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 - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Smell of grassy hops. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of paper, grain, grass, some plastic. Typical artificial flavours for a non-alcoholic. Lively carbon, mostly bitter. Blah.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Smell of citrus. Golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, malt, some paper, herbs, rye in finish. Mostly bitter. Standard light body, somewhat watery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Smell of grain, bread, some yeast. Cloudy amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of wheat, slight yeast, finishes with citrus. Light body. Sweet, medium sour. Lively carbon. Slightly oily texture. Quite okay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5
500ml can. Poured golden color, thin white head. Harsh flavors, canned fruity hops in aroma. Harsh finish, unpleasant overall. Nothing really changes with this brewery I guess...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Drunk from can. Smell of bread, some banana. Aroma of malt, bread, lemon, some banana and yeast. Medium sweet, light body, but decent for 0 ABV. Slightly watery, flat carbon. Decent.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 7
33 cl can @ home, BBE 13.11.2021 Aroma has grassy hops and bush leaves. Flavour has grassy hops, some minerals. Really thin backbone, like there was no malt at all. Floury finish with some wheat yeast esthers. Easy-going but rather watery.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Can 330ml (Prisma Mikkola)
Golden colour, medium-sized white head and lace. Aroma has some burned grains, grains and grass. Light-bodied, watery. Grass, bread, grains in the flavour. Overall quite boring watery low alc.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
0,33l can. BBE 070721. Clear golden beer with medium- head. Aroma has some weird plastic notes, malts and fruity hops. Flavor is watery and some weird plastic is there too with orange, malts and weird hops. Not my cup of tea.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
0,5l can from Prisma Savonlinna. BBE 25.9.2021. Clear amber beer with medium- head. Aroma has pine and citrus. Flavor has woody and pine notes, citrus and bitter & dry finish. Not very fresh, but actually quite good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
0,5l can from S-Market Parikkala. BBE 17.6.2021. Clear orange beer with small head. Aroma has yeast, banana, wheat and fruity, citrusy hops. Flavor has yeast, citrusy fruity notes, hints of banana, dry hops. Medium- body. Fresh, crispy, good.