There’s “Norway” of telling you how good these Lervig beers are…

“Nor’way” of knowing how long they will last either….. 😉

Awful puns aside, take look at our current stock of beers from Norwegian brewmasters Lervig Aktiebryggeri. We hope you agree it’s a pretty epic selection including some very rare beasts, hitting the UK in VERY limited numbers. 

We have Lervig collaborations with some of the worlds finest breweries, Hoppin’ Frog, Arizona Wilderness, Magic Rock, Boxing Cat and Way Beer, the latter joining forces to brew the superb “3 Bean Stout”, up there with any stout I’ve ever had.

Lucky Jack Grapefruit: Our Flagship beer Lucky Jack gets a kick in the ass with more fruit, we simply added Grapefruit peels and Pink Grapefruit juice for the summer beer edition. Slight more pink, slightly more acidic, a lot more fruity and fresh! Unfiltered and limited for the summer!

Sour Suzy: A thirst quenching session beer, Sour Suzy mimics a classic German brewing technique (sour mashing) to impart a light, refreshing tartness. No hop bitterness & very low hop profile. Sour Suzy is not your typical session beer – rather it delivers something a bit more obscure and intriguing. It drinks as refreshingly as a glass of lemonade. The grain bill includes a healthy portion of wheat, while citrusy hops lend bright notes to the aroma which are accentuated by the addition of Makrut lime leaves.

*Both of the above cans, chilled to perfection, they will not fail to please in this hot weather.

Galaxy IPA: A Single Hop IPA with a golden copper colour. It’s brewed with loads of Galaxy hops from Australia giving this IPA its characteristic tropical fruit flavour. Expect a big hoppy flavour with a heavy dose of up-front bitterness.

Farmhouse IPA: This brew is the result of our unique collaboration with Magic Rock Brewing (UK). We have combined our love of hops and funky flavours to make this Farmhouse-style IPA. Belgian yeasts and Brettanomyces will make this beer more and more spicy with time.

Konrad’s Stout: A Scandinavian inspired Imperial Stout. Konrad’s is a smooth, supple stout with lots of chocolate and coffee flavour with a touch of liquorice. At 70IBU there is more than enough bitterness to balance out the sweetness.

Barley Wine Bourbon BA: This is our once a year brew of Bourbon Barrel aged Barley wine. It’s brewed with Munich, chocolate and caramel malts, and hopped delicately with Golding hops. It’s aged in Jack Daniels Barrels for a year to allow the beer to mellow out and mature. The oak provides a dimension of coconut, vanilla and even a touch of Bourbon. Dark red, low carbonation and great depth, this is one of our most special beers

Lervig – Norwegian Mauler: An Earl grey tea infused breakfast stout. This is a beer with bags of flavour all designed to bring the best out of all the facets of the brew. Brew is the best word for this beer as the Earl grey tea really comes through and out to the fore as you drink giving a unique taste to this excellently rounded, slightly sweet stout.

Lervig – Passion Tang: A beer deliberately made not to taste like beer. Sounds fun right? This is a sour beer made with Passion fruit and ‘grains of paradise’ (This spice, commonly known as ossame, grains of paradise, Melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains, fom wisa, or Guinea pepper, is obtained from the ground seeds; it imparts a pungent, peppery flavour with hints of citrus, thanks wiki.) It is a brew with a soft malt base a lovely dry tang on the tongue and then a myriad of the different flavours from the spice and fruit that has been added. Definitely a beer that can be enjoyed by those who don’t like the norm but also for those looking to expand their tastebuds to new and exciting places. This beer is the Starship Enterprise of the beer world and you can be Captain Kirk or Spock or Uhura with just 1 sip.

Lervig – Sverd I Fjell: One of the newest of Lervig’s brewers reserve beers this is a triple IPA. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water Lervig come rolling in and blast those pithy ‘Double IPAs’ away. Like a warship firing hops this brew sits in the mouth and simply blasts at the tastebuds. It never gets too overpoweringly dry as there is enough of the malt character there to hold the beer just about down but this is a dank tropical experience to behold and enjoy.

Lervig/ Arizona Wilderness – Lawless: This is a Norwegian farmhouse ale made in collaboration with Wilderness brewery from Arizona USA. They have taken a traditionally hoppy pale ale and added in juniper berries and extra oat to give this brew a distinctive taste that you won’t find elsewhere. A big rich body is helped by the added oat and then the juniper berries give a dry sweetness reminiscent of good gins.

Lervig/ Hoppin’ Frog – Sippin’ into Darkness: A sweet imperial stout straight from the creative minds of 2 of the world’s best head brewers right now. They’ve taken a rich malty imperial stout and added in Candi syrup, Lactose, Cocoa nibs and vanilla to give this quite dry stout a fresh lick of paint in a sweet facelift. The cocoa added to the roasted dark chocolate flavours and comes out on the body whilst the candi sugar and vanilla dominate the finish of this excellent bee.

*I REALLY love the 3 Bean stout, but I am being told by “reliable sources”, that the “Sippin’ Into Darkness” is a more than worthy challenger, further testing required methinks…

Lervig/ Way – 3 Bean Stout: A few Brazilian brewers came all the Way’ to Norway to brew a big giant of a stout. Keeping in line with giants, we tossed a few magic beans in the brew for good measure. Tonka, Vanilla and Cocoa beans all do their part in making this a truly complex and unique stout while delivering the dark quality you’ve come to expect from Lervig. Plant the magic beans!

Lervig – Iconoclast Quad: A classic monk’s brew reinterpreted by heathens. This big Quad was brewed with cascara cherries to give it a nice dried fruit, spice, and tobacco characteristic. It is pleasantly dry with a great, ever-developing Brettanomyces character, coupled with classic Belgian yeast profile. This is one to drink now, or place in the cellar. Label art by Error! Design from Barcelona.

*The Iconoclast is extremely limited, please call for stock as it will go FAST

That’s all for now, but of course there are always more new beers hitting the shelves at Otter’s Tears than I have time to write about, so come see what we have for yourselves. Cheers!

Phil