Macks Ølbryggeri

Macks Olbryggeri ( correct name: AS L. Mack Olbryggeri above mineralvannsfabrikk ) is a brewery in Tromsø (Norway). It was founded in 1877 by Ludwig Markus Mack, a baker from Braunschweig.

History

Ludwig Mack came as a baker wandering what the former tradition dictated to Tromso. It occurred to him that there was no brewery, since most people manufactured their beer at home. The son of a master brewer, he decided to start a brewery. Since at the time of alcoholism is a huge problem was ( the alcohol control did not exist ), he wanted the people prefer to drink his beer as low owned wine and liquor.

The northernmost brewery in the world

Mack Øl describes itself as " northernmost brewery in the world " ( verdens nordligste bryggeri ). As such, it was temporarily replaced on 10 December 2000 from the small brewery Nordkapp Mikrobryggeri from Honningsvåg. This gave her first beer Sarry Makk (sounds like the Norwegian: Sorry Mack ). Meanwhile, this brewery has however ceased their activities in Honningsvåg.

Market

Due to the high alcohol tax Mack Øl produced almost exclusively for the domestic market. It is still only exported to the other Scandinavian countries.

Ølhallen

At the brewery the Ølhallen, the northernmost beer cellars in the world is connected. You already opens in the morning to the beer, which is unique in Norway. From the beginning, it was a meeting place for whalers and polar explorer.

For those interested, also offers guided tours of the brewery.

Ingredients

The beers are brewed today after the German purity law and Pilsner type.

The ingredients come from:

  • Water - Norwegian Fjellwasser of Ringvassøya
  • Malt - from Southern Finland
  • Hops - from Bavaria and the Czech Republic
  • Special Gärkulturen - from Denmark

Beers

The brewed by Mack Øl beers are strong, be tapped with little pressure and come with almost no foam head into the glass.

  • Mack pilsner
  • Haakon
  • Arctic Beer
  • Mack Isbjørn
  • Mack Louis Bayer
  • Mack Louis Pale Ale
  • Ludwig Mack Brown Ale
  • Mack Freeze - non-alcoholic beer
  • Mack Mørketidsøl
  • Mack SMRPRTY - Sommerøl
  • Mack XMASPRTY - Juleøl
  • Mack Gull
  • Mack Bokøl - 6.5 %
  • Mack Høstøl
  • Mack Varol
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