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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5/10
Even worse than the Faroese version. Free, though!
Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2022 at 21:20

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap. Pours a clear amber with moderate head. Aromas of cereal, honey, and a bit of corn. Flavors follow same. Malty and somewhat sweet. Easy to drink. Certainly not offensive.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jun 2022 at 21:01

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
At Sky Lagoon. Light smell of grain. Pale golden colour, white head. Aroma of malt, some bread, faint grass. Lively carbon. Light body.
Tried on 30 May 2022 at 18:52

5/10
Grainy beginning. Fruity watery, very watery. Grainy neutral, neutral bitter, grainy watery. Not too much aroma on a bitter grainy basis.
Tried from Can on 17 May 2022 at 21:33

4/10
Grainy beginning. Fruity watery, very watery. Grainy neutral, neutral bitter, grainy watery. Not too much aroma on a bitter grainy basis.
Tried on 17 May 2022 at 21:32

5/10
Grainy nose. The beer starts fruity watery, mild with a grainy fruity back. Not too watery, slightly dealcoholised. Watery grainy sticky aftertaste, but refreshing dry.
Tried from Can on 17 May 2022 at 21:24

6/10
Sweetish Malzbier-typical. Roast, dark malt sugars, nice carbonation with a drinkable a bit more average bitterness. Nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Egils Maltextrakt on 17 May 2022 at 20:49 - Score: 6. Original review text: Sweetish Malzbier-typical. Roast, dark malt sugars, nice carbonation with a drinkable a bit more average bitterness. Nice.
Tried on 17 May 2022 at 20:51

5/10
Can, courtesy of Cunningham. Dark brown with little head. Malts, sweetness, molases, liqorice, Smooth. Better than i feared.
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2022 at 20:55

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Solid brown pour and a fine thick and lasting head Dark malt, sugar and wort in the aroma. Ok intensity Not as sweet as feared. Quite balanced actually Smoot carbonation level Bready, dark malt, wort, sugar and fruity flavor Very nice actually [Can from Meny Tista Senter in Halden, Norway]
Tried from Can on 04 Apr 2022 at 15:56

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 4
6/2/2022. Bottle sample courtesy of Danish pint boys, cheers. Pours clear golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is lime, lemon, malt, biscuit, minimal yuzu. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Light body, watery texture, quite fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2022 at 13:00