Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson

Commercial Brewery in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland 🇮🇸

Established in 1913

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Grjóthálsi 7-11, Reykjavík, IS - 110, Iceland
Description
Established in 1913, Ölgerðin is the Icelandic word for 'brewery', and, as the name suggests, brewing was the company’s main focus from the start. The brewery is named for Egill Skallagrímsson, a Viking Age poet.

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4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, butter and hops. This tastes more like a Dortmunder/Helles.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2011 at 08:10

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 2
Can: Poured a golden color lager with a medium foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light adjunct notes with minimal hops presence. Taste is also heavy on adjunct with probably some rice to smooth things out with a light dry finish. Body is average as well as carbonation. Boring and bland as so many other pale lager.
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2010 at 19:47

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Medium coarseish offwhite head. Paleish yellow body with light carbonation. Mealy yeasty sugary aroma with metallic notes. Dry-sweetish mealy peas and sugar taste with yeasty notes. Mid-bodied. Dusty mouthfeel. Dry grassy mealy yeasty aftertaste. Argh. Poor. Like bad homebrew with yeast problems. (0.5 can shared by KnutAlbert.)
Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2010 at 08:54

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
(Can at FatPhil - courtesy of rosenbergh) Poured very pale yellow and clear with medium sized and white head. Aroma was mild, metallic and bit papery. Palate was light bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were mildly malts, carboard, hint of sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter.
Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2010 at 09:24

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottled (thanks brunnsbe!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grains, some saltwater and mild notes of earth. Flavour is grains, some sour wood and fruits as well as some mild grainyness. Interesting, but not that pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2009 at 22:48

3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
clear yellow, smooth white head. aroma is bitter and metallic. flavor is slightly sour, earth, slightly bitter. quite awful.
Tried on 01 Oct 2009 at 11:13

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Ruby brown with a small off-white head. Weak aroma of grainy malt. Sweet brown sugar flavour with a grainy note.
Tried on 26 Jul 2009 at 07:37

3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
Yellow with a lasting white head. Weak aroma of grainy malt. Sweet and sour cardboard flavour with a little alcohol heat.
Tried on 25 Jul 2009 at 14:41

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Can. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty aramel aroma. Sweetish fruity malty caramel flavor withsome hints of brown sugar. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish.
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2009 at 04:44

3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Can. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a sweet malty brown sugar aroma. Sweetish malty chocolate flavor with brown sugar hints. Has a sweetish malty brown sugar finish.
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2009 at 03:42