Hogna Brygg
Microbrewery
in Kotsøy,
Trøndelag,
Norway 🇳🇴
Associated Venue: Hogna Brygg
Established in 2016
Contact
Description
What began as an pursuit in quality beer became more serious when local homebrewer Ola Raphaug joined the discussion on local beer. 2015 saw many test batches and the feedback on the beers produced was too positive to ignore. A brewery needed to be built.
As 2016 approached the team started looking for a suitable place to put it all together. A recently closed and emptied supermarket proved to be a healthy space to put it all together. The building would have room to grow and had refrigeration systems vital to production of quality of beer. Located in Kotsøy the brewery would need a name and an identity.
Tormod Leithe from Dynamis Designs was brought to the table. He designed a logo that had the four elements as branches around a central core. The four branches represent the four valleys around Forollhogna, the four main ingredients of beer, and the founders of the business. Respectively the core, our product, comes from the branches of dedicated people and quality ingredients.
As the branches of this design came together so did the brewery.
As 2016 approached the team started looking for a suitable place to put it all together. A recently closed and emptied supermarket proved to be a healthy space to put it all together. The building would have room to grow and had refrigeration systems vital to production of quality of beer. Located in Kotsøy the brewery would need a name and an identity.
Tormod Leithe from Dynamis Designs was brought to the table. He designed a logo that had the four elements as branches around a central core. The four branches represent the four valleys around Forollhogna, the four main ingredients of beer, and the founders of the business. Respectively the core, our product, comes from the branches of dedicated people and quality ingredients.
As the branches of this design came together so did the brewery.
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Utseende: Rødbrun.
Lukt: Malt, krydder, frukter.
Smak: Malt, krydder, frukter.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-6-6=6.3, Can@440ml, ABV@9%, Når@2026.03.21.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: #600 - Redwood
Stil: STRONG ALE - AMERICAN
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Malt, krydder, frukter.
Smak: Malt, krydder, frukter.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-6-6=6.3, Can@440ml, ABV@9%, Når@2026.03.21.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: #600 - Redwood
Stil: STRONG ALE - AMERICAN
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2026
at 09:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber med offwhite skum som legger seg som ett slør. Aroma ingefær. Smak ingefær furunål. Smaken av syltet ingefær. Boks i gave fra Rune, delt med Synny
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 19:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Klar amber med offwhite topp som blir liggende rundt kanten/slør.
Aroma; ingefær, granbar.
Smak; Ingefær, lyng blomst, granbar skudd, kløver blomster.
Fruktig, svakt søtlig. Varig ettersmak.
Delt med Leif.
Gave fra Rune.
Aroma; ingefær, granbar.
Smak; Ingefær, lyng blomst, granbar skudd, kløver blomster.
Fruktig, svakt søtlig. Varig ettersmak.
Delt med Leif.
Gave fra Rune.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 19:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovely black ipa
Tasty and balanced
Dark malt, roast, grapefruit hoppy and pine
[On tap at Crafty Dog in Oslo, Norway]
Tasty and balanced
Dark malt, roast, grapefruit hoppy and pine
[On tap at Crafty Dog in Oslo, Norway]
Tried
from Draft
at
Crafty Dog (Also known as: BrewDog Grünerløkka (BD57))
on 20 Feb 2026
at 10:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at Toftemo Turistsasjon, Dovre. Non deacript porter aroma. Vanilla on the taste. Watery but nice end.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2026
at 18:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Toftemo Turistsasjon, Dovre. Gorgeous hoppy aroma. Lots of sediment at bottom. Golden haze.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2026
at 18:03
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2026
at 17:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
at
Balthazar
on 11 Feb 2026
at 18:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
From can at MB2 05.02.26. Clear golden. Foamy, but diminishing, white head. Fine aroma and taste of pale pale, slightly more roasted malt and bitter pine shoot. A classic West Coast IPA. Aroma is quite moderate. Perhaps slightly coarse bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2026
at 22:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Light hazy golden with a white head - Hop aroma with some herbal notes - Malt body with a herbal hop flavour and bitterness - Hop flavours goes into the finish with bitterness - This was nice
Tried
from Can
from
Coop Mega Røros
on 05 Feb 2026
at 21:45