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
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, honning.
Smak: Citrus, honning.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Draft@50ml, ABV@10%, Når@2026.08.06.
Hvor: Bryggerifestivalen, Trondhjem 2026
Navn: Antagonist 3.03 v5.5
Stil: IPA - TRIPLE NEW ENGLAND / HAZY
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Citrus, honning.
Smak: Citrus, honning.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Draft@50ml, ABV@10%, Når@2026.08.06.
Hvor: Bryggerifestivalen, Trondhjem 2026
Navn: Antagonist 3.03 v5.5
Stil: IPA - TRIPLE NEW ENGLAND / HAZY
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2026
at 17:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-7-6=6.4, Can@440ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2026.08.06.
Hvor: Bryggerifestivalen, Trondhjem 2026
Navn: Tommys Bartestout
Stil: STOUT - OATMEAL
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-7-6=6.4, Can@440ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@2026.08.06.
Hvor: Bryggerifestivalen, Trondhjem 2026
Navn: Tommys Bartestout
Stil: STOUT - OATMEAL
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2026
at 16:52
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Utseende: Rødbrun.
Lukt: Malt.
Smak: Malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-5-5-4-5=5.3, Draft@100ml, ABV@7.6%, Når@2026.08.06.
Hvor: Bryggerifestivalen, Trondhjem 2026
Navn: Rødskjegg
Stil: AMBER / RED ALE - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Lukt: Malt.
Smak: Malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-5-5-4-5=5.3, Draft@100ml, ABV@7.6%, Når@2026.08.06.
Hvor: Bryggerifestivalen, Trondhjem 2026
Navn: Rødskjegg
Stil: AMBER / RED ALE - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Hogna Brygg
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2026
at 16:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
I hyggelig samvær med Bryne, NilsAS, Rune & Yngwie.
Tried
from Draft
at
Habitat
on 05 Aug 2026
at 13:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Habitat
on 05 Aug 2026
at 13:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at home. Pours a hazy orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma of dry hay, white bread, grains, apricots and some fudge. Flavour of grass, fudge, herbal hops, lime grass and bread. Has a slick and crisp mouth feel, medium body, and medium level bitterness. Sweet, tasteful and hoppy.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2026
at 16:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy golden with a white head . Fruity hop aroma . Malt body with a fruity hop flavour and bitterness. Fruity hop flavours and bitterness goes into a long finish . This was nice
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2026
at 18:11
7/10
Can, thx to Bergstaden. 2025 vintage. Roasted malts, toffee, caramel and some dark dried fruit. A touch of alcohol, bitterness and brown sugar. Sweet, but dries up quite quickly. Quite decent this one. 747414 260712
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2026
at 19:45
6.5/10
Can. A bit harsh bitterness in this one, mostly fruity, with some piney, grassy hops. Chewing gum hints. Malty backdrop. Decent. 646413 260711
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2026
at 20:37
6.5/10
Can. Orange and pink grapefruit. Pine cones, some pale malts. Quite a lot of bitterness. Decent. 646414 260711
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2026
at 20:18