Väinämöinen

Silky and juicy pale ale with straw colour like hazy winter sun. This brew has an epic flavour profile forged by hop fruitiness and refreshing juicy character. Drink the magical Sampo of the boundless forest of Kalevala!

This beer is a double tribute to the Finnish and Karelian national saga “Kalevala” [1835] compiled by Elias Lönnrot [1802-1884] and Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson [1924-1993]; sheep farmer and founder of the Ásatrúarfélagið in Iceland [1973].

The name of the beer is after the old and wise shaman god “Väinämöinen”, central character of the “Kalevala”.

The label looks as if were engraved on wood emphasizing the crudeness in the aesthetic. A simple etching-technique to suggest the folkloric nature of the theme.

The shape of the label was produced in line with the Goethean Science [1883] by Rudolf Steiner. Jonathan Hultén (our artist) let his hand run free from one point to the other while drawing the form/frame of the label, thus letting it grow into being as if an organism. The shapes are inspired from the second Goetheanum [1923-1928], partly adjusted to fit with the components and mostly produced by chance, intuition and Jonathan’s hand pulse.

The label features the portrait of Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson depicted as Väinämöinen himself with his long white bard such as the mythological Green Man and The King Matjaž from Carantania. Väinämöinen is coming out from his mother's womb (Ilmatar, his mother) surrounded by the sea (his father). Show Less