Föroya Bjór
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage, Soft drink |
|---|---|
| Founded | Klaksvík (1888) |
| Headquarters | Klaksvík, Faroe Islands |
Area served | |
| Products | Beer, Soft drink |
| Owner | Einar Waag |
| Website | www.bjor.fo |
Föroya Bjór is a Faroese brewing company based in Klaksvík. Apart from beers the company also produces soft drinks. It was established in 1888 in Klaksvík.
History
[edit]In 1883 Símun F. Hansen went to Denmark to learn the art of brewing and baking.[1] Upon his return in the Faroe Islands in 1888, he established his own brewery in Klaksvík, the second to be established in the country.[1] The first brewery was Restorffs Bryggjarí.
In 2009 Föroya Bjór opened an office in Reykjanesbær and started exporting its products in Iceland.[2]
Name and symbol
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The name of the brewery means The Beer of the Faroes. The ram is the symbol of Föroya Bjór since its establishment.[3]
Product line
[edit]- Veðrur - 4,6% A pilsner with a combination of malt and hops.
- Gold Export Lager - 5,8% A fruity flavour, balanced with a combination of malt and hop flavour.
- Jólabryggj - 5,8%
- Páskabryggj - 5,8%
- Ljóst Pilsnar - 2,7.%
- Maltöl - (malt beer) is under 2% abv, and quite malty and sweet.
- Jólaöl - (literally Christmas beer) is a dark, sweet maltöl (white beer) which is sold around Christmas time.
- Sluppöl - 5,8% An amber-coloured beer with malt, caramel and first-class hops taste (1984).
- Black Sheep - 5,8% A dark all-malt lager. Caramel, hops and roasted malt flavours (2001).
- Classic - 4,6% A dark pilsner with malt- and caramel flavour, balanced with first-class hops (2002).
- Rockall Brown Ale - 5,8%. Brewed with the English variety East Kent Golding of Noble hops (2006).
- Rockall Wheat Beer (2006)
- X-mas 1888 - 5,8% (2007)
- Green Islands Stout - 5,8% A dark beer with a sweet and bitter aroma. Brewed with a touch of coffee, liquorice and chocolate notes (2008).
- Green Islands Special - 5,8% (2008)
- Sct. Brigid Ale - 4,6% An amber-coloured ale brewed with a selection malts and hops (2008).
- Sct. Brigid Abbey Ale - 5,8% Abbey ale / Belgian dubbel
- Sct. Brigid Boheme (2008)
- Sct. Brigid Blond (2008)
- Sct. Brigid IPA (2008)
Gallery
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The company's factory in Klaksvík -
Old beer bottles -
Föroya Bjór boss Einar Waag -
Truck of Föroya Bjór
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Láadal, Leif (19 February 2014). "Tvær nýggjar: Føroya Bjór minnist stovnara sín" (in Faroese). portal.fo. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Føroya Bjór nú fáanlegur hér" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "The story". Föroya Bjór. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
External links
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Media related to Föroya Bjór at Wikimedia Commons- Föroya Bjór website
