Please note: considering the huge and neverending development of the world of beer in many countries, my comments below may be quite out-of-date.
Iceland has just came out of a long and devastating prohibition (from 1915 to 1989) and its beer status remained very modest until very recently.
A big thank you to Silvia "CrazySilvie" and Dani "MadDan" Haller for bringing me my first beers from there back in 2003.
Breweries: ~ 20 / Consumption per capita: 75 litres / % imported: ?% / % exported: %.
Total: 41 beers Weighted average: 12.48country rating: | my favourite breweries (min. 3 beers) | ||
1. | BORG BRUGGHÚS | 13.65 | |
2. | MALBYGG | 12.30 | |
3. | EINSTÖK | 12.11 | |
4. | ÆGIR | 12.03 | |
5. | ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON | 8.77 |
BREWERY & BEER NAME (Click on the link to see my comments) | collaboration with | contract brewed by | ALC. % | STYLE | RATING | image
ÖLVISHOLT LAVA | | | 9.4 | Stout - Imperial | 16.4 |
| VIKING ÖLGERD STOUT | | | 5.8 | Stout / Dry Stout | 15.6 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS HREFNA Nr. 40 | | | 10.5 | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 15.6 |
| ÖLVISHOLT MORI | | | 5.5 | Premium Bitter / ESB | 15.2 |
| ÆGIR the BITTER TRUTH | | | 5.2 | IPA - American | 15.2 |
| VIKING ÖLGERD BLACK DEATH BEER | | | 5.8 | Porter | 15.2 |
| CAFÉ LOKI LOKI LAUFEYJARSON | | | 5.4 | Brown Ale - English | 15.2 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS ÚLFUR Nr. 3 | | | 5.9 | IPA - American | 15.2 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS SURTUR Nr. 38 | | ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON | 10.8 | Stout - Imperial | 15.2 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS SURTUR Nr. 30 | | | 9 | Stout - Imperial | 15.2 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS MYRKVI Nr. 13 | | | 6 | Porter | 15.2 |
| ÆGIR BIG MUG | | | 7.1 | IPA - American | 14.8 |
| SMIDJAN Stuck At Home | | | 4.7 | Stout - Sweet | 14.8 |
| MALBYGG KISI | | | 5.5 | Pale Ale - American | 14.8 |
| GÆÐINGUR STOUT | | | 5.6 | Stout / Dry Stout | 14.8 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS GARÚN ICELANDIC STOUT NR. 19 | | ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON | 11.5 | Stout - Imperial | 14.8 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS ÚLFRÚN Nr. 34 | | ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON | 4.5 | IPA - Session | 14.4 |
| SMIDJAN Renslip | | | 4.7 | Czech Pilsner | 14 |
| El Grillo Svartagull | | | 5.6 | IPA - Black | 14 |
| EINSTÖK ICELANDIC WEE HEAVY | | | 8 | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 14 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS SNORRI NR.10 | | | 5.3 | Spice / Herb / Vegetable | 14 |
| MALBYGG RIBBIT | | | 6 | 19h | 13.6 |
| KEX GURKEN GURKEN GURKEN | | | 4 | 19g | 13.6 |
| EINSTÖK PALE ALE | | VIKING | 5.6 | Pale Ale - English | 13.6 |
| EINSTÖK TOASTED PORTER | | VIKING | 6 | Porter | 13.2 |
| EINSTÖK ICELANDIC ARCTIC BERRY ALE | | | 5.2 | Fruit Beer | 12.8 |
| MALBYGG LITLI BJÖRN | | | 5.4 | Stout - Sweet | 12.4 |
| EINSTÖK WHITE ALE | | VIKING | 5.2 | Belgian Witbier | 12.4 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS LEIFUR Nr. 32 | | | 6.8 | Saison | 12.4 |
| BORG BRUGGHÚS BRÍÓ | | ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON | 4.8 | Pilsner | 12.4 |
| ÆGIR JUSTBEER | | | 5 | Pale Ale - American | 11.6 |
| KEX THUNDER ALE | | JÓN RÍKI | 4.6 | IPA - Session | 11.6 |
| BRUGGSMIDJAN KALDI DÖKKUR | | | 5 | International Dark Lager | 10.4 |
| EINSTÖK ICELANDIC DOPPELBOCK | | VIKING | 6.7 | Bock - Doppelbock | 10 |
| ÆGIR NOT QWHITE a WHISKEY SOUR | | | 5.8 | Belgian Witbier | 9.6 |
| VIKING GYLLTUR / PREMIUM GOLD | | | 5.6 | American Adjunct Lager | 8.8 |
| BRUGGSMIDJAN KALDI LAGER | | | 5 | Czech Pilsner | 7.6 |
| ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON EGILS STERKUR | | | 6.2 | Malt Liquor / European Strong lager | 7.2 |
| VIKING THULE EXPORT | | | 5 | International Pale Lager | 7.2 |
| ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON EGILS GULL | | | 5 | International Pale Lager | 6.8 |
| ÖLGERðIN EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON EGILS PILSNER | | | 2.25 | Low Alcohol | 5.6 |
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