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

(Bottle 33 cl) Dark amber colour with a small, beige head. Lovely aroma of caramel. Flavour is full of the same caramel, but it’s still fresh and mainly dry. Pleasant fruity notes which could make you believe that this is actually topfermented, but yes I also vote for the Vienna classification. Very pleasant. 270905

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2005 at 11:25


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

(Bottle 33 cl) "Another bland and boring Finnish pils", Pernille would probably say about this - but it’s not really THAT bad. Pale golden, pretty much without any head but high on CO2. A bit of malt-sweetness, almost no bitterness. Slight alcoholic notes. 040605

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2005 at 15:05


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

Bottled. Yellow/golden colour, small white head. Not much aroma. Sweet malty flavour with hayish finish. Watery.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2005 at 07:03


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Canned. Golden colour with big foamy head. Mildly hoppy aroma with some sweet hints. Sweet malty flavour, a bit metallic. "Biting" carbonation. Boring lager.

Tried from Can on 08 May 2005 at 07:57


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

Bottled. Yellow colour, minor white bubbly head. Breadish malty aroma. Malty/hayish aroma with sweetish finish. Very mouthdrying.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2005 at 12:15


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Dark amber/brownish colour with brown foamy head. Weak aroma of sweet malt, and some sour wooden hints. Sweetish bitter flavour, at first very sugary sweet flavour, just to turn into a very bitter finish. Watery beer. Not much aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2005 at 12:52


2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1

Bottled. Yellow colour, bubbly big head, which disappears quicly. Very skunky nose with hints of some spices. Very watery flavour, almost like dinking carbonated water...

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2005 at 04:30


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottled. Golden coloured, mediumsized white bubbly longlasting head. Mainly sweet malty nose, with some metallic hints. Smooth malty flavour with hoppiness growing in the finish. Good soft, easy-to-drink beer. Refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2005 at 10:04


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 50 cl) Very dark amber. Fine, almost Guinness-like off-white head which settles neatly - but never disappears - leaving laces inside the glass. Slightly sweet caramel-like malt character and almost no bitterness. A bit too light in body for my liking, but indeed a pleasant beer. 170405

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2005 at 17:20


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

(Bottle 50 cl) Golden beer with a huge head. Almost no feel of malt nor of hops. But on the other hand this has an extremely smooth and soft mouthfeel and is very easy to drink. But no real exciting lager. 160405

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2005 at 15:58


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