The Christmas beer season has begun – and the selection is bigger than ever.
This is the time of year when Icelanders compare notes on which Christmas beer is worth trying. Some people like to invite friends over for a Christmas beer tasting, where they blindly test several types and rate them.
Icelanders purchased about 178,724 liters (47,213 gallons) of Christmas beer from November 14, when it hit the shelves, till November 22.
According to information from the State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR), the most popular brands of Christmas beers is Tuborg, Víking, Jólagull
For our video, we chose to sample ONLY Icelandic CRAFT beers (minus Delerium because I really wanted to try that one!). Let me tell you, this was one delicious evening!
In this video we taste:
- *Askasleikir – Borg
- Jola Drangi – Dokkan
- Kettle Sour – Surley + Kex
- Leppur – Brothers Brewery
- Icelandic Winter Ale – Einstok
- *Hurdaskellir – Borg
- Delerium Noel
- *Skyrjarmur – Borg
- *Giljagaur – Borg
- Hvit Jol – Viking
- HoHoHo – Aegir
* = our favorites!
We had SO much fun making this video, and hope you are liking the behind the scenes/Icelandic culture videos as well!
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Jeannie is the founder of Iceland with a View, an Iceland trip planning resource she launched in 2015 after moving to Iceland. Having lived in Iceland for nearly 11 years, she shares firsthand travel advice through in-depth articles, guidebooks, maps, itineraries, and a YouTube channel with over 110,000 subscribers. Her mission is to help travelers confidently plan unforgettable Iceland trips with practical, experience-based guidance.
