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Brewed by Olvi
Style: Pale Lager
Iisalmi, Finland

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RATINGS: 65   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.14   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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Light-colour lager brewed from the best Finnish ground water, best Finnish malts and Bavarian hops. Number two export brand ("IV A" beers, alcohol content 4,8 vol.% or more) in Finnish Alko shops. Gold medal in Amsterdam 1981. Available in suitcases of 24 cans and in 4 x 6-packs. -


larsga's rating

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
larsga (5324) - Oslo, - JUL 1, 2007
Medium white head. Copper body. Sweetish malty aroma with notes of yeast and rubber. Sweetish caramelly malt taste with metallic notes. Very clean palate. Dry, faintly roasty caramelly malt aftertaste. An OK lager, but nothing special. (0.33l can.)


most recent ratings

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
satanda (320) - CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 3, 2013
Sladké jako cecek, bledé, jinak nevýrazné. Moje první finské pivo. Plech v letadle do Helsinek.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Nordcore (818) - Lyngen alps, NORWAY - MAR 14, 2013
Can 33 cl. Clear golden, with a shortlived white head. Aroma of malt and straw. Medium bitter taste with a short malty end

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Leini (277) - SWEDEN - FEB 3, 2013
330ml can. Golden colour, white head. Malty and sweet, with a grainy touch. Not too bad, but not too good either.

2.3
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Pyrmir (1136) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - JAN 4, 2013
330 ml can. Aroma of hay and corn, hints of vanilla. Tastes like a standard eurolager with two notches up in flavor intensity.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Psytron (874) - Turku, FINLAND - OCT 26, 2012
Smell of vanilla. Golden colour, high beige head. Aroma of alcohol, starch. Medium sweet.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Brandman (1424) - Helsinki, FINLAND - SEP 18, 2012
Bready. Malt. Smooth palate. Bad bitterness. Earth taste. This was way better than I expected.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
estpiwo (1086) - ESTONIA - MAR 25, 2012
0,33L can. Pale golden color, medium head. Grainy aroma. Taste was little bit oily, medium alcohol taste, malty sweet. Drinkable.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
moumout (2) - TURKEY - MAR 8, 2012 does not count
One of the best beer that I drunk in Finland. Wow man all of the finnish are fucking drunken :) I love that country

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Hermod (2194) - Vantaa, FINLAND - FEB 24, 2012
33cl bottle from Alko. Poured deep golden with a thin white head. Aroma is sweet malty mostly. Flavor is malt, grain and caramel. Medium body.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
KyotoLefty (4719) - Kyoto, JAPAN - AUG 9, 2011
Can aboard AY 78. Deep golden color. Malty, biscuity aroma. Sweet and malty flavor, somewhat corny, with some caramel and not much hopping. Ok.


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