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.
7/10
Can, thx to Bergstaden. A quite piney one, with a citrusy, tropical twist. Orange zest. Some malty notes and quite a lot of bitterness. Quenching. 647413 260607
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2026
at 13:48
7/10
Can, thx to Bergstaden. Juicy indeed, tropical fruity, with some peach. Orange. Hint of pale malts. Quenching and easy drinkable, but a bit on the sweet side. 747413 260606
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2026
at 16:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2026
at 10:06
5.5/10
Can. A quite generic, a bit sweet, pale lager, with some bready notes. Decent, easy drinkable. 545410 290530
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2026
at 14:24
3.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 2.5
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
From can at MB2 29.05.26. Clear deep head. Huge pale pink foam that settles. Aroma of red yule tide soda. Taste of bitter cherries, cherry jam and cherry wine gum. Cloying mouthfeel and lingering aftertaste of artificial cherries.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2026
at 20:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,44 inspirasjonsenhet fra VP Kvaddå, i garasjen under innspurten: nesten helt klar gylden med tett skum som varer lenge. Krydret anslag som bringer tankene i retning av belgiske blondiner. Hmm, slett ikke ueffent dette, forut at man liker det krydrede preget som holder stand til siste dråpe.
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Sandnes, Kvadrat
on 19 May 2026
at 16:50
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Utseende: Gyllen.
Lukt: Humle, malt.
Smak: Humle, malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-6-6=6.3, Can@440ml, ABV@5.5%, Når@2026.05.17.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Fatøl
Stil: LAGER - PALE
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Humle, malt.
Smak: Humle, malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-6-6=6.3, Can@440ml, ABV@5.5%, Når@2026.05.17.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Fatøl
Stil: LAGER - PALE
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Bryne
on 17 May 2026
at 11:43
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Utseende: Gyllen.
Lukt: Høy, gjær.
Smak: Høy, gjær.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-4-4-4-4=4.5, Can@440ml, ABV@6.4%, Når@2026.05.16.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Nelson Deville
Stil: BIÈRE DE CHAMPAGNE / BIÈRE BRUT
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Høy, gjær.
Smak: Høy, gjær.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-4-4-4-4=4.5, Can@440ml, ABV@6.4%, Når@2026.05.16.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Nelson Deville
Stil: BIÈRE DE CHAMPAGNE / BIÈRE BRUT
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2026
at 09:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Hotel room, Oslo 09.05.2026).
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Oslo, Oslo City
on 09 May 2026
at 18:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, honning.
Smak: Citrus, honning.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-7-6=6.4, Can@440ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2025.05.07.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Misty Mountain Juicy IPA
Stil: IPA - SESSION NEW ENGLAND / HAZY
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Citrus, honning.
Smak: Citrus, honning.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-7-6=6.4, Can@440ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2025.05.07.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Misty Mountain Juicy IPA
Stil: IPA - SESSION NEW ENGLAND / HAZY
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Can
from
Vaaland 1889
on 07 May 2026
at 19:32