Beer in Iceland

Effects of beer drinking in 15th century Iceland.

Although beer was banned in Iceland from 1915 to March 1, 1989,^[1] the country has several natively brewed beer brands. The major breweries are Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson and Vífilfell.

Beer Day is celebrated in Iceland on March 1.

Beer brands

This is a non-exhaustive list of Icelandic beer brands.

Brand	Type	Brewery	Ingredients	Alcohol content by volume
Skjálfti	Premium Lager	Ölvisholt Brugghús	Icelandic water, malted barley, hops and yeast	5%
Móri	Red Ale	Ölvisholt Brugghús	Icelandic water, malted barley, hops and yeast	5.5%
Egils Premium	Lager	Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery	Icelandic water, malt, hops, yeast and antioxidant (E222)	5.7%
Egils Pilsner	Lager	Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery	Probably hops, malted barley, and yeast	2.25%
Egils Sterkur		Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery	Probably hops, malted barley, and yeast	6.2%
Egils Gull	Lager	Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery	Probably hops, malted barley, and yeast	5.0%
Fósturlandsins Freyja	Wheat beer	Ölvisholt Brugghús	Hops, malted barley, yeast, orange bark and coriander	4,5%
Litli-Jón		Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery	Probably hops, malted barley, and yeast	4.5%
Úlfur India Pale Ale nr. 3	India Pale Ale	Borg Brugghús (Egill Skallagrímsson)	Water, malt, American hops and yeast	5.9%
Bjartur Blond bjór nr. 4	Blond Ale	Borg Brugghús (Egill Skallagrímsson)	Water, malt, German and Slovenian hops and yeast	5%
Gæðingur Lager	Lager	Gæðingur Bugghús	Water, malted Barley, hops and yeast	5%
Gæðingur Stout	Stout	Gæðingur Bugghús	Water, malted Barley, hops and yeast	5.6%
Íslenskur Úrvals	Stout	Víking Ölgerđ Akureyri	Water, malted Barley, hops and yeast	5.8%
Kaldi	Lager	Bruggsmiðjan	Icelandic water, Saaz hops, Czech malt and yeast	5%
Ölvishol Brugghús	Smoked Imperial Stout	Ölvisholt Brugghús	Icelandic water, malted barley, wheat, and yeast	9.4%
Víking Gylltur	Lager	Vífilfell	Icelandic water, malt, maize, sugar, hops, yeast	5.6%
Víking Sterkur	Lager	Vífilfell	Icelandic water, barley malt, maize, sugar, hops	7.0%
Thule	Lager	Vífilfell	Icelandic water, malt, maize, sugar, hops, yeast	5%
Egils Jólabjór (Egils Christmas beer)	Lager	Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery	Icelandic water, malted barley, hops, licorice, yeast	4.8%
Víking Jólabjór (Víking Christmas beer)	Lager	Vífilfell	Icelandic water, malt, hops	5.2%
Gullfoss	Lager	Brewery Reykjavíkur	Icelandic water, malt	5.0%

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References

1. ^ Associated Press, Beer (Soon) for Icelanders, New York Times, May 11, 1988

External links

• RateBeer
• The Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery
• The Vifilfell Brewery
• The Ölvisholt Brewery