Olympic Brewery
Commercial Brewery
in
Kifisia,
Attica,
Greece π¬π·
Owned by
Carlsberg Group International Head Office
Established in 1968
Contact
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.
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.
2.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
12 oz bottle; nose of grassy, lightly skunked grain; clear gold with a big disappearing white head; flavor is grainy and slightly sweet, with a tiny smidgeon of hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2007
at 20:24
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Clear amber, small head. Sweet and caramelly with rounded mouthfeel. Caramelly soft malt, with notes of toffee and mustard seeds as well as syrup. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2007
at 08:48
2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottled
Golden color, not much head. Dull hoppy aroma. Diacetylic and grassy. Short aftertaste. Booooring.
Golden color, not much head. Dull hoppy aroma. Diacetylic and grassy. Short aftertaste. Booooring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2007
at 14:56
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Bottled (thanks omhper!). Pale yellow colour, not much head. Aroma is grassy, malty, and some buttery notes. Flavour is grassy, malty and some hoppy hints. Not the most exciting thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2007
at 13:08
4.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Pale golden, no head. Phenolic and lightly buttery. Medium sweet and fairly light bodied with rounded mouthfeel.No bitterness. A mere step up from the commercial lagers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 08:19
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Pours a nice golden yellow colour. Mild hoppy aroma. Quite a weak taste but some grainy, biscuity notes come through. Aftertaste leaves the mouth feeling rather dry.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2007
at 14:57
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Big bubbled clear-golden beer with a dense, white head. Vanilla, milkripe grain. Unfortunately, going over in a nose of wet malt going bad. Still milky, however. Metallic tasting beer, not hoppy, on a sweetish underbuild. The metallic character is really overwhelming; retronasal I get some cabbage. Spritzy, light, near watery. Somehow, it works out better with a Greek meal Γ la stifada - even when then, I must confess, I prefer a heady dark Greek wine. In itself it is a wee bit nasty.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2007
at 14:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
I only found out about this one yesterday.Dark red color with huge creamy head.Malty and caramel aromas and taste. Nice aftertaste. I had better reds but also much worst.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2007
at 02:30
4.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Letβs go visit Greece. 11 oz green bottle with a date code to use before 5/07. Purchased at the Evergreen in Rochester for $3.50. I was expecting a skunk aroma when I opened this but it had none. The only aroma it has is of uncooked bread dough with a little fruity perfuminess to it, pleasantly pleasing. The appearance is that of your typical pale yellow american lager but I think there is just a slight haze to it. The head is just a tea froth. Very little impact on the first taste, it is well behaved like a gentleman. Very lager like to say the least. Has some manners that are hard to find in many beers today. There is some mild pilsner bitterness that builds on the back of the throat as you continue to drink. Cannot taste much alky in here, it is well hidden. The back of the throat bitterness levels continues to rise and now I think I can detect some metallic hints in the flavor. Except for that odd building metallic pilsner bitterness, this beer is not too bad. As you finish this bottle the interesting bitterness seems to be the overwhelming attribute, tho not like the acrid bitter bite that is so common with many pale ales, this is more like the taste associated with a good pilsner. Many cheap american pale lagers match this in flavor and are much cheaper, Schmidtβs and Old German come to mind. However, good to try once and if it was not so expensive, I would not hesitate to buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2007
at 17:26
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Clear yellow / pale color with a average fizzy fair lacing mostly diminshing white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light bread, toasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a short duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2007
at 05:55