Lindheim Ølkompani

Microbrewery in Gvarv, Telemark, Norway 🇳🇴
Associated Venue: Lindheim Ølkompani

Established in 2013

Contact
Tinghaugveien 101, Gvarv, 3810, Norway
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.

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8.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 9 Flavor 9.5 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle 375ml @ gunnfryd.
Pours deep golden with no head. Aroma has notes of apple, alcohol, oak and hint of vanilla. Taste is heavy sweet and light to medium sour with a long warm, apple, oak and vanilla finish. Body is full, texture is oily, no carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2025 at 17:05

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
KKKYGG. Deep golden color with no head. Aroma and flavor is apple, plum, alcohol, sugar, vanilla, oak.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2025 at 08:53

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
KKKYGG. Golden color with no head. Aroma and flavor is apple, alcohol, oak, vanilla.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2025 at 05:48

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Backlog August 2016. Clear pale golden body under a fine, lacing white head. Nice, refreshing fruity aroma, some acidity and really not much left of the beer in aroma. Taste is super refreshing, acidic lemon and fruity with a hint of yeast. Medium body and same aftertaste. Easy drinkable and all over very refreshing fruit beer without so much beer flavor.
Tried on 18 Sep 2025 at 18:18

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Utseende: Gyllen.
Lukt: Eple.
Smak: Eple.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Medium: Rating:8-9-9-8-9=8.8, Bottle@375ml, ABV@11%, Når@2025.09.07.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Dolgo Issider - Cognac Edition
Stil: CIDER - ICE CIDER
Bryggeri: Lindheim Ølkompani
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2025 at 17:51

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
750 ml orange waxed green bottle, vintage 2023, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8.5. Clear and very pale golden colour, a slight carbonation. Aroma of apples, pears and white grapes. Dry flavour, with the same elements. The grape skins dominate. In a blind test I might mistake this one for a white / orange wine.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2025 at 13:56

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2025 at 17:55

6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Bottle @ Home. Hazy golden body under a fine white head. Arom has tropical fruits and hint of banana. Taste is pretty forward tropical fruits, a bit on the sweeter side. Medium to thin body. Sweet and fruity aftertaste with a bitter touch. Decent, but a bit one dimensional.
Tried on 31 Aug 2025 at 07:41

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2025 at 19:59

7/10
Hapu, väga kirsine, kuiv, happeline, marjane, kerge kaneel, alksi katab hästi, veits vesine. Ok, päris viisakas lindheimi wildi kohta.
Tried from Draft on 19 Aug 2025 at 22:27