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OB Golden Lager

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OB's premium flagship — slightly fuller and more golden than Cass with a subtle malt sweetness and a clean, balanced finish. OB Golden Lager is Oriental Brewery's heritage brand: the beer that built Korea's largest brewery over 70+ years.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
golden6
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmaltybready
clean
malty
bready
Aroma
The nose is delicate and approachable, leading with soft grainy and malt-forward notes that define the beer's subtle sweetness.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for OB Golden Lager

◎ Appearance

OB Golden Lager displays a brilliant golden hue that's characteristic of the Euro Pale Lager style, with exceptional clarity and brightness. The beer presents a modest white head that dissipates relatively quickly, typical of this crisp, refreshing category. Carbonation is evident and lively, contributing to its clean, inviting visual presentation.

goldenbrilliant claritywhite headbright

◌ Aroma

The nose is delicate and approachable, leading with soft grainy and malt-forward notes that define the beer's subtle sweetness. Light, noble hop character provides minimal aromatic assertiveness, allowing the clean lager yeast to shine through without any off-flavors. The overall aromatic profile is understated and refreshing, inviting rather than complex.

grainysubtle maltclean lagerlight noble hops

◐ Taste

The palate opens crisp and light-bodied, with a pleasant malty sweetness that provides approachable flavor without heaviness. Mid-palate reveals a smooth grain-forward character with minimal hop bitterness (12 IBU), maintaining excellent balance and drinkability. The beer finishes with a dry, clean sensation that avoids any cloying sweetness, making it highly sessionable.

crisplight-bodiedmalty sweetnessbalanced

◑ Finish

The finish is notably dry and clean, with subtle hop bitterness providing just enough structure to prevent flatness. Aftertaste is short and pleasant, fading gracefully without lingering grain or astringency.

drycleancrisp finish
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
79
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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About Lager

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Lager

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