Lindheim Ølkompani
Microbrewery
in
Gvarv,
Telemark,
Norway 🇳🇴
Associated Venue: Lindheim Ølkompani
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
Inside the barn, which was built in 1954, stands today a new microbrewery from Premier Stainless Systems. The brewery consists of a total of 11 tanks. A pot, a boiler, a hot water tank, six fermentation tanks and two clarification tanks. Four fermentation tanks hold 1150 liters and two hold approximately 2500 liters. Much of the beer is fermented in these tanks, under controlled conditions.
In the basement under the new part of the barn, beer is stored for oak barrels of different sizes. This basement was built in 2016 along with the new part of the barn. Today, there are about 130 oak barrels with both beer and cider for storage and concoction.
The barrels are used before for wine production, bourbon and rum. They come from different parts of Europe and the United States.
On the third floor of the barn is an open tub. In the autumn, when the weather is right, we brew beer that is spontaneously fermented with wild yeast from the air at Lindheim. The brewing process itself is different from our "regular" beers. We use a different type of malt, raw wheat, old hops and a different spoon method. After cooking, the wort is cooled in this open tub called a "coolship". Here, wild yeast is caught on the surface of the wort. When the herb is 18 degrees, it is transferred to used oak barrels for both fermentation and storage. This process can take several years. The magical air of Lindheim is full of mysterious microbes and yeasts that are suitable for creating something unique from our region.
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375ml @ gunnfryd. Pours clear deep golden with no head. Aroma has notes of sweet apple, alcohol and oak. Taste is heavy sweet and light sour with a long warm, apple, vanilla and oak. Body is full, texture is oily with no carbonation.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 17:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Clear, golden, still and headless. Concentrated apple aroma, vinous, lightly woody. Full body, smooth, warming, sweet. Lots of apple flavor too, pretty much like the aroma. Super nice finish. Super nice all the way. Love it. 250215
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 16:53
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl corked. Deep red, clear, some pinkish bubbles. Cherry, almond and funk in the aroma. Some lemon in the flavor. Full body, acidic, refreshing. Not much apple going on. Nice anyway. 250215
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 14:32
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
KYKEGG. Deep golden color with no head. Aroma and flavor is apple, cherry, alcohol, rum, oak, vanilla. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 10:52
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
KYKEGG. Golden color with no head. Aroma and flavor is alcohol, apple, sugar, cognac, spices, cellar, oak, vanilla. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 10:48
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
KYKEGG. Golden color with no head. Aroma and flavor is apple, wine, wood, sugar, alcohol, vanilla, oak. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 09:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
KYKEGG. Red color with some pinkish bubbles. Aroma and flavor is funk, berries, cherry, black current, apple, alcohol. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 08:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
KYKEGG. Red color with a pinkish head. Aroma and flavor is apple, alcohol, honey, cherry, pear, sourness, lemon. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 07:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Lys brun tåkete med hvitt skum. Lukter smør, lyst brød og noe tørket frukt. Middels fylde. Lett bitter. Smaker sitrusskall, grapefrukt, urter, smør, brød og lys karamell. Noe bitter. Middels lang.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2025
at 16:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 11 Feb 2025
at 12:33