Olympic Brewery

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

Established in 1968

Contact
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.

     Show


7
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
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
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
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
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


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Golden. Standard sweet internationalager. Tolerable. Nondescript etc............

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:36


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Zbożowe, wodniste z delikatną goryczką ziołową. Barwa złota, przejrzyste, piana szybko znika do krążka, delikatny lacing. Goryczka niska, ziołowa. Głównie wodniste i zbożowe. Nie polecam.

Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2025 at 16:55


5

Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2025 at 23:10


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Old rating from 2014 - 330ml bottle, pours cloudy pale straw colour with strong carbonation. Aromas & tastes of lemon. Slightly on the sweet side. Refreshing in the hot afternoon, but at 2.0 ABV it doesn't feel a beer. Enjoyable netherless

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 10:45


2.5
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3

From a can, very light, even for what it is. Impressive white head that fades quickly. Soft palate, malt, and lightly sweet. Even for a pale Euro lager this is very light.

Tried from Can on 19 Apr 2025 at 00:19

gave a cheers!