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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, honning.
Smak: Citrus, honning, bitter avslutning.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Bottle@500ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2025.08.14.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Augon
Stil: IPA - SESSION
Bryggeri: Lindheim Ølkompani
Tried from Bottle from Vaaland 1889 on 14 Aug 2025 at 17:37

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5
Utseende: Gul.
Lukt: Citrus, honning, vanilje, juice.
Smak: Citrus, honning, vanilje, juice, vassen avslutning.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-5-5=5.9, Bottle@500ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2025.08.14.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Ingeborg
Stil: Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
Bryggeri: Lindheim Ølkompani
Tried from Bottle from Vaaland 1889 on 14 Aug 2025 at 16:27

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Høy, gjær.
Smak: Høy, gjær.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-6-6=6.3, Bottle@500ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2025.08.14.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Stor-Torstein
Stil: FARMHOUSE - SAISON
Bryggeri: Lindheim Ølkompani
Tried from Bottle from Vaaland 1889 on 14 Aug 2025 at 15:38

7/10
Bottle @home. Unclear pale yellow golden body under a big white head. This don't taste like a pilsner neither a wheat beer, still has some good qualities from both stylrs. Super refreshing and quite tasty as well. A very successful result of combining this two styles without ending up just tasting simple like a pilsner mixed with a wheat beer.
Tried on 04 Aug 2025 at 20:52

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ home. Unclear golden body under a nice, big white head. Rather strong aroma of fruity hops. Taste has a nice, smooth part of soft malt, citric fruity hops and pleasant bitterness. Medium body with a refreshing aftertaste. Nice, easy going session IPA.
Tried on 27 Jul 2025 at 19:40

7.5/10
0,5 litre bottle, at Kafé Hvelvet, Fyresdal. Hazy yellow with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, citrus, nicely balanced lactose.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 14:57

6.5/10
0,5 litre bottle, at Kafé Hvelvet, Fyresdal. Golden with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, grain, nice bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 14:03

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
TCBW2024. Reddish ruby colour, small pink head. Aroma is dry wooden raspberries, cherries, some mild forest strawberry sweetness with also some berry tartness to it. Flavour is raspberries, cherries, some mild herbal and spicy yeastiness to it.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2025 at 18:31

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
TCBW2024. Yellow colour. Aroma is citrus, rosehips, some mild pear and zesty tones. Flavou ir s citrus, rosehips, mild zesty tones with some pear as well. Super dry palate.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2025 at 18:29

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
TCBW2024. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is gooseberries, some mild fruity and tart wooden tones. Flavour is gooseberries, some tart fruits and mild wooden tones with a bit sourness too. Nicely refreshing and somewhat dry palate.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2025 at 18:26