Name: Kjetil Jikiun

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Phone: 916 84 960

Nationality: Norwegian

Work task/position and for how long: Head brewer/Toji/ 杜氏. Member of the Board.

Favorite NØ beer: It is not nice to have favourites among own children!

Favorite beer: Diversity is key to enjoyment

Favorite sake: There are lots of interesting yamahais from Ishikawa prefecture.

Notes: The bearded giant. Cofounder and brewmaster of Nøgne Ø. Since launching Nøgne Ø six years ago, the gregarious, bespectacled Norwegian has begun transforming his country’s carbonated landscape. With an artisan’s touch and missionary zeal, he crafts bold, flavorful porters, stouts, India pale ales and herb-packed oddities more in line with experimental American microbrews than Norway’s watery swill.