Olvi

Commercial Brewery in Iisalmi, North Savo, Finland 🇫🇮

Established in 1878

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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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3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

[bottled] Golden colour, weak head. Aroma is sour malt and corn. Thin and fizzy with a hard mouth feel. Despite the low ABV the taste of alcohol shows up in the finish. Crap-lager.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2007 at 12:24


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Canned, thanks oh6gdx! Clear darkish amber, rich head. Light caramel aroma. Sweet with lots of butterscotch and caramel. Medium bodied with fairly soft mouthfeel. Low on hops, but with a fair amount of malt. Mild and one-dimensional, but with some substance. Good for being Olvi.

Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2007 at 09:56


2.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

Bottled, thanks oh6gdx? Brigt pale yellow,brief airy head. Aroma of aluminium and cabbage. Very thin and watery with sharp mouthfeel. No malt flavour nor hops. Reasonably dry though, making it inoffensive. More lke sparkling water than beer.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2007 at 15:05


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500ml can (Christmas present from Finn). Rudy-brown colour with a low-level head and great clarity. Aroma has got a brush of burnt malt. Flavour with freshness, fruits and candy sweetness. Highly carbonated. And right, Finn, it was a very good looking Yuletide can (25.12.2006).

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2006 at 04:58


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can, 8.5%. Weak vinous and bready aroma. Clear light amber colour, small ustable head. Grainy, maizy flavour. The alcohol flavour is OK, rounded off by some sweetness. Maizy aftertaste with a notable amount of alcohol.

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2006 at 06:34


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can 0,5l. Dark golden coloured with a large light brown head. Strange fruity aroma. Very sweet flavour with notes of malt. Some bitterness in an otherwise dull aftertaste. Far too thin to be a proper Christmas beer. A good looking can.

Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2006 at 12:45


2.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

White head over a pale organge body. Light hoppy aroma. Hints of malt and light, sweet fruit in flavour - taste more and more like sugar water. Overcabonated. Light palate. Abrupt ending. Thin, diluted and insipid (Tampere, 06.10.2006).

Tried on 11 Oct 2006 at 13:20


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

[At RBESG 2006] A hazy amber beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and straw, I find the aroma a bit thin. The flavor is sweet malty with a dusty hop note, and a light touch of alcohol.

Tried on 16 Sep 2006 at 15:18


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[At RBESG 2006] An amber beer with a thin disappearing tan head. The aroma is quite light, what is there is sweet with notes of malt. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of caramel. Quite boring, though nothing wrong.

Tried on 28 Aug 2006 at 04:08


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

(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a clear, pilsener golden with a small, white head. Lightly malty aroma. Medium body, sweetish malty with a cardboardish edge. Rather solid, hoppy finish. 060706

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2006 at 01:10


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