Lady Brewery - Reykjavík, Iceland

Get to know your brewer @ladybrewery. 

Meet Thórey. Brewer. Mother. Feminist. Designer. Artist. And all around badass. She’s the head brewer at Lady Brewery in Reykjavík, Iceland. 

• Lady Brewery officially opened their current home in Grandi, Reykjavík in 2021. 

• Thórey started brewing in January 2017 (she remembers this vividly). As soon as she started brewing, she knew it was going to be more than a hobby. 

• The first beer she brewed is First Lady, a citrusy IPA, hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Cascade hops. It remains one of her core beers.

• First Lady is a gypsy brewery, meaning they brew using partner brewhouses (contract brewing). They currently brew next door @aegirbrugghus, a wonderful brewery in itself.

• Thórey loves experimenting with local ingredients because Iceland does not produce hops. Her favorite style to brew right now is a Gose with white pepper, lime zest, with wild hand-picked arctic thyme and sea salt. 

• As an artist, balancing cost and creativity is her most difficult challenge. She prefers to just fuck around with something crazy, expensive, and time consuming, but realizes the business side of it may not always agree. 

• Future plans include their House of Lady at their current location where patrons can enjoy their tasting station and to-go beers. Their Lady Lab will be getting a 150L brewing vessel and a 300L fermentation tank. 

• A great reason to stop by is that they are the only female-owned and brewed brewery in Iceland! Located in the Grandi fish district, the views are incredible. 

• Thórey is a sucker for a good @peroninastroazzurro. It’s so simple and refreshing, she doesn’t have to analyze it. 

• When she’s not brewing, you can catch her running a creative studio, And Anti Matter, with her husband, Baldur. Ever designing, ever creating. 

So, the next time you stop in Iceland, give Lady Brewery a visit! 🇮🇸