Carlsberg have decided to distribute Polish lager Okocim on tap, across the UK.
Okocim is not an especially exciting beer. It is not even the best Polish lager — and Polish lagers are a sorry bunch, to be honest.
It’s an attempt to tap into the market for “world lagers” — a bizarre sub-category much loved by chain pubs, which includes San Miguel, Kirin Ichiban, Peroni and so on.
I wish someone would distribute Jever Pils, for example, or Kostrizer Schwarzbier. That would be news.
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I’m a big fan of the appley Okocim Mocne and their dark silky Palone. I agree that the ordinary one is nothing special, however.
I love Palone (“smoked” or “burnt”) but it’s difficult to get hold of.
Is Mocne good then? I assumed it was tramp’s brew, like Warka Strong and the other Polish “mocne” beers, but on your recommendation I will check it out.
Err, it is technically special brew, I suppose, but the sweetness is fruity rather than syrupy. To my palate anyway. I liked Debowe Mocne too, so perhaps I have a taste for tramp’s beer. I don’t have the hair to go with it though.