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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3.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Bright copper-coloured. Alcohol aroma. Thick, sweet and alcohol-flavoured...

Tried on 09 Aug 2002 at 10:51


3.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Pale amber. Neutral aroma. Clean, medium bodied rather sweet, not much bitterness.

Tried on 11 Jul 2002 at 03:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Dark brown. Hint od acidity. Light bodied, slightly roasty, somewhat malty. Velvetty mouthfeel.

Tried on 28 Jun 2002 at 03:28


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

One-dimensional, simple, fizzy, somewhat sweet..............................

Tried on 22 Jun 2002 at 07:46


2.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Golden coloured. Syrupy sweet, no flavours apart from the alcocohl. Very poorly made strong lager.

Tried on 10 Apr 2002 at 02:49


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

Canned Clear deep golden, minimal head. Lighty fruity nose. Sweetish and light bodied with some crystallic malt and salt. Finishes with low bitterness. A flawless standard lager, which far exceeds my expectations from these guys.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2002 at 06:34


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

Golden coloured. Sweet, slighly malty, one dimenensional with exceptionally low hop rate.

Tried on 27 Feb 2002 at 06:29


2.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Pale yellow. Creamy but thin. Vapid late bitterness. ......................

Tried on 24 Feb 2002 at 13:25


2.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Red-Golden. Sweet, alcoholic, one-dimensional, thin, almost no bitterness. Only a doppelbock by the name.

Tried on 26 Jan 2002 at 12:16


2.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Golden coloured. Sweet and bland, like all Olvi's beers I've tasted. ......

Tried on 18 Jan 2002 at 07:34