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Olympia’s story begins with founder Leopold Schmidt, born in Germany in 1846. As an adult Leopold was an adventurer with the blind ambition of sailing the high seas, exploring the American Frontier, and mastering the art of German brewing. After training as a brewmaster in his homeland, the wild beauty of a new world was beckoning – Leopold set his sights on America. In 1895 he arrived in the Northwest and the following year founded Capital Brewing Company, which would become the famous Olympia Brewing Company.

Admin Note: Olympia was purchased by Pabst in 1999. The Olympia Brewing Company was a brewery in the northwest United States, located in Tumwater, Washington, near Olympia. The Tumwater brewery was closed in 2003.
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shrubber (16041) reviewed
Olympia from Olympia Beer
18 years ago
3.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Can. Sour barley malt aroma. Golden yellow color with moderate head. Slightly sweet-sour barley malt flavor - decent body for a pale lager but a bit too sweet. Was introduced initially to this beer my HS senior year - my older brother gave me 5 of his six-pack, but whenever he voluntarily gave me any alcohol without giving him any cash, I knew it would be nasty (in fact, the only other booze he ever gave me up to that point was a pint of MD 20/20) but beggars can’t be choosers so I heartily enjoyed those 5 beers. Not quite as good as I remembered though.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2007 at 21:18
bhensonb (23077) reviewed
Olympia from Olympia Beer
18 years ago
3.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Aroma is disappointingly lacking. The color is gold and the white head left before I typed this. Some sort of hop note as the glass approaches the lips. Thin to medium body with creamy/fizzy carbonation. The flavor is pale malt and the hop is there. I don’t think there is anywhere near as much as it used to have. Still, it has enough hop to stand above all those watery macros. This could return to former glory, if they just upped the hop level. Oops. That might cost money, and then I’d have to pay more than $3.99 for a six pack. One good thing about this: with the low hop level it will serve as a base for stew and chilli.
Tried on 11 Nov 2007 at 20:25
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Olympia Ice from Olympia Beer
19 years ago
3.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Canned (thanks heemer77!). Pale yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is slight papery with some hints of riped apples and malts. Flavour goes with the same with some metallic hints.
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2007 at 23:18
omhper (46303) reviewed
Olympia Ice from Olympia Beer
19 years ago
2.8/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Canned. Pale ydellow, small head. Light metallic aroma. Sweet and somewhat estery with roundd mouthfeel and light-medium body. Sweetness makes it somewhat sticky. Absolutely no bitterness.
Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2007 at 01:47
TBone (31510) reviewed
Olympia Ice from Olympia Beer
19 years ago
3.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Can
Pale yellow color, decent white head. Cardboard and apple aroma. Apple fruity, papery flavor, malt profile is not very "solid". Very simple and straightforward, alcohol is not much shown (for being 6 %).
Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2007 at 04:08
obguthr (12695) reviewed
Olympia from Olympia Beer
19 years ago
1.4/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 0.5
This was my very first beer and I haven’t tried it since, so I’m rating from memory. It was little more than grains, yeast, alcohol, and water. I’d say it was worse than Milwaukee’s Best
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 11:12
Lubiere (25160) reviewed
Olympia from Olympia Beer
21 years ago
2.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
(Can) Canadian contract brew by Great Western Brewing, Saskatoon, SK. Yellow lager with a creamy head. Very standard look. Metallic corn aroma. Light malty taste with some cream corn. Thin and watery. Thanks Cap for this Prairie Champagne,
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2004 at 16:55
JK (8152) reviewed
Olympia from Olympia Beer
22 years ago
1.4/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 0.5
Actually cheaper than natural ice, and you can tell by the taste. Yellow. Chemical aroma. Even in this category this is bad.
Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2004 at 01:50
thegreenrooster (7471) reviewed
Olympia Gold Light from Olympia Beer
22 years ago
1.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 1
Awful! Flat,waterdown and tasteless. This is hardly beer. This is probably the worst I have ever had.
Tried on 10 Jul 2004 at 15:54
thegreenrooster (7471) reviewed
Olympia from Olympia Beer
22 years ago
1.1/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 0.5
This brew has poor college kid all over it. I remember back in college we used to get this because it was the cheapest stuff we could find. Even back then I could not finish it. Truly horrible stuff. Pale and flat with the most horrible metal taste.
Tried on 17 Apr 2004 at 19:53