Mack Brewery


Mack Bryggeri is a brewery in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It claims to be the world's northernmost brewery.
It was founded during 1877 in Tromsø by Ludwig Markus Mack.

Claims of the world's northernmost brewery

Mack Bryggeri claims to be the northernmost brewery in the world, a claim that is cited on its bottles. After over 130 years of operation in Tromsø, in March 2012 the company moved production to Nordkjosbotn in Balsfjord Municipality, and lost the title of world's northernmost brewery to the brewery operated inside the Icefiord Hotel in Ilulissat by a margin of a mere. When Hotel Icefjiord closed their brewery in 2013, the brewery equipment was taken over by Brewery Immiaq, who claimed to hold the title of "world's northernmost brewery". In 2015, Svalbard Bryggeri claimed the northernmost brewery in the world at 78 degrees North.

Related reading

  • Sanner, J. Mack's bryggeri gjennom 75 år. 1877–1952
  • Høeg, E. I. ''Bryggerieier Ludvig Macks etterslekt''