Nilkko Brewing

Microbrewery in Mäntyharju, South Savo, Finland 🇫🇮
Associated Venue: Nilkko Taproom

Established in 2017

Contact
Pyhävedentie 22, Mäntyharju, 52700, Finland
Description
Nilkko Brewing on Mäntyharjun vanhalla Askel-nimisellä kenkätehtaalla toimiva pienpanimo. Nilkon jokainen olut on tehty käsityönä ja ottaa vahvasti inspiraationsa ympäröivästä luonnosta ja sen asukeista.

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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle (from KCM Kupittaa, Turku). Hazy orangeish golden colour with small white head. Aroma is floral, some nectary, sweetness and mild herbs. Gusher warning, but ended up ok after some attempts. Flavour is floral, fruity, nectary and mild honey and some apricot.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:38


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught@Kahdet Kasvot, Tampere. Hazy golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is sweet malts and grains with some mild fruity, floral and toffeeish tones. Flavour is floral, fruity, some biscuity and mild grainy malts to it. A bit yeasty tones to it too.

Tried on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:38


3.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottle (from KCM Ideapark, Seinäjoki). Hazy amber colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is floral, grassy, mild herbal and some peas. Flavour is grainy, herbal, some bready and mild wort. Not that nice....

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:37


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

Draught@SOPP Helsinki 2024. Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is chocolate, some nutty tones with mild roast and ashes as well. Flavour is chocolate, some nutty, mild coffee, ashy and roasted tones with some earthy tones too.

Tried on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:37


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle (from KCM Pori Mikkola). Hazy yellow colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is floral, fruity, nectary and some slight tart wooden and biscuity tones. Flavour is floral, nectary, biscuity and some slight wooden tones to it.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:37


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Draught@SOPP Helsinki 2024. Amber colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is sweet malts, mild spiciness, alcohol and some floral and dried fruity tones. Flavour is sweet dried fruits, sweet caramel malts, mild alcohol and some slight floral and wooden tones. Surprisingly watery as for the palate.

Tried on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:36


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home, Espoo. Enjoyed straight from the bottle. Colour is Clear dark brown with small head. Aromas and flavours: Bread, spices, cinnamon... ok actually.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2024 at 19:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33 cl bottle @ Hirvihuhta. Batch 149, BBE 10/2025 Aroma has soy sauce and licorice. Flavour has soy sauce, ash, licorice. Sour-ish twist in the finish. Somewhat watery and meh.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2024 at 18:22


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled 330ml (KSM Kampus)
Dark colour, small off-white head. Sweetish aroma, some toastyness, perhaps rye. Medium-bodied. Some sweetness, spicey rye, pomerance. Mellow, somewhat watery as 6% brew.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2024 at 18:40


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

Bottled 330ml (KCM ICCO, BB 02/2025)
Amber colour, steady mid-sized white head. Partly gushing bottle. Grassy nose has cardboard and some citrus. Light-bodied. Active carbonation, dry, harsh, some citrus and cardboard. Most likely this one has some yeast problems. Messy.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2024 at 17:19