Drinks in Faroe Islands (5)

Enjoy a tipple in the Faroes

Beer in the Faroe Islands

There are two brands of Faroese beer: Føroya Bjór and Okkara. Føroya Bjór is well established and is the oldest of the two breweries. It as picked up occasional awards abroad. Okkara was recently established and can only be bought in cans.

The legal drinking age in the Faroes is eighteen. Alcoholic drinks are very expensive. Light beer may be purchased in shops and unlicensed restaurants and cafés. Stronger beer, wine and spirits can only be purchased in the Government Monopoly stores in major towns and in licensed restaurants, cafés and bars etc. A local specialty is fredrikk, a special brew, made in Nólsoy. Hard alcohol like schnapps is not allowed to be produced in the Faroe Islands, hence the Faroese aqua vit, Aqua Vita, is produced abroad.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Faroe_Islands#Drink