Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson

Commercial Brewery in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland 🇮🇸

Established in 1913

Contact
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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3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
33 cL clear bottle. Pours clear yellow with a creamy white head. Dry corn aroma. Flavour is dry corn with a light metallic note and bland malt base. Light bitter finish. Boring, although clean!
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2008 at 17:12

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
500 ml can purchased at the Vín Búð - Austurstræti, Reykjavik, Iceland. Pour is a very bubbly clear pale yellow with a 4 inch fluffy white head. Aroma of sweet floral corn, a bit grassy metallic. Taste is watery, then corny maltiness - some floral sweetness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 09 May 2008 at 14:14

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
500 ml can purchased at the Vín Búð - Kringlan, Reykjavik, Iceland. Pour is clear yellow with a big, slightly, off-white head. Carboantion bubbles dot the glass. Aroma of sweet mineral malitness and subtle floral hops. Nice nose. Taste has the sweetness and floral hops in a nice balance. Simple, but clean and enjoyable. Palate was a bit watery.
Tried from Can on 08 May 2008 at 14:21

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
330 ml bottle at Gallery Pizza in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland. Pour is clear golden with a nice white head and a ton of carbonation. Aroma of slightly skunked Pils hoppiness. Taste is just ok, pretty flat.
BF 20.11.2008
PD 20.11.2007
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2008 at 14:16

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Can [ Courtesy of Maria]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, bread. Flavor is light sweet and bitter with a average to short duration. Body is light medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light metallic. (290308)
Tried from Can on 05 May 2008 at 10:33

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Yellow with a small white head. Weak malt aroma. Cloying sweet flavour, dominated by alcohol.
Tried on 17 Apr 2008 at 16:17

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
50 cL can. Pours clear and golden yellow a lasting white head. Mild spiced malty aroma. Flavour is sweet malty with a light cornish note. Light spice note following. Ends light spiced and medium sweet.
Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2008 at 00:52

3.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Deep golden with large white head. Somewhat sweet aroma with cardboard and caramel notes. Sweet malty flavor with caramel notes. Ends sweet.
Tried on 05 Apr 2008 at 10:50

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Clear yellow color, short white head. Aroma of hop, bit grainy. Decent taste, bit watery. Ok.
Tried on 26 Mar 2008 at 08:49

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Clear yellow color, medium white head. Some corn, grainy aroma. For a light beer, quite drinkable.
Tried on 26 Mar 2008 at 08:48