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Breweries in Scotland Food and drink companies established in 1997 British companies established in 1997 Buildings and structures in Shetland 1997 establishments in Scotland Companies based in Shetland Unst {{Shetland-struct-stub
The Valhalla Brewery in Unst
Unst (; sco, Unst; nrn, Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .
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, Shetland
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, Scotland
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, was the northernmost brewery in the United Kingdom
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. It was opened by the husband and wife team Sonny and Silvia Priest in December 1997, and originally based in a large shed in Baltasound, in the centre of Unst. In 2012 the brewery moved to a building at the former RAF Saxa Vord
Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord (aka RAF Saxa Vord), is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. As of July 2019 it is once more a fully operational rada ...
radar station, near Haroldswick
Haroldswick or Harold's Wick (Old Norse: ''Haraldsvík'', meaning "Harald's bay"), is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles.
History
The wick takes its name from the Viking King ...
. This larger premises allowed the brewery to double production to 144,000 litres a year.
The Brewery was named after Valhalla
In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat en ...
, the Hall of the Norse god Odin
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, where all fallen Viking warriors are met with a horn filled with good ale. It brewed 6 different types of beers, the first was the "Auld Rock", a dark ale brewed with malt and hops. The other types are Simmer Dim, Sjolmet Stout, White Wife, Old Scatness and the newest one Island Bere brewed from bere
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barley.
The brewery closed in spring 2017 due to the ill-health of the owners.
In 2018, the brewery was opened under new management in the former Olnafirth Primary School, Voe.
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Breweries in Scotland Food and drink companies established in 1997 British companies established in 1997 Buildings and structures in Shetland 1997 establishments in Scotland Companies based in Shetland Unst {{Shetland-struct-stub