Brewery: Klostergården

The main building at Klostergården

Klostergården Bryggeri is based on the farm with the same name, on the island of Tautra outside Trondheim, near Stjørdal. The family Anderssen runs a pub, restaurant, brewery, and “hotel” in the same spot. Klostergården was one of the first Norwegian breweries to brew Norwegian farmhouse ale commercially, and they’ve brewed several beers showcasing traditional stjørdal-style malts. They have even built their own såinnhus in collaboration with Roar Sandodden.

The beers:

• Såinn #2 8% - a stjørdalsøl based on 100% stjørdal-style malts, #1 Sigmund kveik, and juniper infusion, with no hops. Strong smoke aroma.
• Alstadberger 6.5% - a not quite as traditional stjørdalsøl, with 52% stjørdal-style malts and modern ale yeast. Also powerfully smoked.
• ESBonsak 5% - kind of an English ESB, but with oven-baked mash a la keptinis and 100% Norwegian malts from Bonsak Gårdsmalteri.
• Bonsak Brown 5% - kind of a brown ale, with oven-baked mash a la keptinis and 100% Norwegian malts from Bonsak Gårdsmalteri.
• Stein-ØX-Papir 7% - stone-boiled in an oak vessel. A smash (single malt, single hop) with Bonsak Fairytale malts and English Kent Goldings.
• Island of Stones 8.5% - stone-boiled in an oak vessel. Lightly smoked.