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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3.4/10 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

5.9/10 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

4.1/10 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

2.1/10 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

5/10 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

3/10 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

2.4/10 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

2.3/10 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

2.6/10 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

2.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Yellow. Very thin, sourish, no bitterness. What the hell? .................
Tried on 04 Jan 2002 at 13:04