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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At 1830 on Friday we will have a panel discussion on the future of farmhouse brewing in the context of the proposed new law on sale of alcohol from farms. Two mayors, a representative for an organization for farm tourism, and a Finnish author.

Photo of a panel assembled on chairs in front of an audience. A man is standing in front of them, talking, while others take photos.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At 1500 on Saturday we will have a book launch at the festival for this book.

The cover of the book "The Power of Beer" by Lars Marius Garshol, showing a glass of beer on a throne.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The home brewers are registering their beers for the festival, and ... well, the "yeast" column isn't like for other festivals.

A column of entries reading things like "Skare", "#71 Selland", "Otterdalkveik", and then: "Diutina Rugosa", "mucor mucedo", "mucor racemosus".

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Xavi Tortosa's talk from last year, about how to apply farmhouse brewing techniques in modern brewing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLLZ...

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Xavi Tortosa "TRADITION REIMAGINED: APPLYING BREWING HERITAGE IN MODERN CRAFT"

YouTube video by Huldrevatn

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The video of last year's talk by @larsga.bsky.social on "Did people once drink beer every day?" is now up. The talk is about whether it's true that people used to drink beer against thirst every day in the past. The answer contains some rather surprising facts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0MG...

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Lars Marius Garshol "Did people drink beer every day?"

YouTube video by Huldrevatn

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If you want to see Lithuanian keptinis, an oven-baked beer, be brewed, you have the chance at this year's festival. Simonas Gutautas and Vykintas Motuza from Lithuania will demonstrate keptinis brewing in the hall. norskkornolfestival.no/en/news/2026...

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Mika Laitinen, well-known farmhouse brewing author, is coming to the festival to talk about historic grain-based ferments norskkornolfestival.no/en/news/2026...

Mika Laitinen, testing a glass of his own everyday flour-based drink

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Mathias Trum, owner of the Schlenkerla brewery, will be coming to the festival to give a talk on rauchbier. norskkornolfestival.no/en/news/2026...

Photo of Matthias Trum pouring beer from a wooden cask

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Our new web pages are live! We hope this makes it easier for people to see what is happening at the festival, and how to organize their trips. Feedback welcome! (Link preview is for some reason showing the old site.) norskkornolfestival.no/en/

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Norwegian Kornøl Festival 2026

The only festival dedicated to traditional farmhouse brewing

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We're happy to announce that one of the lead authors on this study, Jan Steensels, will be presenting the paper at the festival this year.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We are proud to announce that Jan Steensels will be presenting a groundbreaking new paper on farmhouse yeast at the festival this year. (Not yet published). An analysis of 1760 farmhouse yeast strains, with a wealth of new data. www.norskkornolfestival.no/2026/03/13/s...

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Hotel rooms and bus tickets from the airport are now available! Please see the festival web page for details www.norskkornolfestival.no/do-it-yourse...

Photo of hotel Raftevold in Hornindal, next to the lake.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

The dates for next year have been set: 1-3 October. Tickets are now on sale, but hotel rooms are not available just yet. We will announce those when they go on sale. www.norskkornolfestival.no

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Norsk Kornølfestival 2026 – Hornindal, 1-3 oktober 2026

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This year's winner of the audience favourite competition was Gunnar Skare from Ørsta. Gunnar is probably the only brewer in Norway who still makes his own malt and has his own kveik. This year Gunnar air-dried the malt.

An older white-haired man in a hoodie speaks into a microphone held by a red-haired man who is clutching quite a few papers.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The winners of the judged competition were Kristoffer Lia and Robin Jacobsen Hetleøen. They are not traditional brewers, but learned to brew Morgedal-style maltøl (eastern Norway) from Halvor & Terje from Morgedal when they demo brewed at the festival a few years ago. They said they literally ...

Two young, smiling guys in black hoodies and caps, one of whom is speaking into a mike. The judges are smiling and listening.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Second place in the judged competition went to Idar Nygård from Hornindal, who has been brewing since 1995. He brewed a classic Hornindal-style kornøl with his own kveik. He doesn't look super happy in this photo, but we can assure you he was.

A white-haired man with a tan in a puffer jacket is speaking into a mike on stage in front of the judges. In front of him is a malt sack (a prize).

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

3rd place in the judged competition went to Nils Olaf Kyllo, a traditional brewer from Stjørdal, participating with a classic stjørdalsøl from self-smoked malt, with baking yeast. Nils Olaf has been brewing for 30 years, but this was his first time at the festival.

An older man in a plaid shirt is speaking into a microphone on a stage, while other people on stage (the judges) are listening.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Newcomer of the Year went to Andreas Solvik og Arvid Dybevoll for a kornøl a la Hornindal (raw ale with kveik). They come from Markane, a district 10km from Hornindal, which has a number of active brewers. They are the first participants from Markane, and so we were extra happy to have them.

Two older men beaming on a stage, while being spoken to by a red-haired man holding a microphone and a sheet of paper.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A big thanks to GRS Riflestocks, who sponsor our brewing competition with a hypermodern ergonomic riflestock. GRS is a world-class producer of riflestocks, located in Hornindal.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

This year's demo brewer at the festival is Øystein Menes, who lives in Førde in Sunnfjord. He learned to brew from his uncle from Vik in Sogn, so he brews Sogn-style beer. He has brewed for 40 years and held a number of brewing courses in traditional brewing.

Photo of an older man in outdoor clothing and a caps, standing under a tree.

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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

The tradition of strange beers at @kornolfest.bsky.social continues. This year an 86-year-old guy is bringing beer fermented with Mucor mucedo. He has a theory that cheesemaking in the brewhouse may have caused it to get into the beer in older times. He found research that says it can ferment to 15%

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Arvid Solheim from Lærdal has started brewing for the festival

Facebook post showing a photo of juniper branches in a kettle

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We're happy to announce that @braciatrix.bsky.social will be speaking at this year's festival on "Drinking with the Dead: Women, Ale, and Ritual in Viking-Age Ireland." www.norskkornolfestival.no/2025/08/27/s...

Black-and-white portrait photo of a blonde-haired woman.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Just to let you know: last chance to buy early bird tickets for the festival is midnight CET on Friday. Tickets will remain available after Friday, but the price goes up.

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Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This year it will be easier than ever to get to the festival, because you can book bus tickets from the airport and hotel rooms directly from the festival. Details: www.norskkornolfestival.no/2025/02/05/e...

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Easy travel to the festival – Norsk Kornølfestival 2025

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