Saimaa Brewing Company
Regional Brewery
in Mikkeli,
South Savo,
Finland 🇫🇮
Owned by
MBH Breweries Oy
Associated Venue: Pub Päämaja
- Out of business
Established in 1995
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can. Pours hazy copper brown with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of caramel malt, fruit and yeast. Bitter, hoppy flavour, with sweetish and sourish notes of malt and fruit. Bitter finish with some sourish notes. Drinkable but nothing really special.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can, 4.6%. Roasted aroma, grainy, citric. Cloudy dark brown colour. Big stable tan head. The flavour is roasted and fruity, citric and grainy.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bought at Alko in Vaasa City Centre. Pours a cloudy orange/amber color woth barely any foam. While the nose and the palate are both boring, the taste itself is an interesting herbal mix.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Ben's Special from Saimaa Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught (Bruuveri, Helsinki) - Hazy golden with a white head. Coriander and grain in the aroma. Lemon, coriander, grain and a hint of banana in the taste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can 0.33l at SOPP 2014, Helsinki. Originally rated 27072014. Colour is deep golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, hops and malts. Pretty basic and thin. Maybe better as cold.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
33cl can, sopp2014. Reddish brown, thin white head. Caramel, mild spicy, fruity aroma. Grapefruity flavor with some sweetness, caramel, skunky. Needs to rerate.
-- rated with beerbasher/winphone
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl can. Sopp2014. Clear golden thin white head. Fruity, biscuity notes in aroma. Flavor has bitter hops, fruits, grape. Bitter finish. Have to rerate.
-- rated with beerbasher/winphone
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can 0.33l at SOPP 2014, Helsinki. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Caramel, fruits, some hops and malts. Re-rate: Can 0.33l from local market, Vantaa. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavous: Fruits, grape, some chocolate? hops, caramel and malts. Very good "market beer". Points 2.9 -> 3.3.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Can 0.5l at SOPP 2014, Helsinki. Colour is clear light copper with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Caramel, sweetness, grain and malts.