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.
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, hay. Flavour is fruit, malt, floral, hop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2007
at 12:50
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottled. Clear, pale golden beer with a white head. The aroma has grass, hay, some fruity and malt. It has a weak flavor with malt and hops. It has a medium to thin mouthfeel and a finish with some hops. Actually surprisingly hoppy for a Mediterranean lager. I have downed liters of this, but as expected it tasted better on Crete then at home. (070106)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2007
at 15:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear yellow with creamy head. Has aroma of hops and corn. Malt sweetness with slight elements of caramel. Yeast is present to and gives this beer its own distinct taste. Iβve had this several times in Athens and it surely works best on a warm afternoon. Good lager, underrated!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2007
at 11:54
2.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
Huge white coarse head collapses quickly, leaving a thin white film (with white lumpy-looking islands of denser foam) over a yellow body. Faintly malty aroma with slight grassy notes. Taste is thin, acidic caramel with a buttery, metallic aftertaste. Some dryness lingers, together with a foul bitter rubbery taste. Yuck! This is really crap. Replacing this with Stella and Tiger would be a real step forward. (0.33l can. Thanks to Knut Albert for the can!)
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2006
at 16:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Notizen: -sehr leicht sΓΌΓer, etwas hopfiger Geruch -kurz sΓΌΓ, dann leicht herb bis in den nachgeschmack -recht lasch -sΓΌΓ -leicht malzig im Nachgeschmack Tip: Nur bei hohen Temperaturen trinken... Test vom 3.12.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 8,9,8,7,6,8 - 7,90
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2006
at 13:05
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Purchased this beer from my favorite Greek/Italian pizzeria. Cheapest good beer in the store because he wants to promote Greek beer (just like he makes Peroni cheap sometimes). Definately not a bad beer, not too complex or flavorful. Drinkable, sweet flavor with a nice mild taste. Would drink happily again if given to me.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2006
at 22:53
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
A typical average lager. Very similar to Mythos. Alwaya nice when very chilled but nothing more.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2006
at 03:25
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt. Flavour is fruit, malt, apple.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2006
at 02:16
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. Pale golden with a small white head. A bit malty aroma, with sweetness and grain. Fruit, apples and malt in the flavor. Thin body. Typical Mediterranean lager. (060829)
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2006
at 03:01
2.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Green bottle courtesy of dkachur on 04/26/2009. Very clear pale golden body with a small frothy white head. Big skunk, corn and honey aroma. Corn, honey and grain flavor. Medium light body with moderate carbonation. 3/2/3/2/6 - 1.6 07/02/2006: Shared by Numenor at the 3rd Richmond Gathering. Pale golden color with a thick frothy white head. Sweet grain aroma and a similar flavor. 2/1/2/2/4 - 1.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2006
at 12:22