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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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can, big stable bubbly head, cloudy quitedeep orange colour, citrus, grass, flowers, a bit of tropical fruits in the back, medium herbal green bitterness, light candy sweetness. Nice and really enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2026 at 19:21


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5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

50cl can from Prisma, Espoo. Pours clear, dark amber with a modest, off-white head. Malty aroma with caramel, dried, dark fruits, and hints of toasted malt. Sweet and malty with a quite light bitterness. Boring, but drinkable.

Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2026 at 20:57


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

50cl can from K-Citymarket, Espoo. Mild hoppy aroma with tropical fruits, citrus and hints of pine and pale malt.lMedium sweet with medium to low flavour intensity and ditto bitterness.

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2025 at 20:03


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

50cl can from K-Citymarket, Espoo. Moderate hippy with sweet, fruity notes and hints of citrus, pine and caramel. Medium sweet with medium to low flavour intensity and ditto bitterness. Rather boring and not Christmassy at all.

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2025 at 18:51


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

Unusual nice low alcohol beer
Fine and pleasant hop profile
[Can from K-Market in Kemi, Finland]

Tried from Can from K-Market (Kemi) on 24 Dec 2025 at 13:25


6

Can. Gentle citrusy, piney and malty. Smooth. A really pleasant low alcohol beer. 646311 251219

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2025 at 17:27


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500ml can at home.
Poured reddish golden in color. Huge head, bubbly.
Marmaladey with a hint of piney hops, harsh first sips. Malty with a slight bitterness. Meh.

Tried on 12 Dec 2025 at 10:03


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