page_title: Beer in Norway
section_title: Common brands
hierarchical_section_title: Beer in Norway / Common brands
caption_attribution_description: English: "Garden of Eden" beer, brewed by Schouskjelleren microbrewery in Oslo, Norway
context_page_description: Beer in Norway has a long history, stretching back more a millennium. Until some 200 years ago, most farms where it was possible to grow grain south of the Arctic Circle, brewed their own beer. From the early 20th century brewing was industrialized and home brewing was restricted. Significant consolidation in the brewing sector reduced the number of major breweries to just a handful. With the exception of the farmhouse ales, most beer styles brewed in Norway trace their ancestry to central Europe.
context_section_description: Ringnes is originally from Oslo, and is brewed by Ringnes Bryggeri in Oslo. It is Norway's most sold beer brand. It is owned by the Danish brewery Carlsberg.
  Hansa is originally from Bergen, and is brewed by Hansa Brewery in Bergen, owned by Hansa Borg Bryggerier It is Norway's second largest beer brand.
  Aass is originally from Drammen, and is brewed by Aass Bryggeri in Drammen.
  Arendals is originally from Arendal. It is brewed by Arendals Bryggeri in Arendal.
  Borg is originally from Sarpsborg, and is brewed by Borg Bryggerier, that belongs to Hansa-Borg Bryggerier in Sarpsborg.
  CB is originally from Kristiansand, and is brewed by Christianssands Bryggeri (CB) in Kristiansand. CB is owned by Hansa-Borg Bryggerier.
  E. C. Dahls is originally from Trondheim, and is brewed by Ringnes E. C. Dahls Bryggeri in Trondheim. E. C. Dahls is owned by Ringnes Bryggeri.
  Frydenlund is originally from Oslo. It is brewed by Ringnes Bryggeri in Oslo.
  Grans is originally from Sandefjord. It is brewed by Grans Bryggeri in Sandefjord.
  Lundetangen is originally from Skien. It is brewed by Aass Bryggeri in Drammen.
  Mack is originally from Tromsø, and is brewed by Macks Ølbryggeri in Nordkjosbotn. Macks Ølbryggeri was for long the world's northernmost brewery until they moved their production facilities.
  Tou was originally from Stavanger. It is brewed by Ringnes Bryggeri in Oslo.
  Craft beers:
  Nøgne Ø is originally from Grimstad, and is brewed by Nøgne Ø Brewery in Grimstad, and Christianssands Bryggeri in Kristiansand, owned by Hansa Borg Bryggerier.
  Austmann is originally from Trondheim, and is brewed by Austmann Bryggeri in Trondheim.
  Bygland is originally from Bygland, and is brewed by Bygland Bryggeri in Bygland.
  Haandbryggeriet is originally from Drammen, and is brewed by Haandbryggeriet Brewery in Drammen.
  Kinn is originally from Florø, and is brewed by Kinn Bryggeri in Florø.
  Lervig is originally from Stavanger, and is brewed by Lervig Aktiebryggeri in Stavanger.
  MoloBrew is originally from Ålesund, and brewed by MoloBrewAS in Ålesund.
  Sagene is originally from Sagene in Oslo, and is brewed by Sagene Bryggeri in Oslo.
  Svalbard is the northernmost brewery in the world, originally from Longyearbyen at Svalbard, and is brewed by Svalbard Bryggeri in Longyearbyen.
  Ægir is originally from Flåm, and is brewed by Ægir Bryggeri in Flåm.
caption: Schouskjelleren microbrewery, Oslo
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