Föroya Bjór is a Faroese brewing company based in

Klaksvík Klaksvík () is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The fir ...

. Apart from beers the company also produces soft drinks. It was established in 1888 in

History

In 1883 Símun F. Hansen went to Denmark to learn the art of brewing and baking. Upon his return in the Faroe Islands in 1888, he established his own brewery in

, the second to be established in the country. The first brewery was Restorffs Bryggjarí. In 2009 Föroya Bjór opened an office in Reykjanesbær and started exporting its products in Iceland.

Name and symbol

The name of the brewery means ''The Beer of the Faroes''. The ram is the symbol of Föroya Bjór since its establishment.

Product line

* Veðrur - 4,6% A

pilsner Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery. History ...

with a combination of

malt Malt is any cereal grain that has been made to germinate by soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting". Malted grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted milk, malt vinegar, ...

and

hops Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant ''Humulus lupulus'', a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to whic ...

. * Gold Export Lager - 5,8% A fruity flavour, balanced with a combination of malt and hop flavour. * Jólabryggj - 5,8% * Páskabryggj - 5,8% * Ljóst Pilsnar - 2,7.% * Maltöl - (malt beer) is under 2% abv, and quite malty and sweet. * Jólaöl - (literally Christmas beer) is a dark, sweet maltöl (white beer) which is sold around Christmas time. * Sluppöl - 5,8% An amber-coloured beer with malt, caramel and first-class hops taste (1984). * Black Sheep - 5,8% A dark all-malt lager. Caramel, hops and roasted malt flavours (2001). * Classic - 4,6% A dark pilsner with malt- and caramel flavour, balanced with first-class hops (2002). * Rockall Brown Ale - 5,8%. Brewed with the English variety ''East Kent Golding'' of

Noble hops Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant ''Humulus lupulus'', a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to whic ...

(2006). * Rockall Wheat Beer (2006) * X-mas 1888 - 5,8% (2007) * Green Islands Stout - 5,8% A dark beer with a sweet and bitter aroma. Brewed with a touch of coffee, liquorice and chocolate notes (2008). * Green Islands Special - 5,8% (2008) * Sct. Brigid Ale - 4,6% An amber-coloured ale brewed with a selection malts and hops (2008). * Sct. Brigid Abbey Ale - 5,8% Abbey ale / Belgian dubbel * Sct. Brigid Boheme (2008) * Sct. Brigid Blond (2008) * Sct. Brigid IPA (2008)

Gallery

Image:Föroya Bjór 2.jpg, The company's factory in Klaksvík File:Old Faroese beer bottles.jpg, Old beer bottles File:Einar Waag.jpg, Föroya Bjór boss Einar Waag Image:Föroyar Bjór 3.jpg, Truck of Föroya Bjór

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