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Best breweries in Reykjavik, Iceland

Within 16 miles of Reykjavik we track 14 breweries. 1 rates Great. Skör Artisan in Reykjavík leads the list at 4.13 (Great).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Skör Artisan

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    skör artisan is a microbrewery located downtown reykjavik iceland. we proud ourselves in brewing small batches of high quality hand crafted beer; experimentals and one-offs are frequently on our menu. we do cans and sell at local craft beer bars on tap. f: skor.artisan I:skor.artisan

    Rating
    4.13Great
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  2. 2

    Malbygg

    Reykjavík, Iceland

    Malbygg produce's good quality beer and is ranked #2 in Iceland. They are most well known for "SOPI Session IPA", which is a Session IPA and "Kisi", which is a New England Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.91Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  3. 3

    Borg Brugghús

    Reykjavík, Iceland

    Borg Brugghús is a progressive craft brewery founded in 2010 whose principal aim is to incorporate Icelandic cultural traits and local ingredients to its wide variety of beers and pair with food. Borg Brugghús has already received numerous awards at some of the world’s most noted and influential competitions.

    Rating
    3.75Fine
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  4. 4

    RVK Brewing Co

    Reykjavík, Iceland

    For the love of beer: RVK Brewing Co. is an independent creative brewery in the heart of Reykjavik Iceland. Our Tap Room has at least 10 varieties on tap, served directly from the Brewery. And if you're looking for cask, chances are we have one as well!

    Rating
    3.73Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  5. 5

    Bastard Brew & Food

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Bastard Brew & Food produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #9 in Iceland. They are most well known for "Hazy Bastard", which is a New England IPA and "Amber Bastard", which is an American Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    3.69Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  6. 6

    Bryggjan Brugghús

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Rating
    3.49Poor
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  7. 7

    Grugg & Makk

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Grugg & Makk is an Icelandic wild ale producer, that focuses on capturing yeast cultures from different places in Iceland. Our goal is to study the unique microflora of Iceland and capture the flavor of a place in a bottle.

    Rating
    3.48Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  8. 8

    El Grillo

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Rating
    3.07Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 9

    Ægir Brugghús

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Ægir Brugghús produce's unproven beer and is ranked #19 in Iceland. They are most well known for "Hoppaðu upp í húsbílinn á þér", which is an India Pale Lager and "Dr. Schepsky's", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.00Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  10. 10

    Og natura

    Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

    Og natura produce's unproven beer and is ranked #17 in Iceland. They are most well known for "SÓLÓ", which is a Session IPA and "Ungi", which is a Belgian Quadrupel. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    2.98Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  11. 11

    Bruggsmiðjan Kaldi

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    All of our beers are unpasteurised, without preservatives and added sugar. Our beer is brewed by German quality law, as in, we only use basic raw materials used in beer: water, malted barley, hops and yeast. Our barley comes from Czech Republic and the hops are also from Czech Republic, United States, Australia and New-Zealand.

    Rating
    2.98Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  12. 12

    Gæðingur Brugghús

    Digranes, Iceland

    Gæðingur Brugghús was founded in Útvík skagafjörður in the year 2011. It was the fourth micro brewery in Iceland. Owners of the brewery also opened Microbar Reykjavík in 2015 the first bar in Reykjavík specilizing in Craft beer. In 2018 Gæðingur moved to Kópavogur, a suburb of Reykjavík. Gæðingur makes some of the finest beers in Iceland.

    Rating
    2.94Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  13. 13

    Lady Brewery

    Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Lady Brewery is an ambitious gypsy brewery in Iceland run by women with a passion for producing beautifully tasting beer & experiences related to beer. Lady Brewery’s approach is to give the final product a personality, unique story & look, the team is a group of talented people that come from design, art and the food industry. The focus is on natural ingredients from good soil, quality and design, both by the thoughts behind the flavor, taste and experience as well as in the visual approach. Lady Brewery often works in collaboration with individuals and companies that they find are doing interesting things. This is Lady Brewery´s contribution to the fan-fucking-tastic universal world of beer! To passionate beer lovers everywhere we invite you to ENJOY!

    Rating
    2.79Limited
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  14. 14

    Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson

    Árbær, Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland

    Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson produce's not great quality beer and is ranked #29 in Iceland. They are most well known for "Gull", which is a Pale Lager and "Boli Premium", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Belgian Ales.

    Rating
    2.58Limited
    Popularity
    Well rated