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Although beer and ale have been brewed in Iceland for a long time, beer production was limited during the 20th century, as beer was illegal in Iceland until 1989! Icelanders have more than made up for lost time and the growth in beer production in recent years has been amazing. In just a few years, we‘ve seen many great breweries emerge, filled with ambition and ingenuity, and beer is now the most popular alcoholic beverage in Iceland.
EASTER BEERS Iceland’s craft brewery scene is booming these days, which is most noticeable in the rising popularity of seasonal beers. In addition to summer beers, Þorri beers, and Christmas beers, Icelanders like to celebrate Easter with a beer or two.
PÁSKA KALDI Kaldi, Iceland’s first microbrewery, brew their beers by German purity law, which means they only use raw materials like water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. Their Easter beer Páska Kaldi is a golden, cloudy wheat beer with fruity and floral tones. It’s a fresh and slightly bitter beer with an alcohol percentage of 4.9%. Páska Kaldi is available in liquor stores as well as the Kaldi Bar downtown!
PÁSKAGULL HEFEWEIZEN Gull is the most popular beer in Iceland, a classic drinkable lager. Their Easter beer, however, is different. This hefeweizen wheat beer is the perfect representation of the spirit of Easter, light and tropical with fruity notes of banana and spicy tones of cloves. It’s an interesting and very drinkable brew, not too bitter and not too sweet.
VÍKING PÁSKABJÓR Víking’s Easter beer is a dark lager with an alcohol percentage of 4.8%. It’s sold in brightly-coloured purple and yellow packaging. It is a fresh medium bitter lager with tones of chocolate, caramel, and herbs. What better way to celebrate Easter and spring than with this thirst quencher!
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SEGULL 67 HÉRASTUBBUR PÁSKABJÓR Segull 67 Brugghús is a small, family-owned brewing company located in fishing village Siglufjörður, North Iceland. They are housed in an old fish factory that they turned into a modern brewery. Their Easter beer is called Hérastubbur and it’s a light-golden ale with an alcohol percentage of 5%. It’s a medium bitter ale with tones of citrus and other fruity flavours.
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