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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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can 500ml @ gunnfryd
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, grain and alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a grainy, caramel, grass bitter finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Can on 27 Jan 2018 at 17:49


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can. An unclear amber colored beer with a dense, finger-thick beige head leaving lacing. Caramel, raisin, roasted malts, licorice and a spiced touch in the aroma. It's full-bodied, smooth and quite dry on the palate, with flavors of licorice, caramel and raisins. Some spiced hints too. Lasting finish. The flavor- and aroma-profile reminds me more of a stout than anything else, but it needs some recipe adjustments. 180127

Tried from Can on 27 Jan 2018 at 17:46


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fra fat på Mi2 Cardinal (sesongåpning jan-18): klar gylden med ekseplarisk skum som varer helt til siste dråpe. Tydelig ingefærprofil fra første øyeblikk, men en mild floral bitterhet bidrar til at den glir lett over ganen (forutsatt at man godt kan lige ingefær). Ikke for søt. Tenker at denne kan være god til asiatiske matretter.

Tried on 23 Jan 2018 at 19:12


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours almost clear amber with little off-white head. Aroma of ginger, ginger, ginger. Tastes is pretty sweet but well balanced by ginger aroma. Thin bodied, slightly hot mouth feel.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jan 2018 at 13:37


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

440ml can, batch #48, bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Stable off-white head to a cloudy red-brown body. Lacing rings down the glass. Malt driven aroma of nuts, caramel, and almond. Decent taste profile of caramel malts, bite of chocolate, and almond balanced by a backdrop of herbal hops, slightly roasted to the ending. Medium bodied. Fine with our pickled herring dish. (Tromsø 03.01.2018).

Tried from Can on 03 Jan 2018 at 14:06


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

440 can, batch 54, from Vinmonopolet Langnes. A frothy, bubbly, pearl white head leaving lacing rings down the glass. Hazy warm golden body. Orange on the nose, doughy. Taste of citrus, wheat, and pineapple followed by pine and spicy bitterness to the ending. Soft in the mouth. Does not taste like a 7.4 % beer. Decent with our turkey fillets. (Tromsø 02.01.2018).

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2018 at 13:44


6.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

From bottle at DSJT at Cardinal 11.11.17. Clear pale copper. Foamy dense and persistent beige head and lacing. Fine aroma and taste of medium dark caramel, medium dark malt, cloves and a hint of liquorice.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2017 at 08:21


6

Thanks Bergstaden for This 0,5 litre Can! Dark Brown/ Redish with little offwhite head. Roasted malts, hops.

Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2017 at 15:58


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Boks 440ml fra Vinmonopolet Tromsø - Sentrum. Aprikosfarget. Uklar. Lavt kremaktig skum. Spotlacing. Ferskenaroma. Smaken fersken & plommer. Lett tørr ettersmak.

Tried on 15 Dec 2017 at 16:04


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Boks 440ml fra Vinmonopolet Tromsø - Sentrum. Batch 48. Amber. Lavt skum med litt farge. Aroma av karamell & fjøs. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken balansert. Tørket frukt. Veldig tørr etter hvert.

Tried on 15 Dec 2017 at 15:50