Norwegian Beer Foodways

Specialised

A farmhouse brewing tradition of real historical depth — juleøl was required by law in the Gulating code, and the KVEIK farmhouse yeast cultures of Voss, Hornindal and Stranda, kept in families for generations, have since 2015 become internationally important to craft brewing. Alongside that: 19th-century lager brewing, and a large modern craft sector.

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Communities and languages

Languages: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

What is recorded

Kveik farmhouse yeast cultures kept in families in Voss, Hornindal and Stranda were characterised from around 2015 and have become internationally significant to craft brewing. The farmhouse brewing tradition itself is documented back to the medieval Gulating law requiring juleøl. documented

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