Olvi

Commercial Brewery in Iisalmi, North Savo, Finland 🇫🇮

Established in 1878

Contact
Olvitie I-IV, Iisalmi, 74100, Finland
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Description
In 1878 Master Brewer William Gideon Åberg and his wife Onni founded a brewery in Iisalmi. At that time, there were some 78 breweries in Finland. Olvi is the only one left in independent Finnish ownership.

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5.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From K-Hirvensalo. Smell of citrus, hops. Copper colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramalt, hops, grapefruit peel, faint spicy note. Woody finish. Dry palate. Bitter. Feels a bit barbed.

Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2025 at 19:28


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can, medium stable bubbly foamy head, clear deepish gold colour, aroma of pear and pineapple, flavour of candy and tropical fruit and a whiff of onion, quite sweet and a touch heavy, medium herbal bitterness. Nice, nothing special

Tried on 29 Nov 2025 at 14:39


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can, 0.5l, from a supermarket, 20251114) The beer poured dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and almost white. Aroma had burnt malts, chocolate and mildly coffee. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, grass, chocolate, coffee and bitterness. Aftertaste had burnt malts sweetness and bitterness. A pleasant surprise from a big brewery. A well done balanced brew.

Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2025 at 19:20


6

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2025 at 19:39


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

A coppery colour, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has citrus, some caramel. Taste has citrus, pine, medium bitterness. Medium bodied. Quite mild, and also slightly harsh.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 24 Oct 2025 at 16:19


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl can at home.
Poured dark amber in color, white head.
Nicely dry, roasted, ashy, tobacco. Metal notes that disappears. Pretty decent.

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 11:25


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Mild smell of hops. Pale golden colour, high white head. Aroma of hops, some floral notes, generic fruit. Soft carbon. Lightly sweet.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 04 Oct 2025 at 16:35


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

Smell of tropical fruit. Golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, some tropical fruit, citrus, malt. Some bulk-like feeling, but rather decent.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 04 Oct 2025 at 15:38


5

Magus, mõru, kuiv, linnaseline, higine, happeline. Joodav.

Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2025 at 00:24


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell of hops, some fruit. Golden colour, high white head. Aroma of fruit, hops, some citrus and wood. Soft carbon. Lightly sweet.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 03 Oct 2025 at 17:30


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