Ochakovo
Lager Premium
European Pale Lager
500 ml
Russian
4.5% alcohol
LCBO 595 Bay Street
Purchased March 20, 2010
$2.35
I could pretend that I sought out this beer because I knew that it was produced by the largest independent brewery in Russia and I wanted to check it out. But that just isn’t true. I picked up Ochakovo Premium Lager because it’s tall bottle and pull-off top caught my eye. I’m a sucker for gimmicks. Not just because they look cool, but sometimes because attention to detail is sometimes a sign of a quality product. And, as it turns out, I wasn’t wrong.
Normally, it isn’t my beer of choice but Ochakovo is pretty tasty for a crowd-pleasing Lager. There weren’t any surprises here. It poured slightly orange with a quickly-dissipating head. It had a pleasant fruity and malty aroma and the palate-cleansing mouthfeel of most lagers. The flavor was nuanced - It has a slight ester flavor and finished a bit hoppier than most (which I appreciated). But somewhere in the middle there, I tasted metal (which I did not appreciate).
This is a good session beer. It’s certainly better than Foster’s or Corona. But I would not go out of my way to buy it. Unless, of course, the LCBO and beer store happened to be out of Heineken, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch. Then I might pick it up for a party as an interesting addition that would satisfy most tastes.
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