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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1.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5

Bottled. Dark golden with minor white head. Malt and hops in aroma with hints of alcohol. Taste of pure alcohol with hints of malt. Strong alcohol in aftertaste. This goes int he category never again, I couldn’t even finish the bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2005 at 04:19


3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottled. Dark amber colour, small white creamy head. Malt, caramel and a bit roasty in aroma. Sweet malty taste with hints of caramel. Semi-bitter aftertaste. Wellbalanced and a bit dry.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2005 at 14:57


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

Bottled 2004 version (BB 03/2005)
Dark amber color, good foamy brown head, some lace. Sharp metallic aroma, slightly malty. Medium-bodied with roasted and toffee notes. Ending slightly bitter. One-dimensional as the most of Olvi products.(3/4/3/2/9 2.1)
Bottled 2005 version (BB 03/2006)
Ruby red, good tanned head. Metallic, fruity, a bti roasted aroma. Medium-bodied. Caramelly, fruity prunes in the flavor with metallic thang. Lacks alcoholic bite. (5/4/5/3/11 2.8)

Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2004 at 05:28


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottled (BB 10/2004)
Pale lager color, small white head. Mild metallic, sweet and fruity aroma. Smooth, malty but watery, a bit harsh in the beginning. Soft aftertaste. Easy to drink and easy to forget.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2004 at 10:56


2.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

This is no doppelbock. Copper colour. Lightly metallic caramel aroma. Very light body. Bland, save for strong alcohol notes and burn. Definitely shitty. Sugary. Evil.

Tried on 17 Aug 2004 at 03:17


2.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottled (BB 01/2005)
Typical lager outlook. Grassy, skunked, a bit rubbery aroma. Carbonated, a bit malty mouthfeel. Oily and watery finish, very plain and thin, almost like drinking water - hops are non-existent.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2004 at 08:47


2.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Bottled (BB 01/2005)
Dark honey color, small white head. Nose has sweet fruits and corn. Sweet, harsh flavor with alcoholic kick. This is a real malt liquor. Even Olvi Tuplapukki with 8,5% ABV is better balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2004 at 11:47


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Red-amber color. Caramel and malt aroma; cake, chocolate plumcake. Too watery, dry; some caramel and roasted malt flavor; too much bitter at the end.

Tried on 06 Aug 2004 at 23:15


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

Bottled (BB 01/2005)
Darkish lager color, white head, some lace. Light fruity nose. Very malty but watery, slightly bitter finish but finding hops is almost "mission impossible". Unoffensive, lame.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2004 at 08:52


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

This is now called Olvi Tuplapukki (ex- Olvi Doppelbock)
Bottled (BB 11/2004)
Dark lager color - light amber with small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, alcoholic and metallic. Sticky mouthfeel with burning alcohol, under that quite nice malty body, even some hops found. Leaves strong alcoholic aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2004 at 12:51