Story of Ægir
From Norse mythology to brewery in Flåm
Ægir is referred to in Norse mythology as a jotne. He is the brother of Wind and Fire and is the ruler of the sea. Ægir´s hall is not lit by fire, but by the brightest gold. Every year he invites the Aesir to a feast of food and drink in his banquet hall, Brime. Here, the beer and food serve themselves and the drinking horns fill themselves. Ægir brews, according to Odin, the best beer. It is brewed in the largest brewing vessel in the world, a mile deep. In Ægir 's hall, the gods had to keep the peace with each other and anyone who caused trouble was banished forever.
With Ægir As an example, we have developed our brewery with its own taproom in his name. The brewery opened in June 2007 and has been very successful. Our beer is also available at many sales and taprooms in Norway, and more and more are joining the list. We believe that people should be able to choose between different types of beer, just like with wine. For this reason, we offer many types of beer in our selection, both top- and bottom-fermented beer types.
Our brewer, American Evan Lewis, has, through twenty years of both home brewing and formal education, created his own versions of exciting and familiar beer types. He draws inspiration from microbreweries internationally, not least from the USA, to develop new beers in Ægir Brewery in Flåm .
Ægir The brewery has a brewing capacity of 10hl in the pub brewery, and an annual capacity of around 1200hl. Most of the beer produced is sold in Norway, and some is exported. Already in the third year of brewery operation, the capacity became too small, and a new production brewery was built in Flåm and commissioned in June 2012. The new brewery has a capacity of 35hl per brew, and an annual capacity of over 6000hl. The capacity can be expanded over time to more than 20000hl annually.
In the fall of 2011, the brewery took a new step by installing a small distillery and expanding its product range. Initially, we will produce aquavit, and in the long term also Whiskey and Single Malt Whiskey.
Please contact us directly by email for questions about Ægir Brewery or about feedback of various kinds: info@aegirbryggeri.no