Kalfaret Brygghus

No Longer In Business

A very friendly place, where they appreciate customers interested in beers. I was even gieven a free sample of a beer that the bartender thought was past its prime. Their own brews are not outstanding, but quite decent, and if you are in Bergen, it’s worth the detour. It’s not far from the bus and rail station.

A bit difficult place to locate without a map, but definitively worth the trouble considerating the alternatives in Bergen. 30-40 minutes walk from Centrum so considerate a taxi if You’re not particular keen on walking in the area. The building and the bar itself is a bit “cold”, but there’s plenty of details to take a closer look at. Not to exiting beers from theirs own taps, but definitively drinkable. The Ale is a nice refreshment and the Bock is actually quite enjoyable. Nice bottle selection as well.

In the old buildings of Hansa Bryggeri, they’ve installed a museum and a brewpub and restaurant. The brewery is situated in the middle of the brewpub, which has a modern look. The beers aren’t the most exciting, but with friendly and a staff where some of them are knowledgeable, it’s a place to visit. Seems the seasonal beers are the best ones. As well as their own beers (small samples available), there’s also a decent selection of the usual Norwegian micros, some Trappist and other Belgians, as well as some lagers. The place is situated a 10-15 minutes walk from downtown Bergen, but it is worth it.

Very nice brew pub with friendly service. When I had been in Kalfaret, there was some fancy happening with lots of people which objectively don’t belong there. When I’ve allready tried all five avaliable beers, one waiter brought me four different 100ml for free.

The brew house was a welcoming retreat on cold and rainy November Thursday in Bergen. Fairly spacious, open, airy and modern bar and restaurant located approximately 10 minutes walk from the railway station. Easy to find with an ordinary tourist map. Clean and tidy place with relaxing Sinatra music in the background. Helpful, friendly and attentive staff – the same goes for the manager who treated me with a taste of the newly arrived Anchor Christmas Ale (Our Special Ale 07). Well made food – I had a Biff sandwich which turned out to be a fine partner to their own xmas ale. Nice tasting glasses for 100ml. Apart from their own brews, Pilsner, Stout, Bayer, Weissen and Juleøl, the beer menu included about 25 bottles plus some seasonal beers. There are bottles from Nøgne Ø, Haandbryggeriet and some British, German and Belgian beers as well. The Brew House’s own beers are not more than average, but Waldemars Juleøl proves that this is an up-and-coming place for beer enjoyment in Norway. (Visited early on a Thursday afternoon, 15.11.2007)

A pathetic brewery whose stout does not differ much fom the pilsner (exagerating a bit). really too bad as the city is great and the modern restaurant looks interesting enough, if a bit hard to get too, you need to go around a housing building, so check the addresses well. Rather slow and inefficient service was also a drawback.

Very modern, stylish restaurant in dark colours, slightly formal with white tablecloths etc. Service was attentive, helpful, and friendly. Beers are OK, but not worth a major detour. Food was modern European cuisine, quite good. Overall a nice experience.