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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.
3.4/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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