Hólar Beer Festival 2025
Saturday the 31st. of may
Hólar University Gymnasium
Kaldi lightPilsner 5%
Brewed according to check tradition
VetrarKaldiBarleywine 12%
Mature Barley wine
Eftir kvöldmatStout 5.7%
Súkkulaði og mynta
KrummiSchwartzbeer 5.2%
Víkingabjór 4%
Ósoðinn, ógasaður og ókældur fornbjór
Bock, júBock 6.5%
This isn't an apple beer (Gummi)
Sóli sumarbjórCream Ale 5%
Sumer cream ale with fruit cocktail
Wee-Heavy-Schotch AleBritish ale 7%
Powermalt taste for a rainy day
- 15:00 The house opens, breweries present their products and foodtents offer delicious food for sale.
- 16:00 The kegrun competition starts in the Bishop's Garden
- 17:00 Raffle, among the prizes is a brewing day at the beer center, etc. All great prizes
- 18:30 Ballot results announced, best stand and best beer
- 19:00 End
A beer festival
In the old gymnasium of holar college the breweries assemble and offer guests a taste of their products. Outside locals have set up foodstalls selling food made from local sources. A tent has been set up where guests can sit down and enjoy their meal. In the Bishops yard you'll find the Kegrun track.
A list of breweries taking part will be displayed here as the festival approaches, also the menus of the footstalls that will be there. Stay tuned!
Here are a few memories from past festivals:
Bus fares
Seated tours will depart from N1 in Sauðárkrókur at 14:30 on Saturday, May 31 Return trips will depart from Hólar at 20:00 and 23:30 Click or scan the QR code to secure your seat
Holar Camping Site
Í Hólaskógi eru afspyrnu falleg rjóður sem veita gott skjól fyrir tjöld og vagna. Ótal gönguleiðir eru um svæðið og örstutt ganga á hátíðarsvæðið
Hofsós Camping Ground
The campsite at Hofsós is a sheltered campsite with electricity, toilet facilities, cold and hot water, and a place to empty toilets. While in Hofsós, enjoy a stroll around the lower part of town near the harbour, or view the amazing basalt formations at Staðarbjargavík. From the camping site there's a 20 minutes drive to Hólar
Sauðárkrókur Camping Ground
All major services are close by, such as a geothermal swimming pool, stores, restaurants, pubs, and recreational activities. From Sauðárkrókur there is about 30 minutes drive to Hólar