There's a brewery in the Arctic wilderness.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Who's booking tickets for Svalbard right now then?! Sun comes up in a month, and all that beer and whisky won't drink itself....

[@BillyBulletPewPew]

Psssh! I would if I could afford the ticket.

[@beerguideworldwide]

Absolutely me 🤣🤣 looks insane and wonderful at the same time

[@MattyBack]

Heading there in June, if I was to bring a gift from the USA, something like; cryo hops or flowable extracts or pliney the elder. What would you suggest bringing?

[@DirkDiggler18]

A bit hard to find any working women out there? Any old pros doing their thing? Bit partial to old Ukrainian women at the moment but I think they do not venture that deep...great vieo btw

[@cathyu.1487]

Excellent video! Love that you explored the human/social aspect of Svalbard. More videos like this, please!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Noted, thanks!

[@leehaseley2164]

Carlsberg might have dulled an aching void in the heart, but real beer warms that heart❤

[@davidellis6468]

Another example of award winning docutainment work from CBC.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha thanks!

[@samsame653]

Just watched this for the second time and it still makes me grin. Amazing atmosphere and very captivating commentary/cuts. Hope you (guys) do more content like this in the future aswell. 5/5 would recommend

[@Hulivilikakka]

Been subscribed to your channel for many years and I think this is your best video so far! Very interesting stuff and amazing scenery. Cheers!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks so much! It kind of filmed itself with the backdrop!

[@peterclelland1934]

Obviously this a beer channel but I really want to know how the pub went about importing that incredible whisky collection.

[@daikidetbilisi]

Great video. My big take away is that Svalbard is a lot like the valleys of South Wales - lots of abandoned mines, ex miners drinking carlsberg in dark pubs, snow covered coal-slag heaps perched on craggy outcrops … and polar bears.

[@planetbeertv]

Exceptional video. Your family won't want to hear it, but you should be out on these sort of trips more! Well done Jonny.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha. The hardest part of getting to the arctic is asking the family.

[@KnobbyWobby]

Awesome video as always, eagerly awaiting 'The most southern brewery' now.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha we've already been sent directions!

[@_.Ed._]

Incredible to hear how beer brings people together, even somewhere where it seems people shouldn't even be. Truly makes you understand how important the beer world is to all of us. Svalbard is definitely going down on my beer (and just general travel!) bucket list

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

By the looks of this comment, you're gonna like the book I'm working on...

[@marcussymons2172]

All I can say is..... MORE JOHNNY!!.. Don't be afraid to to extend these out longer. I'll bet you could've talked about this for far longer by adding bits in... and we would've listened. Your commitment is astonishing and we all absorb and love it. Kudos to you mate (I feel like i can call you mate now having consumed alot of CBC content recently and literally dreaming about taking a trip with you 😂).

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We are all mates! All brothers in beer. Really appreciate the kind words. It could indeed have been longer, though I always wonder how much of me people want and how much of others. Perhaps more on the next wild adventure!

[@LukasKrincvaj_Czechia]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel I agree with OP, for these documentaries, longer is better. Try to go for 45-55 minutes. Cheers!

[@danieltaylor3737]

I'm sitting here in New Zealand, 29 degrees Celsius, 60% humidity. Yet I can feel the chill winds and snow through my laptop screen. What an amazing place and some wonderful people. I thought I lived at the far reaches of the world and the final frontiers of craft beer. Then these guys came in and said..."hold my beer".

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha - remoteness all depends where you start from. You area long way from us but we'd love to visit one day!

[@danieltaylor3737]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Nice, if you ever make it over, hit us up. Would be my pleasure to be your unlicensed tour guide.

[@danielmartins7870]

What an amazing documentary ! I loved everything in it, even the soundtrack ! Probably the best documentary of the CBC so far. Hats off Gentlemen !

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Wow thanks so much! Was so excited when I found that backing track - suits the vibe of this time of year perfectly.

[@Tuggg]

This was so cool to watch. I've spent the last 2 hours researching Svalbard while watching/listening to this.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

It's a SUPER cool place to visit if you love the outdoors, and being very cold.

[@kezchallacombe6684]

Oh Jonny, what a great video, great show. So interesting and you have the knack of letting the interviewees tell their story without unnecessary interjection. (Some so called TV professionals should learn this). Awesome scenery. Well done.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks so much! When I was at journalism school they said the best way to get an answer from someone is to leave a silence. People want to fill it, so let them!

[@PurestBollocks]

I have had the pleasure of visiting this brewery and it is fantastic. The beer is fantastic and it is a wonderful place. I do encourage anyone who is thinking of going, do it.

