Mack Bryggeri ( en, Mack Brewery;

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official name: ''Macks Ølbryggeri AS'') is a

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. It was the world's northernmost brewery, producing in Nordkjosbotn since 2012.

History

Mack Bryggeri was founded during 1877 in Tromsø by Ludwig Markus Mack (1842–1915), son of a German immigrant, businessman and local politician. He had been educated as a baker, like his father, but several trips to visit his brewmaster uncle in Bavaria led him to pursue construction of a brewery in northern Norway. As a result, Mack beers were, and still remain, particularly German in character. A large portion of the shares are presently owned by Ludwig Mack's descendants. Mack Bryggeri claims to be the northernmost brewery in the world, a claim that is cited on Mack's beer bottles. After over 130 years of operation in Tromsø, in March 2012 the company moved production to

Nordkjosbotn or is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. Two major highways, European route E6 and European route E8, meet in this village, making it a m ...

municipality, and subsequently lost the title of world's northernmost brewery to the brewery operated inside the Hotel Icefiord in Ilulissat (Greenland) by a margin of a mere 50 meters. When Hotel Icefjiord closed their brewery in 2013, the brewery equipment was taken over by Brewery Immiaq (also Ilulissat), who since then holds the title of "world's northernmost brewery". In 2015 Svalbard Bryggeri filled their fermentors and subsequently are the northernmost brewery in the world at 78 degrees North.

Beers

*Mack Freeze – gluten-free, alcohol-free beer *Mack Freeze Premium – dark, alcohol-free beer *Mack pilsner – a pilsner with relatively much ground *Mack Haakon – a stronger lager which has won several awards *Arctic Beer – a slightly lighter pilsner than Mack Pilsner *Mack 1877 *Mack Bayer *Mack Fatøl *Mack Nordlys *Mack Midnattsol *Mack Sommerøl *Mack Isbjørn *Mack Isbjørn lite *Mack Isbjørn Boks 0.5 – light Pilsner *Mack Brown Ale – 4.5% & 6.5% *Mack Porter – 4.5% & 6.5% *Mack Hefe Weissbier – 4.5% & 6.5% *Mack Witbier – Belgian wheat beer – 4.5% & 6.5% *Mack IPA – India Pale Ale – 4.5% & 6.5% *Mack Gull (Gold) – strong beer – 6.5% *Mack Bokøl – dark strong beer – 6.5%

Softdrinks

Mack Brus with lemon flavor Mack Grapesoda Mack Julebrus Rødebillys Rødbrus Fruktsjimpanse Bad Limes

Cider and IceTea

Mack Cider Strawberry & Lime Mack Cider Peach & Raspberry Mack Cider Cactus & Lime Mack Cider Pear Ice Tea Lime 4,5% Ice Tea Peach 4,5

Water

Arctic Water Sparkling Arctic Water Still Arctic Water Apple Arctic Water Lime Arctic Water Raspberry Arctic Water Juice Lemon Arctic Water Juice Pear

Gallery

Image:Mack logo.jpg, Close-up of the company logo over the main office entrance Image:Mack beer truck.jpg, Mack Brewery beer truck outside the company's main office entrance Image:Mack Brewery,Tromsø.jpg, Mack Brewery western and eastern buildings seen from the south Image:Mack Bryggeri i Nordkjosbotn.jpg, Mack Brewery located in Nordkjosbotn from bird's-eye-view

References

External links

Mack Brewery home page

Mack Brewery home page - English site
Breweries in Norway Food and drink companies established in 1877 Companies based in Tromsø Companies based in Troms Companies based in Nordkjosbotn Buildings and structures in Tromsø Norwegian companies established in 1877 {{Norway-company-stub