Supposedly the first Polish brew ever made, ruddy Baltic stout retains spongy lactic froth, chewy mocha-chocolate creaminess, and bruised citric trace to lingering bitter coffee finish. Well-rounded, thick, and quite soothing considering blatant 8.1% alcohol content. Serve to English porter fans then barleywine lovers as refreshing changeup.
OKOCIM O.K. PALE LAGER
Fluffy white-headed gold-silken malt liquor-strengthened Pol more memorable and enjoyable than macrobrewed Budweiser. Pungent yeast-wafted barley-breaded entry receives moderate dry-spiced hop bittering not nearly as brawny as 6.2% alcohol volume indicates. Tepid carbolic fizz and corn-husked astringency hinder soapy metallic finish, hurting its chances with serious drinkers.
OKOCIM MOCNE MALT LIQUOR
Bitterly dank corn malts corrupt syrupy butterscotch-sourdough pleasantry and fizzy-hopped lemony sourness of steadied yeast-sinewed moderate body. Honeyed raisin-fig acridity falls short to watery carbolic finish. Commonplace, flat, and not nearly as strong as 7% malt liquor indicator. But at $1.99 for 22 ounces, it’s a prudent investment for slumming lager heads.
OKOCIM LIGHT PILSNER
Strong musk-like stench, simple soapy flow, and polite bitter grain presence up-front. But don’t let ‘light’ tag fool you. By no means a processed macrobrew like Bud or Miller Lite, though lacking malt character of better domestic pilsners.
OKOCIM KARMI LIGHT LAGER
Strangely weighty reddish brown malt liqueur-like light lager with aromatic molasses tinged by newly lit cigarette waft delivers unexpectedly overbearing egg-creamed maple syrup sweetness backed by raisin-ripened cola nuttiness. Sugary toffee stickiness turns dauntingly grape-soured by dank smoked finish, though damp tobacco leaf resonation and dry oats provide firm spine. Possibly too busy for its own good.
(OKOCIM) HARNAS PILSNER
By avoiding nasty skunking and flagrant soapiness typifying many below-average Polish dry lagers, this well carbonated medium body never gets too pungently sour or musk-y. Wafts of husked corn fill the nostrils, giving off hints of horsehide, hay, and raw wheat.
OHOTA PALE LAGER
Pungent aroma dispelled by timid bread-like mouthfeel, soft wheat-rice backbone, salt water flow, and gentle cobweb lace. Smoky hints and hay-like finish casually infiltrate grain balm.
OHOTA KREPKOYE (STRONG)
Abhorrent 8.2% alcohol-fueled clear straw lager with uneasy initial skunked aroma and offensive cloying nature settling to soapy corn liquor-induced diacetyl flow nastier than shoddy American malt liquors.
O’HANLON’S WHEAT BEER
Mediocre white-laced amber-clouded light-bodied English-styled wheat ale leans closer to mildly bitter wheat-husked dry-toned American version than sweeter German-styled Weiss. Sunny citrus fizz, herbal hop spiciness, and banana-clove wisp gain limed green apple tartness to downplayed honeyed biscuit finish. Serve with lemon or add honey drop to wake up casual floral nuances.
O’HANLON’S RYE BEER
Dry prune overtones ripen above middling rye influence and herbal hop persistence, fading quickly to grassy-hopped mineral grain earthiness. Mild lemon pucker and nutty bitterness counter tertiary honeyed malt sweetness, but mild acidity and watery consistency obstruct sinewy yeast effervescence indicative of thick rust turbidity and copper penny hue.
(O’HANLON’S) ROYAL OAK PALE ALE
Phenol chocolate malt wisp, herbal peppermint continuance, and floral violet-lavender seasoning intensify citric hop surge of turbid orange amber peculiarity.
O’HANLON’S ORIGINAL RUBY STOUT
Though ‘enriched with ruby port,’ mildly bitter dry stout lacks expectant bold wine sweetness. Instead, burnt coffee sourness infuses leathery smoked peat mouthfeel, cedar chip waft, roasted nut backdrop, and black licorice stickiness with coarse mocha resonance. Obtrusive artisan water zaps inconspicuous fruity malt finish of robustness.