[@williammahley4876]

Thank you for bringing us an important story…, wonderfully tough humans who have to embody the best characteristics of our nature to survive. It’s not surprising that a major part of their culture centers around the enjoyment of good beer. The best craft brewers reflect and incorporate local culture and values into their beer as is obviously done in Svalbard.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Well said!

[@goodolarchie]

Ah man, this has been on my beer bucket list for years. You beat me to it Johnny!

[@goodolarchie]

I pledged to bring a couple 11lb boxes of beautiful fresh kilned Citra hops from Yakima as a gift.

[@Jango1989]

Absolutely phenomenal! Brilliant video. Please keep these coming!

[@Sir_Racha]

Wow, way to go Jonny! Excellent travel vid, and all that time making it was worth the wait. These people and those stories will stand the test of time. 5 years to get the permit to brew! wow, the fortitude, strength, passion and determination.

[@mikeadams6572]

"man I miss warmth" cracked me up at the end. Thank you for investing in their story and allowing us a view into that part of the world. I really want to try their water and of course their beer.

[@wenkrush]

Another beautifully shot and edited video. The reserved passion shown by the people is very interesting. There is a clear connection that they have with the islands and the beer. A truly fascinating look at a truly remote part of this world. Well done, CBC.

[@Habanero1Two3]

It feels like entering into another world this place, amazing place loved the vibe of the people. And the story behind the beer etc was also intresting, great video.

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

That's an awesome place for a brewery. And let's talk about the photographs at the bar. Wow, there are some stories to be told from those.

[@Jaap-Relou]

This had to be one of my favorites. What a episode 🙌🏼 well well well done team 🤟🏼❤️

[@stevelewis199]

What a beautiful place and if I ever open a bar it's looking like that one!

[@liambrown911]

What a film, feels like we've experienced some kind of presentation at a Victorian polar expedition club in London. Great work Jonny

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha I had it a bit easier the the explorers that found the place!

[@liambrown911]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Not Shackleton's 'Escape from the Antarctic' level. Still fantastic and engrossing as that book mind. Can't wait for your next book.

[@Beerjunkieguy]

Sweet! So glad you're doing things like this.

[@jorispattyn9690]

Great video! Hard to imagine craft beer got that far away. I was lucky to have tasted the Spitsbergen IPA, as my son visiting the Norwegian mainland found a can in the Vinmonopolet (Tromso, IIRC). It"s mesmerizing, and as you say, the landscape there is just aweinspiring.

[@stiaanvandermerwe1423]

That was some top notch stuff ! Sitting here in 42°C makes those icy mountains look so refreshing. 😂

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Ha - they were bracing, that's for sure.

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

another great video, hoppy new year Jonny and Brad...........glad to see u guys......cheers

[@thedirtyridge]

Great story and video! Well done.

[@Herknungr]

Great work Jonny, really lovely film, lovely people. The beer history is amazing!

[@ausfoodgarden]

A fascinating video. The scenery is so bleak but beautiful. Kind of the opposite end of the scale to Central Australia. By far the best video of the year so far imho.😉 It shows how important beer is to the people. Cheers!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Hahaha thanks! It's all downhill from here.

[@86eoghan]

Man, regardless of the beer, Svalbard has been on my wishlist for so long, just to experience the place. Maybe a brewery/good pubs will tip me over the edge. Just have to save up the money now...

[@brianhunt914]

I now wish to visit.. it looks fabulous and interesting.. and your information here was interesting and well delivered

[@beaudwayful]

That bar looks amazing! Great video!

[@GlazedAlien]

What amazing characters!

[@philcrowley]

A lovely piece. Thank you, you really captured something of the place. I suspect there is a rich seam of beer-adjacent stories to be mined in the various small breweries sprinkled around the world and the folks that run them, and the idea that beer matters in communities seems to tie that together nicely. A really enjoyable half hour.

[@MrJrudo]

I understand what you talk about when you describe the special feeling you get when you are up in Svalbard. I lived and worked up there myself for 3 years and had my wife and 4 small kids with me. Some of the best years of my life. Unfortunately Robert had still not got his brewing license back then so the selection of beers was not too good. Thank you for a wonderful video that brought up many good memories. Cheers!

[@BeautilufMusic]

That is one amazingly well-stocked pub!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

At the end of the world, and ready for it too.

[@gene5780]

Very interesting video. Amazing and beautiful surroundings.

[@kevincummings1763]

Damn. Less than halfway through the video, the thought to add this to my bucket list of places to go see ran through my brain. Yeah, your words as you walked back from the brewery indicate that I would like this place. And the fact that it has good beer, hmmmmmmm.

