If you know anything about Ukrainian history (which I'm assuming most of you out there do, naturally) you know that it is a country that has been fraught with hardships for nearly a millennium. From the early days when Kiev was ransacked by the mongols, to the days when the Ukraine was a bargaining chip for countries like Lithuania and Russia, It's always been kind of tough to be Ukrainian. I wouldn't blame the Ukrainians if they choose to never brew beer, build a thirty foot wall around the perimeter of their country and shut out the outside world forever. However, some enterprising Ukrainians decided to brew a beer called Obolon Magnate, but maybe they shouldn't have bothered. This just wasn't a very good beer for a number of reasons. Maybe it's the airy, soapy head that seemed to disappear within seconds. Maybe it was the humdrum scent and taste of the beer. Maybe I was just having a bad night. For whatever reason, Obolon Magnat didn't measure up to my standards at all. On a scale of one to ten, Obolon Magnat gets a low four from me. It's not like Obolon Magnat was the worst beer that I have ever had, it just wasn't worth whatever I paid for it. The only remarkable feature of Obolon Magnat is an invisible marking on the label that only becomes visible once your beer has been chilled to the optimal temperature in your refridgerator. Other than that fairly amusing novelty, there's not much to say about this one. Skip it at all costs.
Budmo!
Ian
http://www.obolon.ua/
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