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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
YG 171124. Golden color with a white head. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, wheat, orange. Flavor is pine, grapefruit, wheat, yeast, citrus, orange, coriander, bread. Nice beer.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2024
at 07:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Light hazy amber with off white head - Malt and herbal hop aroma - Malt body with a herbal hop flavour and bitterness - Herbal hop bitterness goes into a long finish - This was nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2024
at 21:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Red with a pink head - Tart fruity and wood aroma - sour fruity and berry wood flavours - The sour fruity berry flavours with wood goes into a long finish - This was good
Tried
on 15 Dec 2024
at 21:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught@TCBW2023. Hazy yellowish golden colour with a tony head, which disappears quite fast. Aroma is sweet ripe apples, some mild green apple skins with a bit perry acidity too. Flavour is pears, some sweetish tart apples with mild acidity to it. Nice sipper, even though it's a bit sharp around the edges.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2024
at 15:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 750ml @ Home. Pours dark reddish with a off-white head. Aroma is tart with notes of apple, sour cherry and funk. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long apple, sour cherry and funky finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2024
at 21:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
My own fun fact is that I have seen the sign at the brewery: maybe for sale in the future It did. Thanxxx. Solid stuff. Fine complexity and pleasant to drink. Balanced sourness and acidity. Loads of fruits and some apples in the back. [Bottle at Komlefjorden 24]
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 20:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Small sample from bottle, at private Christmas beer tasting. Deep red colour. Aroma and flavour of brettanomyces, oak, sour crab apples, sour cherries and blackcurrants. An interesting contrast to the other winter / Christmas beers we had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2024
at 09:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Deep burgundy colour, brief head. Tart cherry aroma. Citric with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Oaky and vinegary with lots of tart cherries. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2024
at 20:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 750ml @ yngwie - Nyttår 2023. Pours clear red with a pinkish head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, oak, vanilla, funk and apple. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long dry, cherry, apple, oak and vanilla finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2024
at 13:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 750ml @ yngwie - Nyttår 2023. Pours hazy pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is tart with notes of apples and citrus. Taste is light sweet and light to medium sour with a long dry, tart, apple and citrus finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2024
at 11:11