Macks Ølbryggeri
Location | Nordkjosbotn, Norway |
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Opened | 1877 |
Owner(s) | Harald Bredrup |
Mack Bryggeri (English: Mack Brewery; Norwegian official name: Macks Ølbryggeri AS) is a brewery in Balsfjord, Norway. It is the world's northernmost brewery producing in Nordkjosbotn since 2012.
History
Mack Bryggeri was founded during 1877 in Tromsø by Ludwig Markus Mack (1842–1915), son of a German immigrant, businessman and local politician. He had been educated as a baker, like his father, but several trips to visit his brewmaster uncle in Bavaria led him to pursue construction of a brewery in northern Norway. As a result, Mack beers were, and still remain, particularly German in character.
A large portion of the shares are presently owned by Ludwig Mack's descendants. Mack Bryggeri claims to be the northernmost brewery in the world, a claim that is cited on Mack's beer bottles. After over 130 years of operation in Tromsø, in March 2012 the company moved production to Nordkjosbotn in Balsfjord municipality, and subsequently lost the title of world's northernmost brewery to the brewery operated inside the Hotel Icefiord in Ilulissat (Greenland) by a margin of a mere 50 meters.[1] When Hotel Icefjiord closed their brewery in 2013, the brewery equipment was taken over by Brewery Immiaq (also Ilulissat), who since then holds the title of "world's northernmost brewery". In 2015 Svalbard Bryggeri filled their fermentors and subsequently are the northernmost brewery in the world at 78 degrees North. [2]
Beers
Mack Freeze – glutenfree, alkoholfree beer
Mack Freeze Premium - dark, alkoholfree beermørkt alkoholfritt øl
Mack pilsner – a pilsner with relatively much ground
Mack Haakon - a stronger lager which has won several awards
Arctic Beer - a slightly lighter pilsner than Mack Pilsner
Mack 1877
Mack Bayer
Mack Fatøl
Mack Nordlys
Mack Midnattsol
Mack Sommerøl
Mack Isbjørn
Mack Isbjørn lite
Mack Isbjørn Boks 0,5 - light Pilsner Mack Brown Ale - 4,5% & 6,5%
Mack Porter - 4,5% & 6,5%
Mack Hefe Weissbier - 4,5% & 6,5%
Mack Witbier - belgian wheat beer - 4.5% & 6.5%
Mack IPA - India Pale Ale - 4.5% & 6.5%
Mack Gull (Gold) - strong beer - 6.5%
Mack Bokøl - dark strong beer - 6.5 %
Softdrinks
Mack Brus with lemon flavor
Mack Grapesoda
Mack Julebrus
Rødebillys Rødbrus
Fruktsjimpanse
Bad Limes
Cider and IceTea
Mack Cider Strawberry & Lime
Mack Cider Peach & Raspberry Mack Cider Cactus & Lime
Mack Cider Pear
Ice Tea Lime 4,5%
Ice Tea Peach 4,5
Water
Arctic Water Sparkling
Arctic Water Still
Arctic Water Apple
Arctic Water Lime
Arctic Water Raspberry
Arctic Water Juice Lemon
Arctic Water Juice Pear
Gallery
- Mack Brewery beer truck outside the company's main office entrance
- Mack Brewery western and eastern buildings seen from the south
- Mack Brewery located in Nordkjosbotn from bird's-eye-view
Coordinates: 69°38′44.40″N 18°57′6.90″E / 69.6456667°N 18.9519167°E </ref>
References
- ↑ "Nå flytter Mack til nytt bryggeri i Balsfjord". Nordnyt 2012 [. Nordnyt. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Et nyt bryggeri åbnede i 2013, mens et andet måtte dreje nøglen om. Beerticker.dk gør status over de gyldne dråber for 2013". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 2015-02-22.
Related reading
- Sanner, J. Mack's bryggeri gjennom 75 år. 1877–1952 (Tromsø. 1953)
- Høeg, E. I. Bryggerieier Ludvig Macks etterslekt ( Larvik. 1994)
External links
- Mack Brewery home page (Norwegian)