WHO ARE WE?

Nøgne Ø is Norway's leading and largest supplier of bottle conditioned ale!

The name Nøgne Ø means "naked island", a poetic term used by Henrik Ibsen to describe any of the countless stark, barren outcroppings that are visible in the rough sea off Norway's southern coast. We think the name also gives a symbolic picture of what the two Norwegian home brewers did early 2002, when they decided to found a new brewery. Their urge to share their passion of good beer was unbearable. Their vision was to bring diversity and innovation into commercial brewing of real ale. The result – Nøgne Ø.

Nøgne Ø's subtitle - "The Uncompromising Brewery" is a plain statement of our mission to craft ale of highest quality, personality and individuality. The alchemists realized that they could only create gold from gold – so have we. Our gold is Maris Otter; Cascade, Centenneal, Chinook and Columbus. We think Maris Otter is the best malt obtainable, hand malted barley in the traditional manner in the UK. The big C’s are full flavored hops, grown in the USA. We only use ingredients of highest quality in order to make beers of uncompromising quality.

Nøgne Ø has grown from a 300 hl production in 2003 to an estimated 3500 hl production in 2010. We make more than 20 different styles of ales, and we export more than 70% of our total production. We do not aim to become much bigger, but we always focus on being better!

THE PEOPLE BEHIND NØGNE Ø

Nøgne Ø is extremely proud of its hard working employees. Nøgne Ø was founded, and existed for years, without paid employees.
There is still a dedication and work ethic at Nøgne Ø begun by the people who gave their free time to make sure that Nøgne Ø survived and became a successful (relatively, so far!) business. We all pitch in and help each other.

 It is normal for sales and administration people to help in the brewery and for brewery staff to help with tastings and events, etc.

We are also quite proud to have a very diverse staff with employees from Norway, Sweden, Malaysia, Burma, the US and Canada. Please read on to learn a bit about the dedicated (and a bit crazy) people who make that great beer for you!