Himlenbryg

Commissioner in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by Beer52

Established in 2022

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26 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TG, Scotland
Description
Founded in 2022, Himlenbryg is focused on perfectly representing the traditional European styles its professional brewers have always loved. Always on-style, always super-drinkable, these may not be 'loud' beers, but they always speak volumes. A true Nordic rising star.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml can via Beer52, brewed by Siren according to the label.. Poured into my Gordon thistle shaped glass at home on 19th November 2025. Sediment left the can and sat suspended in the brew before trying to settle, took a minute or two. Margie is out with friends for lunch and I am picking off random beers from my stash to get rid of. Second up is this offering. Red hue to the dark brown body, neat tanned crust on top. Malty aroma, taste is a bitter burnt maltiness that reminds me of burnt cinder toffee somewhat. Add a plum or two in the finish.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 19 Nov 2025 at 13:30


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

33cl can from Beer52.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. L:ight bitterness and coffee

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 02 Nov 2025 at 18:38


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

[33cl can from Beer52.] A glossy deep cola brown coloured pour with a fast fading beige head; unexpected melon aroma; smooth in the mouth with some bitter roast grains and strong coffee, then some mandarin orange before a dry toasted grain finish. An unusual hop selection for a dark beer, but it works well.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 18 Oct 2025 at 17:34


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml can from Beer52. Pours a dark brown, beige head with wispy retention. Aroma of dark malts, honey, tangerine, melon, spice. Taste of dark malt, caramel, melon. Mild roasted and berry finish. Light to mid bodied, slick.

A Black IPA even in session form is often a good thing. This one is middle of the road but very enjoyable.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 11 Oct 2025 at 22:17


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

dark brown with light tan head
A - hops citrus and resinous, caramel
F - hops are still there with a light chocolate/coffee from the malt
light and easy drinking

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 10 Oct 2025 at 21:49


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

33cl can from Beer52.
Thick off white head. Hazy light burgundy pour. Light fruity bitterness

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 27 Jun 2025 at 17:58


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Just read the other 3 reviews of this and I've got a different animal. It's red for a start and dominated by 'Lingonberries' (had to goggle them), I have never knowingly had them in a beer or even tried some before. So my beer had a pink head on a hazed light red body and had a hedgerow berry sort of aroma and taste, which I discovered were in fact these Lingonberries (think cranberry). Not unpleasant, but not really my scene, slightly tart in nature.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 01 May 2025 at 17:30


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml can via Beer52, drank at my brothers in Devon on 30th April 2025. Billowing beige head on a coke brown body. Chocolate notes in the malt laden brew, bit thin for a Baltic Porter, but pleasant enough.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 30 Apr 2025 at 21:15


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

Black pour with nice foamy beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, malted milk biscuits, coffee, blackcurrant. Taste has a dark bitter chocolate, biscuit, Weetabix, liquorice, roast, a bit spicy. A touch thin and gassy for a dark 6% beer. Quite nice flavours though.

Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Semi hazed gold with good white head. Aroma is light floral with some grainy malt, light citrus and white grape. Taste has a subtle fruit but its quite wheat noted, light citric sherbet note which is drying on the palate. The use of oats firms up the body but as there is not much going on taste wise, a lighter session mouthfeel might have been better. Not keen.

Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08