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\\nBecause I\\u2019m very much in the holiday spirit, I\'m dedicating the next two episodes, this one included, to Christmas related content in Iceland. Today, I have a special guest that has been on the show before, and that is \\xd3lafur S.K. \\xde\\xf3rvaldz, also known as \\xd3li the brewmaster at \\xc6gir Bruggh\\xfas. Icelandic Christmas beer has quickly become an important part of the holiday season for brewers in Iceland and for those who enjoy drinking the beers, such as myself. Because of this, I thought it would be fun to have \\xd3li pick his top 5 favorite Icelandic Christmas beers from craft breweries for this episode.\\xa0
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\\nTo be fair, he picked four beers and was nice enough to let me include my favorite one. Full disclaimer, my favorite is not from a craft brewery by Icelandic standards but as \\xd3li points out in this episode, all of the breweries in Iceland would be considered craft breweries if you compare it to the U.S. or other countries with much larger consumption. We did this Icelandic Christmas Beer tasting virtually. We\'re both tasting the beers and talking about what they tasted like to each of us. We also talk about the growing trend of Christmas beers in Iceland, give some travel advice and more.
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\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu99ZHJmyH4
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\\nThe Icelandic Christmas Beers we Taste Tested During the Interview
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\\n1. J\\xf3li B\\xe6j\\xf3 by M\\xf3i \\xd6lger\\xf0af\\xe9lag
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\\n2. Ekkert S\\xe9rstaklega J\\xf3laleg J\\xf3l by \\xc6gir Bruggh\\xfas
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\\n3. Ris a la Sour by Smi\\xf0jan Bruggh\\xfas
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\\n4. Gr\\xfdla by \\xd6lverk
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\\n5. Egils Malt J\\xf3labj\\xf3r by \\xd6lger\\xf0in
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\\n If you like to try beers, I definitely recommend coming to Iceland during the Christmas season. The amount of variety on offer is quite a lot for such a small country.
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