Beer in Iceland

Effects of beer drinking in 15th century Iceland.

Although beer was banned in Iceland from 1915 to March 1, 1989, the country has several natively brewed beer brands. The major breweries are Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson and Vífilfell. The word Brugghús is Icelandic for brewpub.

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 Brugghús	Water, malted Barley, hops and yeast	5%
Gæðingur Stout	Stout	Gæðingur Brugghús	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%

Gallery

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External links

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