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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4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Can. Chistmas version, maybe not the same as on picture. No ABV written on can but yeast has been used acording to ingredietns list so I say it is a beer! Same style as danish "Hvidtøl". Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty aroma. Very sweet flavor. Short finish. Syruply palate. OK hvidtøl.
Tried from Can on 12 Jan 2008 at 04:21

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Can. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate. Slightly better than normal cheap pale lagers.
Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2007 at 06:03

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is sweet, fruit, malt. Flavour is sweet, malt, hop, fruit. Ordinary beer.
Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2007 at 00:24

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Can. Clear, golden body, with a medium-sized white head on top. Mostly fruity aroma, quite sweetish, and with some alcohol. Really sweet flavor, all the way to the finish, with some hoppy fruityness and alcohol, but not much bitterness. The finish has some bitterness and fruityness. Medium body. A decent brew, but far from exciting. (071011)
Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2007 at 02:56

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottled(330ml). -Golden coloured, medium sized white head, strange unpleasant eggy mustard nose. Malty, grassy, cereals and hay in aroma with sweet dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2007 at 05:09

4.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Canned
Golden with a big, fluffy head. Grainy aroma. Sweet and grainy flavour with some alcohol in the finish. Thanks, Jerry!
Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2007 at 05:04

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
(Bottle, Kaffibrennslan, Reykjavik, Iceland, 30 Aug 2007) Golden yellow colour with brief white head. Clean, malty nose with notes of grassy hops. Malty taste with grassy hops, hay and hints of tropical fruit. Nice bitterness in the finish. Good balance between malt and hops. Rather nice lager.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2007 at 08:41

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4
(Bottle, Kaffibrennslan, Reykjavik, Iceland, 30 Aug) Golden yellow colour with brief white head. Malty nose with notes of hay and grassy hops. Malty taste with grassy, slightly citrussy hops in the finish. Some malt sweetness. Not really exciting but definitely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2007 at 08:36

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2
Can, 4.4%. Weak aroma, slighty sewery. Clear golden colour, very small white head. Citric flavour, quite weak. A little fruity, otherwise clean.
Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2007 at 15:08

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
(Can 50 cl) Courtesy of Mal3. Clear, fully golden with a creamy, white head. Thick aroma of brewing cereal. Medium-bodied with notes of brewing cereal and nothing much more. Somewhat raw hoppiness in the finish. 261006
Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2006 at 09:03