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Skjalfti

Skjálfti - Premium lager

Skjálfti, containins a wide variety of malts an hops, resulting in more complexity, aroma and taste than the conventional Euro Lager.

Malt: 5 types of Barley malt 1 type wheat malt

Hops: First Gold, Cascade and Celeia.

Yeast: Lager yeast

Alc Vol: 5%

Taste: A golden beer with light to medium body and a good balance between malt and hops. A hint of caramel and sweetness in the flavour and medium bitter finish. On the nose aroma hops are dominant, mainly citrus and pine notes, with a slight sweetness from the malts.

Food: Flavourful fish dishes, pasta and white meat.

The story: Skjalfti means earthquake in Icelandic. The Ölvisholt farm is located directly on top of where the American and European continents meet. On the 21st of June in the year 2000 a great earthquake happened at the Olvisholt Farm when the two continents rubbed against each other. Resulting in a lot of damage at the farm. The beer is named after this quake. Two days prior to the grand opening of the brewhouse in 2008 another earthquake struck the farm but with less damage. The first earthqake to strike Sweden in 60 years happened the same week as Skjalfti hit the shelves in Stockholm in 2008.