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The Valhalla Brewery in Unst, 
The Brewery was named after Valhalla, the Hall of the Norse god
Valhalla Brewery
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, Shetland
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.
The islands lie about to the no ...
, Scotland, was the northernmost brewery in the United Kingdom. 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 radar station, near Haroldswick. This larger premises allowed the brewery to double production to 144,000 litres a year.
The Brewery was named after Valhalla, the Hall of the Norse god Odin
Odin (; from non, Óðinn, ) is a widely revered Æsir, god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, v ...
, 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