OY Paves the Way for Faroese Craft Beer

When Óli Restorff Hansen and his co-founders launched OY Brewing, there was only one brewery in the Faroe Islands. “And it was an industrial brewery, whereas we wanted to do craft beer. Some fresh innovation if you will,” he says. Five years later, OY has spawned a brewpub, food hall and concert venue in Tórshavn. It produces more than half a million litres of beer annually, and has become one of the most visible examples of how Faroese food and drink culture has evolved in recent years.