OBOLON — is the largest beverage producer in Ukraine
The company’s main brewery was built in 1980 according to designs made by Czech engineers, near an artesian well in Kyiv’s Obolon district. Initially called Kyiv brewery #3, it acquired the name “Obolon” in 1986. In 1992, Obolon became the first privatized company in independent Ukraine and registered its corporate brand Obolon.
Water is known to be the main component influencing the taste of beer. The place they chose was Obolon, one of Kiev regions, which is situated on Dnieper riverbank. The word Obolon comes from the times of Kiev Rus, when it meant low river meadows. And it was the name that brewery later chose for itself. The brewery was built from Czech design and started to produce beer that gained popularity yet in Soviet times. In independent Ukraine Obolon was the first company that started to export its products to Europe and the USA. Beer under trademark Obolon started to be recognized as traditional Ukrainian beer.
Obolon Lager is the best ever choice for those who is in love with lager beer. Well-aged beer with nice hops bitterness and flavor. This beer is produced in accordance with a classical technology and aged in cold environment.
Alcohol by volume 5.0%
Solids content in original wort 12.0%
Obolon Premium is a lager beer which presents an extremely soft and rich taste. Aromatic hops in combination with a special ingredient-rice, provides this beer with a distinct flavor and a pleasant bitterness. Especially refreshing and effervescent beer with pronounced taste and palatable bitterness. This is one of the most popular beer due to its mild taste.
Alcohol by volume 5.0%
Solids content in original wort 12.0%
Obolon Extra is a lager beer with a harmony of bitter and light taste. The singularity of the recipe of this light beer lies in the fact that besides traditional ingredients such as barley malt, hops and water Obolon Strong contains maltose syrup. This gives the beer a pleasant light taste, sufficient alcohol content and lower carbohydrate content at the same time. It has a nice light flavor, and sufficient strength.
Alcohol by volume 7.1%
Solids content in original wort 16.0%
Obolon Wheat Ale follows the standard recipe, but the result is a more rustic beer, like a spiced season. Tangy, light, and very refreshing, it has a strongly spiced layer, but doesn’t cloy. The spices and yeast conspire that veers into zesty rather than sweet.
Alcohol by volume 4.7%
Solids content in original wort 11.5%
Obolon Velvet is a dark beer with the sweetish flavor, full of pleasant aroma and taste of caramel malt. Made from rough, smoky malt it created rounded and sweet flavor. The dark malts come across more as chocolate and caramel. A good combination of caramel and roast that gives the beer depth and complexity.
Alcohol by volume 5.3%
Solids content in original wort 14.0%
Obolon Magnat Premium light beer. Water from the Jurassic and Cenomanian horizons. First-class hops from Holland, malt grown in special conditions at the enterprise. Yeast crops are delivered from Germany, before getting to the consumer, the intoxicating drink ripens in separate containers within 22 days.
Alcohol by volume 5.3%
Solids content in original wort 12.0%
Zhygulivske Svitle the glorious beer of the Soviet era, the recipe of which was restored by our brewers. Zhygulivske is a pale lager beer with a pleasant malty taste and moderate bitterness. It is well perceived by all categories of customers.
Alcohol by volume 4.5%
Solids content in original wort 11.0%
