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.

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3.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3
330ml bottle from Plonkers, Derby. Straw with a thick loose white head; aroma of sweet wet hay; sweet corn syrup flavour; slightly chewy cardboard finish. . Doesn’t meet my recollection of the best Hellenic tradition!
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2008 at 17:32

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottled. A light golden beer with a thin white head. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet malty, but also with a cardboard note. Thanks ompher for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2008 at 04:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
0,5lt Bottle. Light yellow color with a medium white head.Malty and hoppy aromas nad taste. Richer taste and much hoppier than their lager. Refreshing and good in accompanying meals, especially during the hot greek summer.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2008 at 04:03

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 4
Not much here, your typical mainstream slightly sweet malty lager.Neutral nose, golden yellow, stark white head.
Tried on 07 May 2008 at 23:23

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Dark golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malt, caramel. Flavour is sweet, malt, caramel. Boring beer.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2008 at 06:15

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear orange colour., small white head. Malty aroma and fruity flavours, with some caramel malts and bread.
Tried on 04 Mar 2008 at 10:38

2.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
330ml bottle. This was unpleasant - sickly sweet malt and a very thin mouth feel with no redeeming features.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Feb 2008 at 01:14

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. A clear, golden-orange pour reveals a malty-sweet aroma with some papery notes and a decent hop profile. Some cooked vegetables counts in the negative direction thouth. The head was off-white and medium-sized. The cooked vegetables were present in the flavor too, but even more subdued, else there were mostly sweet maltyness. Medium body. Except for the DMS, it’s a quite nice beer, especially considering it’s Mediterranean origin. (080118)
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2008 at 13:37

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
330 ml bottle (Greek ABV 5% version). Golden body with a medium white head. Aroma is sweet grainy. Flavor is refreshing, malty and a decent hop flavor considering this to be a macro lager. All in all one among thousands and not outstanding.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2008 at 10:37

3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
330 ml bottle. Clear red/brown body with a thin off-white head. Vague malty aroma. Flavor is tame malty, a bit sweet and a bittersweet caramel finish. Not very impressive.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2008 at 10:31