbal hops. Not too bad.
Jun 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.28 by Wilkolaczek94 from Connecticut

Apr 28, 2023
 
Rated: 2.95 by misteil from Ireland

Apr 08, 2023
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

2.15/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
Obolon Premium (060лoнb

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Преміум) Obolon (Оболонь)

Lager - Pale

In support of the Ukraine. Old world for sure... Rice adjunct I dont mind, makes for a very light body and slightly smooth finish. Buttery, malt and grains in the nose and upfront flavor. The finish is a slightly metallic bitter hoppiness.basic import.

Purchased at Provisions >
Mar 23, 2023
 
Rated: 2.81 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Mar 06, 2023
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

3.19/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
500ml bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.

Golden and almost clear, the half inch white head recedes to a thin cap inside of a minute. Aroma is grainy malt and light floral hops. Tasting sweet and malty to open, toasted barley and some corn over floral hop flavor. The finish drys a little and some minor hop bitterness comes through. Light-medium in body with medium carbonation giving a quick finishing bite to an otherwise soft over crisp feel. It does have a bit of tongue coating astringency.

Overall an average brew that I could drink for a session but probably wouldn’t grab a second if I had a choice as it gets overly sweet and syrupy by the end of the glass.
Jan 22, 2023
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Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado

3.52/5  rDev +23.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 500mL bottle into a pils glass

On the pour a half finger fine head forms then quickly recedes to a thin covering and ring around the rim. Body is lightly hazy, and golden yellow straw colored. Carbonation is medium.

Aroma right off the bat is a bit skunky, but the green bottle probably did this. Beyond that there is some citrus, herbal, as well as earthy hop notes. Not the cleanest fermentation note, but it feels more like a hybrid beer than a bad beer. Light malts are hiding in the back of the aroma but the hops and yeast cover it.

Flavor is surprisingly nice with a bitter floral note right away.the bright citrus and herbal hops start creeping in right after with a slight hefeweizen like yeast note. After all that, a big biscuity bready malt note hits and is quite nice.

Feel is surprisingly soft and drinkable with a medium carbonation bite. Despite the softness the beer isn't too filling. This is a pretty chuggable lager but also a nice sipper.

Overall the green bottle and importation shows with some pretty skunky hops, but if it was fresher this would be pretty damn good. Malty and hoppy without being bitter, sortof like a Ukrainian pilsner bit definitely Leaning toward the euro pale lager.
Aug 10, 2022
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

3/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a light golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has slight malt and hop hints
The taste follows the nose with a slight malt and hop flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A decent Lager
May 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.01 by Rayek from Colorado

May 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.09 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Apr 17, 2022
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Rated by bubseymour from Maryland

1.76/5  rDev -38%
look: 4 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
Skunked aroma. So much wrong in the flavors, just a mess of a beer. Well at at least I can say I’ve tried a beer from Ukraine.
Apr 02, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by reebtaerG from Maryland

Mar 26, 2022
 
Rated: 1.61 by Humanusfermentum from Virginia

Mar 21, 2022
 
Rated: 2.15 by Rainintheface from Florida

Mar 14, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.19 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 23, 2021
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.58/5  rDev +26.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Medium gold body; slight cloudiness; very active carbonation; thin yet dense and foamy white head. Fine cereal grain aroma; strong wheat presence; toasted grain. An interesting taste; grainy with a mild sourness; toasted wheat; mild hop bitterness. Medium body; slick and slightly syrupy; fair residual sugar presence; semi-dry overall.

This is a nice beer. It does not deliver anything unique per se. It comes across as a rustic lager.

Poured at 46.2 F; no bottling date noted on the label.
Sep 11, 2021
Obolon Premium from Obolon Brewery
Beer rating: 68 out of 100 with 140 ratings