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Icelandic beer

Pale lager and craft ales drunk in Reykjavík bars.

Iceland Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Beer over 2.25 percent was banned in Iceland from 1915 until 1 March 1989, a date still celebrated each year as Beer Day.

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What is Icelandic beer?

Icelandic beer is a wine & spirit from Iceland: pale lager and craft ales drunk in Reykjavík bars. Beer over 2.25 percent was banned in Iceland from 1915 until 1 March 1989, a date still celebrated each year as Beer Day.

Made with

barleyhops

Cooked

brewed

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