Olympic Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Kifisia, Attica, Greece 🇬🇷
Owned by Carlsberg Group International Head Office

Established in 1968

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Elaion 59, Kifisia, 145 64, Greece
Description
The origin of the brewery go back to 1968 when Henninger Hellas company, the local Greek distributor of the German Henninger beer, was founded. In 1994 it was renamed as Northern Greece Brewery. In 1997 Mythos Beer was introduced, and in 2001 the company renamed itself as the Mythos Brewery S.A. Since 2008 it has been a subsidiary of Carlsberg Group. In 2014 a restructured Olympic Brewery was established after the merger of Mythos and Olympic.

Olympic Brewery is a strong and reliable company in the domestic beer market. Combining Greek DNA and the global imprint of the Carlsberg Group dynamics, it is a key player that not only envisions, but can also change the beer map of Greece. In 2018 Carlsberg acquired the remaining 49% in Olympic Brewery. When Mythos Brewery and Olympic merged in 2014, Carlsberg already had already gained a controlling 51 % share in the company.

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5/10
Dacht al dat het om een Duits bier ging met zo’n naam, maar is toch 🇬🇷
Tried from Can on 31 May 2025 at 20:03

4/10
Bittere verbrande droog brood korst, lokatie is dan wel weer een dikke plus
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2025 at 15:57

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4.5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
can from lidl, chersonisos
decent malty and slightly flowery yet bitter hoppy aroma, very much like a north european lager or mainstream pilsener. There might be a little bit more power on the flowery notes, resembling south german area beers.
flavor is light hoppy flowery, malty to dry malty, end is not strong but does have a little hop and alc bitterness. strong flavor for a macro discount pils, and pretty good flavor also. Good alternative in the area to san miguel, heineken, amstel and the others.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2025 at 10:46

5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
Final beer on our short break to Zakynthos, waiting for the bus back to the airport. Clear pale god with a frothy white head and a sweet grassy aroma. Fizzy and fresh, has some light grassy malt, a little kick and a dry finish, seltzer-like really.

Aeolos Resort, Kalamaki
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2025 at 11:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cloudy lemonade in appearance, aroma and taste, just the slightest hint of light malt to remind you it’s beery. Massively refreshing on a hot sunny day.

Aeolos Resort, Kalamaki
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2025 at 12:00

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Dark brown, near black, with a frothy tan head and roasted malt and a touch of coffee on the nose. Fresh and spritzy, soft roasted malt, coffee bitterness and maybe a hint of chocolate ahead of a dry mellow bitter finish.

Paradosiako, Zakynthos
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2025 at 11:30

4.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
can from KRITIKOS, Chersonissos, Crete
The citrussy note that many non alc beers has, but also a surprisingly hoppy note, floral hoppy - instead of the expected cardboard and cereral.
flavor is dry, cardboard and cereral, faint malts, some faint flowery hoppy flavors, but the end is mild, not hoppy.water treatment is mineral watery, at 31 degrees in the shadow, it feels quite refreshing.
Tried from Can on 24 May 2025 at 17:24

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a soft cereal aroma. Mostly bitter with some grassy malt, a hint of citrus and a dry finish.

Aeolos Pool Bar, Kalamaki
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2025 at 13:00

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
According to the bartender, the oldest beer in Greece, created by a German. Nice bit of history before trying it at the hotel pool bar.

Clear and golden with a slight chill haze and a big frothy white head. Sweet cereal aroma, pretty fizzy with grassy bitterness and a sweet cereal malt taste, all in all very refreshing without offering very much on the taste front.

Aeolos Pool Bar, Kalamaki
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 16:00

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
The draft beer at the hotel we were staying at in Kalamki, Zakynthos, and the most frequently seen beer across all the bars in the resort - sampled many times over the short break!

First try was after checking in at Aeolos Resort: clear and golden with a frothy white head, soft cereal/grassy aroma, sweet grassy malt with some hop bitterness and a dry finish. Very refresing in the sunshine, just enough flavour to keep you interested.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2025 at 14:30