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

Contact
Insinöörinkatu 7, Mikkeli, 50150, Finland
Description
Saimaa Brewing Company on yksi Suomen vanhimmista yhä toiminnassa olevista pienpanimoista. Juuremme ulottuvat vuoteen 1995, jolloin ravintoloitsija Pertti Oksa aloitti oluenpanon Mikkelissä 200 litran ravintolapanimossa. Nykyinen, vuonna 2013 käynnistynyt panimomme mahdollistaa maanlaajuisen toiminnan ja kasvuvaraa riittää vielä tulevaisuuteenkin. Tällä hetkellä olemme tuotantomääriltämme Suomen kolmanneksi suurin pienpanimo.

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can at home, Espoo. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, some hops and malts. OK.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2024 at 20:23


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6

Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2024 at 13:54


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

September 2006: RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. Golden colour, low head. Moderately hoppy aroma with grassy notes. Fairly clean malty flavour with some caramel and tolerable hops. Average.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2024 at 00:08


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

October 2017: Shared 500 ml can, from a grocery store in Karigasniemi, Finland. ABV is 4.7%. Grainy and dusty aroma, not great. The flavour is somewhat better, malts and a slight fruitiness, moderate hops. Run of the mill. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pirkka Parhaat Amber Ale on 01 Dec 2024 at 00:01 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: October 2017: Shared 500 ml can, from a grocery store in Karigasniemi, Finland. ABV is 4.7%. Grainy and dusty aroma, not great. The flavour is somewhat better, malts and a slight fruitiness, moderate hops. Run of the mill.

Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2024 at 00:03


4.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

December 2017: 330 ml bottle, from Alko Karigasniemi. ABV is 5.9%, 40 IBU. Malts are Vienna, Red Ale and Crystal. Hops are Magnum, Perle, Centennial, Cascade, Citra and Styrian Goldings. Cloudy reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. The malty aroma is somewhat unfresh, notes of caramel. The flavour is also slightly unfresh, noticeable hops, but the beer appears unbalanced and uninteresting.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2024 at 23:38


4.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Rated as Saimaa Vahva IPA. Can at home, Espoo. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavors: Pine, burning alcohol, oily hops... Unpleasant.

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2024 at 20:17


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Can at home, Nivala. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavors: Some fruits, dryness, some hops... just boring.

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2024 at 17:31


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tried on 20 Nov 2024 at 12:23


5

Tried on 20 Nov 2024 at 00:55


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Can at home, Espoo. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavors: Grain and malts mostly.

Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2024 at 16:37


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