Valhalla Brewery

Valhalla Brewery, 2012

The Valhalla Brewery in Unst, Shetland, Scotland, is the northernmost brewery in the United Kingdom.[1] It was opened by the husband and wife team Sonny and Silvia Priest in December 1997, and originally based in a large shed in Baltasound, in the centre of Unst. In 2012 the brewery moved to a building at the former RAF Saxa Vord radar station, near Haroldswick. This larger premises will allow the brewery to double production to 144,000 litres a year.[2]

Valhalla Brewery, 2010

The Brewery is named after Valhalla, the Hall of the Norse god Odin, where all fallen Viking warriors are met with a horn filled with good ale. It brews 6 kinds of beers, the first was the "Auld Rock", a dark ale brewed with malt and hops. The other types are Simmer Dim, Sjolmet Stout, White Wife, Old Scatness and the newest one Island Bere.

References

  1. "Islanders blaze celebratory trail". The Scotsman. 4 June 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. "Brewery looks beyond island shores". Shetland News. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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Coordinates: 60°47′51″N 0°49′29″W / 60.7975°N 0.8247°W