Brewery: Föroya BjórLocation: Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
About halfway between Norway and Iceland you will find the Faroes, a group of islands that are an autonomous province of Denmark. Despite this political tie, the Faroes are very much their own entity.
The 49,000 or so people that call themselves Faroese, speak their own language, have their own national soccer team and maintain their own customs and culture. Thus, its very fitting that they should also have their own beer. This beer is brewed by Föroya Bjór in Klaksvík.
Klaksvík is on the island of Borðoy, one of 18 islands that make up the country. With a population of around 4,650, it is the second largest city in the Faroe Islands. The brewery makes 12 different lagers and ales, including a few of the relatively popular pilsner varieties that seems to be the staple of the Nordic countries. But along with those, they also brew; Green Island Stout, Maltöl (a sweet malt drink with a max ABV of 1.5%), a beer called Black Sheep and several seasonals. They have also recently brewed St. Brigid Ale and an IPA (thank you for the update Einar).
In the Faroes, like in other Nordic countries, the beeer and alcohol taxes are high, very high. I have been told that the Faroe Islands' beer tax is 3x that of Denmark. Nonetheless, it has to be an absolutely amazing place to visit and of course sample the local beers!
Klaksvík is on the island of Borðoy, one of 18 islands that make up the country. With a population of around 4,650, it is the second largest city in the Faroe Islands. The brewery makes 12 different lagers and ales, including a few of the relatively popular pilsner varieties that seems to be the staple of the Nordic countries. But along with those, they also brew; Green Island Stout, Maltöl (a sweet malt drink with a max ABV of 1.5%), a beer called Black Sheep and several seasonals. They have also recently brewed St. Brigid Ale and an IPA (thank you for the update Einar).
In the Faroes, like in other Nordic countries, the beeer and alcohol taxes are high, very high. I have been told that the Faroe Islands' beer tax is 3x that of Denmark. Nonetheless, it has to be an absolutely amazing place to visit and of course sample the local beers!
Skál!
Thank you to Einar Waag from Föroya Bjór for providing some much
needed corrections to my previous post.
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