5 breweries worth the trip across Norway, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Norway guides.
Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri ★ 4.4 · Oslo
grunerlokka · Trondheimsveien 2, 0560 Oslo
Schouskjelleren in the vaulted brick cellar of the original Schous brewery on Trondheimsveien is Oslo's second-oldest microbrewery, with a massive open fireplace and a tap list of in-house and Norwegian guest beers.
Crow Bar and Brewery ★ 4.3 · Oslo
grunerlokka · Torggata 32, 0183 Oslo
Crowbar on Torggata at the lower edge of Grunerlokka is Oslo's largest microbrewery across two floors, with the brewery in plain view of the taps and a menu that runs from suckling pig to falafel.
Amundsen Bryggeri og Spiseri ★ 4.2 · Oslo
sentrum · Stortingsgata 20, 0161 Oslo
Amundsen Bryggeri og Spiseri on Stortingsgata opened February 2011 as a working brewpub on its own microbrewery, with 300-plus beers on the list including in-house brews not available anywhere else.
Nedre Foss Gård Bryggeri ★ 4.2 · Oslo
grunerlokka · Nordre gate 2, 0551 Oslo
Nedre Foss Gård on Nordre gate by the Akerselva river runs the brewery wing of the 13th-century farmstead, with house-brewed Nordic ales pulled across the courtyard from the kitchen.
Vespa and Humla Microbrewery ★ 4.2 · Oslo
grunerlokka · Københavngata 2, 0553 Oslo
Vespa and Humla on Københavngata in Grunerlokka brews on site behind the Detroit-style pizza oven, with rotating in-house taps poured beside sourdough pan pizzas and the morning bakery.