{"id":355,"date":"2010-05-21T02:19:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T02:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=355"},"modified":"2010-05-21T02:19:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-21T02:19:53","slug":"norwegian-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian beer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I really like \u00f8l<\/strong> (beer) and unfortunately when I lived in Norway, I lived on a very tight budget and therefore rarely splurged on\u00a0\u00f8l<\/strong> of any higher kvalitet<\/strong> (quality) than the billigste<\/strong> (cheapest).\u00a0 Nevertheless, I enjoyed my\u00a0\u00f8l<\/strong> consumption during my time in Norway, especially since I\u00a0could drink lovlig<\/strong> (legally) before my 21st bursdag<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/p>\n

I drank a lot of pilsners of the pale lager type, which definitely seems\u00a0to be the\u00a0most prevalent\u00a0\u00f8l<\/strong> in Norway, as in the rest of the western world.\u00a0 There are certainly darker lagers and ales, wheat beers, and bock beers, but by far the majority of \u00f8l<\/strong> in Norway are pilsners, or bottom-fermenting.\u00a0 If you like\u00a0\u00f8l<\/strong> and you are learning norsk<\/strong>, you are maybe interested in learning some terms related to \u00f8l p\u00e5 norsk<\/strong>.\u00a0 The following is a list of bottom-fermenting \u00f8l p\u00e5 norsk:<\/strong><\/p>\n

lett\u00f8l<\/strong>: low-alcohol pale lager<\/p>\n

pils:<\/strong> over 90% of \u00f8l<\/strong> brewed in Norway, the standard pale and lightly hoppy<\/p>\n

bayer\u00f8l<\/strong>:\u00a0the first \u00f8l<\/strong> brewed in Norway, which has died out significantly, is a semi- dark, lightly hoppy lager<\/p>\n

bokk\u00f8l<\/strong>:\u00a0bittersweet, dark, strong lager<\/p>\n

lyst sterk\u00f8l<\/strong>: full-body, heavy hopped pale lager<\/p>\n

jule\u00f8l<\/strong>: dark, amber lager brewed specially for jul<\/strong> (Christmas)<\/p>\n

m\u00e4rzen<\/strong>: amber lager<\/p>\n

v\u00f8rter\u00f8l<\/strong>: ”wart” beer, non-alcoholic<\/p>\n

fat\u00f8l<\/strong>: pale lager<\/p>\n

Of the above-named \u00f8l, Jule\u00f8l, lyst sterk\u00f8l<\/strong>, and bokk\u00f8l<\/strong> contain the most alcohol.<\/p>\n

Norsk \u00f8l produksjon<\/strong> (Norwegian beer production) is a long-standing tradition dating back over 1000 years when almost every farm had a bryggehus<\/strong> (brew house) to brew tasty, hjemmelaget \u00f8l<\/strong> (homemade beer).\u00a0 Since this is an ulovlig <\/strong>(illegal) practice, it is of course unknown how many people still do this.\u00a0 It is known, however, that more people distill their own spirits than their own \u00f8l<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can find \u00f8l<\/strong> at most matbutikker <\/strong>(grocery stores), but if you want \u00f8l that has a higher alcohol content than 4.7%, you have to go to a state-run vinmonopol<\/strong> (literally ”wine monopoly”) for your purchase since the sale\u00a0highly alcoholic beverages\u00a0is more regualted.<\/p>\n

There are about 20 bryggerier<\/strong> (breweries) in Norway today, a siginifcantly lower number than decades ago.\u00a0 Bigger companies buy smaller companies out, you know the story.\u00a0 The two largest bryggerier<\/strong> are Carlsberg-Ringnes<\/em> and Hansa-Borg<\/em> and they control over 85% of the\u00a0\u00f8l<\/strong> market in Norway.\u00a0 Ringnes<\/em> is originally from Oslo (and is still brewed there), but is now owned by the Danish company Carlsberg<\/em>.\u00a0 Hansa<\/em> is brewed in Bergen.\u00a0 Aas<\/strong> is a bryggeri<\/strong> in Drammen, not too far outside of Oslo.\u00a0 Mack<\/em> is a kind of \u00f8l brewed in Troms\u00f8 and is in fact the northernmost bryggeri <\/strong>in the whole world.\u00a0 Frydenlund<\/em> is another big name, another \u00f8l<\/strong> brewed in Oslo.\u00a0 I know I tried \u00f8l<\/strong> from all of these bryggerier<\/strong>, except maybe Mack<\/em> from Troms\u00f8, so that’s something to look forward to!<\/p>\n

Chances are I’ll write about \u00f8l<\/strong> in Norway again, but for now, this should wet your palette and make you t\u00f8rst <\/strong>(thirsty) for some norsk brew!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I really like \u00f8l (beer) and unfortunately when I lived in Norway, I lived on a very tight budget and therefore rarely splurged on\u00a0\u00f8l of any higher kvalitet (quality) than the billigste (cheapest).\u00a0 Nevertheless, I enjoyed my\u00a0\u00f8l consumption during my time in Norway, especially since I\u00a0could drink lovlig (legally) before my 21st bursdag!\u00a0 I drank…<\/p>\n

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