Hogna Brygg

Microbrewery in Kotsøy, Trøndelag, Norway 🇳🇴
Associated Venue: Hogna Brygg

Established in 2016

Contact
Storburusjøveien 2, Kotsøy, 7387, Norway
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.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
En 0,44 inspirasjonsdose fra VP Aker Brygge, hjemme: nesten helt svart med nydelig, beige cremeskum. Liflig duft av mørke malter, nybrent kaffe, bitter sjokolade, solbær og furunål. Ristet rugbrød og knekk/brente mandler dukker i tillegg opp i smaken, som er superbalansert på den tørre siden og berre heilt lækker. Nok et blinkskudd fra et av mine desiderte favoirttbryggerier.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Oslo, Aker Brygge on 16 Oct 2025 at 17:49

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
440ml can, #577, bought at Gulating Sirkus in Trondheim. Shared at a session with Lunde. Synny and Finn. A white tophead leaving lacing rings down the glass, hazy golden body. Inviting aromas of citrus and oats. Fruity accents to the taste character, moments of lemony hops, grapefruit and orange, oats beneath. Mid-dry ending with fair bitterness. Medium bodied. Like it. (Tromsø, 14.10.2025).
Tried from Can from Gulating Ølutsalg Trondheim Sirkus on 14 Oct 2025 at 15:30

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Uklar gul med hvitt skum som daler sakte. Aroma sitrus, furunål grapefrukt. Smak furunål grapefrukt humle gjær havre. Fin fylde, fruktig, bitter. Boks delt med Synny, Finn og Rune
Tried from Can from Gulating Ølutsalg Trondheim Sirkus on 14 Oct 2025 at 15:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Lysklar orange med høy!, fyldig, offwhite topp som daler sakte.
Aroma; aprikos, fersken, humle, lyng, surt eple, lime.
Smak; fersken, lyng, lime, appelsin, aprikos, havremalt.

Halvtørr, bitter, svakt fruktig. God øl.

Delt med Leif, Rune og Finn.
Tried from Can from Gulating Ølutsalg Trondheim Sirkus on 14 Oct 2025 at 15:24

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Spandert av Rune. Delt med ham, Lunde & Synny i Dr. Lies gt.
Tried from Can on 14 Oct 2025 at 15:21

8/10
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Asker on 03 Oct 2025 at 19:57

7/10
Tried from Can from Storo Ølutsalg on 27 Sep 2025 at 19:15

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
0,44 boks fra VP Bergen Storsenter (takk til Håkon!), hjemme: klar kobbergylden med ok skum. Deilig maltaroma og -smak med delikate innslag av ingefær, chili og furunål. Mild bitterhet og litt chili i avslutningen, som dessverre ikke inneholder den viktige mersmaken. Mitt Hogna-øl nr. 151.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Bergen, Bergen Storsenter on 23 Sep 2025 at 16:42

7/10
Can. A hop forward brew, piney, grapefruity and with a good bitterness. Some malty sweetness too. Generic citrus juice and zest. Refreshing and tasteful, nice body fullness, especially considering the ABV. One month before BB date, but still nice. 747414 250921
Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2025 at 13:12

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
YG. Golden color with a white head. Aroma and flavor is pine, grapefruit, malt, citrus, lemon. OK.
Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2025 at 07:46