Beer in Unique Places (Honningsvåg, Norway)

Brewery: Nordkapp Mikrobryggeri
Location: Honningsvåg, Norway

Norway is home to lots of things that are followed by this familiar phrase, the world’s northernmost here. Most of these things are located in the town of Tromsø, also known as “the Gateway to the Arctic. This includes what many consider the world’s northernmost brewery, the Mack Bryggeri. Despite this claim being on the label of every beer that rolls out of the Mack Bryggeri, there is a brewery even further north. This is where the Nordkapp Bryggeri, in the tiny (pop. 2,800) arctic town of Honningsvåg, comes in.

Located in the extreme northern Norewegian county known as Finnmark, Honningsvåg is located along the Barents Sea. Due to warm currents, the port remains ice free and thus supports a fishing industry. The town also has quite a bit of tourist with cruise boats frequently stopping here in summer.

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This area has perpetual darkness in winter as well as the aurora borealis on those cold clear nights. Its also where Nordkapp Bryggeri brews their six beers, including a pilsner, 3 lagers and a Christmas ale. Their pilsner, known as Sårry Makk, is actually a playful name referring to the Mack Brewery, whose record for northernmost brewery they took away when they opened in 2000.

The brewpub, is small and serves up some food along with whatever beers may happen to be on tap. It seems like a place that serves the tourist trade rather well during the summertime along with the local fishing community. It’s good to know that even at the ends of the earth you can find a place to sit down and enjoy a locally brewed beer.

Read an article about the brewery by Joe Sixpack HERE!

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