Iceland's #1 craft brewery, founded in 2010 in Akureyri — just 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Einstök (Icelandic for 'unique') taps the purest glacial water on Earth to create award-winning ales and lagers that have conquered beer lovers in over 22 countries. The brewery's uncompromising approach — 9 to 12 months to develop each new style, quality over quantity — has earned medals at the New York International Beer Competition, Meiningers International Craft Beer Award, London's International Beer Challenge and the San Diego International Beer Competition. Named Iceland Brewery of the Year 2018.
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Drawn from all 8 beers in the catalogue.
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
Their signature has to hold across very different styles — which makes the notes that do recur more telling, not less.
Across 8 beers in 6 style families, none of Einstök Ölgerð's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.
Their beers place in the Top 51% of the catalogue on average, across 8 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Iceland's #1 craft brewery, founded in 2010 in Akureyri — just 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Einstök (Icelandic for 'unique') taps the purest glacial water on Earth to create award-winning ales and lagers that have conquered beer lovers in over 22 countries. The brewery's uncompromising approach — 9 to 12 months to develop each new style, quality over quantity — has earned medals at the New York International Beer Competition, Meiningers International Craft Beer Award, London's International Beer Challenge and the San Diego International Beer Competition. Named Iceland Brewery of the Year 2018.