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Beer in Voss

Beer history, breweries and beer culture in Voss (Norway).

Around Voss and in Hornindal in western Norway, farming families have preserved their kveik yeasts for generations.

Beer history of Voss

  1. around 1800

    Most farms still brew their own beer. Around Voss, families pass their kveik yeast down through the generations.

  2. 2010s

    Kveik from western Norway becomes known to brewers all over the world: the yeast often ferments out in two to three days at 30–40 °C (86–104 °F).

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