Oslo Mikrobryggeri opened on Bogstadveien in 1989 as the first brewery established in Norway in almost a century, and it still brews on site at Bogstadveien 6 near Majorstuen. It carries the title of Scandinavia's original brewpub, and the house range remains the reason to visit.
Who would love it: a beer drinker who wants house-brewed pints with history attached, poured in a wood-lined room off one of Oslo's main shopping streets. Who would not: anyone chasing cocktails or a late club night, because this is a brewpub built around its own taps.
The brewpub sits on Bogstadveien, the shopping street running from Majorstuen toward the city centre in Oslo's west end. Per VisitOslo, it opened on 15 September 1989, the first brewery founded in Norway for almost 100 years, and it introduced then-unfamiliar styles like pale ale, IPA, porter and stout to Norwegian drinkers. The nearest stop is Majorstuen, served by metro and tram, a short walk up the street.
That history is the anchor of the place. When it opened, the Norwegian beer market ran on a handful of mass lagers, and the idea of a brewpub serving its own porters and pale ales was close to unknown. Decades on, Norway's craft scene has caught up and overtaken it in volume, but Oslo Mikrobryggeri holds its claim as the one that started the modern story, which is why beer travellers still route through Bogstadveien to drink at the source.
Untappd records the house lineup running from light lagers through IPAs and Belgian-style beers to stouts, all brewed on the premises. The pour to order is whatever is fresh from the in-house tanks rather than a guest keg, and the bar holds the largest self-made selection of any Oslo brewpub by its own account. Expect Oslo beer pricing, which runs high by European measure, so a tasting flight is the efficient way to read the range.
The room is the classic brewpub format, wood-lined and low-key, with the working brewery as the backdrop rather than a showpiece. It is a sit-and-drink place, not a scene, and the focus stays on what is in the glass. Reviews consistently single out the freshness of the house beer and the sense of drinking somewhere that matters to Norwegian brewing history.
The crowd mixes after-work locals from the Majorstuen offices with beer travellers who come for the history. It fills early on weekday evenings and through Saturday afternoons. The room rewards a slow session at the bar over a quick stop, and the bartenders will steer a first-timer through the range.
It works best for a beer-led afternoon or an after-work session with people who want to taste rather than drink fast. For cocktails, a view or a late night, this is not the address.
Best time to go is a weekday evening or a Saturday afternoon, when the taps are busy but a bar seat is still findable. See where it sits among the best craft beer bars in Oslo and the Oslo bar guide, and compare it across our craft beer bars roundup.
Pair this bar with
For another Oslo brewery taproom, compare Amundsen Bryggeri Oslo. For a Grünerløkka brewpub, try Grünerløkka Brygghus Oslo. And for a focused craft list, Kveik Craft Beer Oslo makes the natural next round.
Sources
VisitOslo: Microbreweries in Oslo · Untappd: Oslo Mikrobryggeri · Yelp: Oslo Mikrobryggeri · Google Maps reviews (accessed 2026-06)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published Feb 27, 2026 · Last reviewed Mar 14, 2026.
Nearby in Oslo: Grunerhaven, another of the city's craft beer worth a stop.
