Christmas beer - Austri and Og Natúra
Finally some micro-breweries, which only released one Christmas beer. My liver thanks you.
Austri
Austri is a micro-brewery in Egilsstaðir, founded in 2017. They have their own taproom, so if you need something to do in Egilsstaðir, you can go beer tasting. Their Christmas beer is Romm í Jól a stout with rum mixed into it. It is not as strong as it tastes (6.3%) and as I prefer rum to whiskey I like it more than the bourbon beer from Ægir or the barrel aged barleywine from Ölvisholt. However, I found rum and stout does not go that well together.
Og Natúra
Og Natúra specializes in making drinks out of Icelandic berries and herbs. They are not only a brewery, but also make wine and spirits. If you are interested in all kind of drinks made of Icelandic herbs and berries, check them out here. I was highly skeptical of Jólo their "blueberry" and pine stout.
But first we have to talk about Icelandic "blueberries". They are a lie. They call them "bláber", but they are actually NOT blueberries, but bilberries, a completely different species, something I found out after 19 years in Iceland. This is not the first time Iceland is lying about plants, a few years back they were selling spinach, which was not spinach, but some other green leafy vegetable. You cannot trust anyone these days.
I liked the stout. It was slightly sweet (probably because of the bilberries) and I did not taste the pine at all. actually, it just tasted like a smooth, creamy stout. The beer might be a lie, but it is a tasty one.
Austri
Austri is a micro-brewery in Egilsstaðir, founded in 2017. They have their own taproom, so if you need something to do in Egilsstaðir, you can go beer tasting. Their Christmas beer is Romm í Jól a stout with rum mixed into it. It is not as strong as it tastes (6.3%) and as I prefer rum to whiskey I like it more than the bourbon beer from Ægir or the barrel aged barleywine from Ölvisholt. However, I found rum and stout does not go that well together.
Og Natúra
Og Natúra specializes in making drinks out of Icelandic berries and herbs. They are not only a brewery, but also make wine and spirits. If you are interested in all kind of drinks made of Icelandic herbs and berries, check them out here. I was highly skeptical of Jólo their "blueberry" and pine stout.
But first we have to talk about Icelandic "blueberries". They are a lie. They call them "bláber", but they are actually NOT blueberries, but bilberries, a completely different species, something I found out after 19 years in Iceland. This is not the first time Iceland is lying about plants, a few years back they were selling spinach, which was not spinach, but some other green leafy vegetable. You cannot trust anyone these days.
I liked the stout. It was slightly sweet (probably because of the bilberries) and I did not taste the pine at all. actually, it just tasted like a smooth, creamy stout. The beer might be a lie, but it is a tasty one.