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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6

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2025 at 19:39


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

A coppery colour, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has citrus, some caramel. Taste has citrus, pine, medium bitterness. Medium bodied. Quite mild, and also slightly harsh.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 24 Oct 2025 at 16:19


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl can at home.
Poured dark amber in color, white head.
Nicely dry, roasted, ashy, tobacco. Metal notes that disappears. Pretty decent.

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 11:25


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Mild smell of hops. Pale golden colour, high white head. Aroma of hops, some floral notes, generic fruit. Soft carbon. Lightly sweet.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 04 Oct 2025 at 16:35


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

Smell of tropical fruit. Golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, some tropical fruit, citrus, malt. Some bulk-like feeling, but rather decent.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 04 Oct 2025 at 15:38


5

Magus, mõru, kuiv, linnaseline, higine, happeline. Joodav.

Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2025 at 00:24


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell of hops, some fruit. Golden colour, high white head. Aroma of fruit, hops, some citrus and wood. Soft carbon. Lightly sweet.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 03 Oct 2025 at 17:30


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Smell of hops, grapes, straw. Pale golden colour, high white head. Aroma of hops, straw, wood. Malt and grass in finish. Lightly bitter. Lively carbon. Slightly too much Olvi, but decent.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 03 Oct 2025 at 16:27


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Copper-amber colour, mid-sized beige head. Ashy, papery aroma with hints of licorice. Light-bodied. Roasted flavour, some licorice and hops. Flavour is better than aroma. Ok.

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2025 at 15:48


7.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl can.
Poured golden in color, thin white head.
Good looks, nice fruity, somewhat grassy hoppy with a dryer finish, some bitterness even. Clean. Session stuff.

Tried on 03 Oct 2025 at 11:47