Mack Bryggeri (; Norwegian official name: ''Macks Ølbryggeri AS'') is a

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...

Balsfjord Municipality Balsfjord ( - ; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storsteinnes. Other notable villages include Mestervik, Mortenhals ...

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county,

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. It claims to be the world's northernmost brewery. It was founded during 1877 in

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

by Ludwig Markus Mack (1842–1915).

Claims of the world's northernmost brewery

Mack Bryggeri claims to be the northernmost brewery in the world, a claim that is cited on its bottles. After over 130 years of operation in

, in March 2012 the company moved production to

Nordkjosbotn or is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. The village has a population (2023) of 483 and a population density of . Two major highways, European route ...

, and lost the title of world's northernmost brewery to the brewery operated inside the Icefiord Hotel in

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(

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) by a margin of a mere . When Hotel Icefjiord closed their brewery in 2013, the brewery equipment was taken over by Brewery Immiaq (also Ilulissat), who claimed to hold the title of "world's northernmost brewery". In 2015, Svalbard Bryggeri claimed the northernmost brewery in the world at 78 degrees North.

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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

Claims of the world's northernmost brewery

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