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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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7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Endelig en ny Calcutta! 0,44 boks fra Helgø Meny Hundvågkrossen, hjemme mens jeg forbereder søndagsmiddagen: lett uklar lys gylden med fint skum som varer. Pirrende citrus aroma, og smaken følger opp. Lime, citron, lychee og ikke minst ananas, understøttet av god maltsmak. Slank og elegant.
Tried from Can on 09 Feb 2025 at 16:56

6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is toffee. some floral, nice grassy herbal and earthy tones. Smooth and quite nice sweet malty tones to it. Smooth.
Tried on 08 Feb 2025 at 18:22

6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml. Amber colour, small beige head. Caramalt, bread in the nose. Medium-bodied. Caramalt, bready flavour. Hops in the finish.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 08 Feb 2025 at 18:01

7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cupid Quadrupel 2024, 10 %. Coppery red colour, Small white head. Aroma is slightly off-white head. Aroma is toffee, some berries and mild herbal tones with a bit alcohol to it. Flavour is toffee, berries, some alcohol, some slight spiciness. A bit boozy.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 07 Feb 2025 at 16:27

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can 500ml. Nutty brown colour, tiny beige head. Nutty, raisiny, a bit alcoholic aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Raisiny, prunes, light hops, alcohol ... a bit too watery.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 07 Feb 2025 at 15:26

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Rating 17k.
Vaasa Norski tasting 2025.
Almondy, slightly boozy, dried fruity quadruple. Bodied, but not very exciting.
Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 15:25

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. Hazy deep golden, off-white head. Perfumed, piney, lightly malty. Grass, resin, some caramel and bread. Quite bitter, nice. Full body, nice carbonation. Semi-sweet. Piney, grapefruit-zesty flavor with nice maltyness. Lasting finish. Quite nice this one, classic. 250131
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2025 at 19:48

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
BYG. Golden-orange with an off-white head. Aroma and flavor is pine, grapefruit, grass, caramel, bread. . Easy drinkable.
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2025 at 08:27

5/10
0,44 litre can, from Vinmonopolet Asker, at home. Amber with offwhite head. Smoked malts, fruity, bitterness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hogna / Klostergården Mount Doom on 24 Jan 2025 at 18:47 - Score: 7. Original review text: 0,44 litre can, from Vinmonopolet Asker, shared with Bergstaden. Amber with offwhite head. Smoked malts, fruity, some bitterness.
Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 18:56

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, honning.
Smak: Citrus, honning.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Boks@440ml, ABV@7.4%, Når@18.01.2025.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Winter
Stil: IPA - RYE
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried on 18 Jan 2025 at 18:52