[@Yankeeboy254]

Always impressed by the quality of these types of videos. You do a fantastic job telling interesting and compelling stories and connecting culture to everyone's favorite beverage. Keep it up!

[@Ferrybobbins]

Another fascinating video. Using spent grain as a fuel is really interesting. Might have to see how well it burns in my pizza oven.

[@FrancisChenette]

Excellent episode, mates! It really speaks to the indomitable nature of the human spirit not just to exist in a place like Svalbard but to thrive there. And, yes, craft beer and brewing is concrete example of that spirit as well as the brewer's persistence to bring it there. Thanks for the very profound look at how beer is an essential part of the human experience.

[@Marceloluizz]

Very emotional video. Tks bro!

[@martin.m4306]

loves this episode. being deeply interested in traditional norwegian ale i hope you would come to the norskkornølfestival one year, there are people there who have been brewing their farmhouse ale for generations and want to share their knowledge. i really think you would be interested in stjørdalsøl, which is a traditional ale where people make their own powerfully smoky ales

[@laurilaitinen9200]

They used Finnish malts! Excellent! 🍻💪 Nice video! Although rough environment!

[@sonic-factory]

I love this, people who have real passion no matter the conditions around them. I wish you could try their beers in the UK?!

[@ChaingunCassidy]

Touching story, I love it.

[@BrewabitRick]

Blooming heck that is a incredible place cheers 👍🍻

[@hydencp]

I love this channel.

[@JimMcDowell-xv5xx]

Great video, been watching for a few years now and I think this is one of your best, really captured the feel of the place, look forward to reading more about in the book

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks so much! Can't wait to put this book out into the world.

[@kennyangel]

There is a brewery called "Cerveceria del Valle Sagrado" about 3.000m high in the Andes mountains near to Machu Picchu. Might be worth a visit as well, the most remote place that I had a craft beer in my life 🙂

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

OMG that is straight on the list of places to go next.

[@payneee9082]

Fantastic video, it takes something special to get the essence of a place, last couple of minutes captured that completely! Nice one Jonny, can you take Brad and me next time please?

[@beerguideworldwide]

Outrageously fantastic work on this video -- as always guys 😍

[@brummiedave297]

One of the best videos i have seen on KZbin Beer brewery and destination What more do you want.

[@Lee-73]

I’ll be honest, I was going to swerve this as didn’t think it’d interest me, but WOW what a video. Very well made and so interesting 👍🏼🍺

[@ElCaminoMasLargoBrewing]

Wow! Looks pretty cold! I guess The Brad is smarter than he looks. 😂🤣😂 BTW, great video!

[@BeersWithBoydo]

this is so sick!! love it

[@kennyr2744]

Really cool

[@arturocm9758]

HolyBeer! Almost 80° latitude! Salud from 19.99 latitude in Mexico!

[@OmarBattikhi]

Whilst you're there tune your radio to AM 1270 and listen to their only radio station (the best in the world in my opinion) and enjoy it with a pint

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Wow I did not clock that! I'll have to go back....

[@OmarBattikhi]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel well I myself never been to Svalbard but yet I've been wishing to go there because of Arctic Outpost Radio (aor.am) and your video just gave me the ultimate reason now. Next time I listen to this radio while having a pint I'll be remembering your trip. Cheers

[@richharper8159]

Oh man. Well that was bloody wonderful. What a place! Seems like they've faired better than parts of Alaska that went down a serious drug hole to deal with the dark and cold. Also, brewing is hard, but after kneeling to dig out coal... holy moly!!

[@kieranmccafferty]

you pronounced archipelago (time:1:33) a bit like Nigella says "microwave"

[@kieranmccafferty]

But great video otherwise...😀

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

It's because I am the Nigella of beer.

[@kieranmccafferty]

@@TheCraftBeerChannelI think I’m only going to pronounce it your way from now on …and will try to engineer conversions where I can drop archipelago nonchalantly into conversations.

[@alexy8520]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Do you potter barefoot downstairs at night in your silk dressing gown to grab an ice cold DIPA?

[@echosonicmusic]

@@kieranmccafferty I went to school with someone called Archie Pellago.

[@mrougelot]

Let me guess: Brad couldn’t join because his shorts didn’t have a thermal layer.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Literally the only reason.

[@Adrian.Kirk.]

Right then, that’s another brewery that I need to visit. These videos are going to bankrupt me. However, I’m currently not coping with UK temperatures that well.

[@JamesChurchill3]

'Most northern'... didn't you already visit the Newkie Brown brewery?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Lol you know I nearly didn't put northern for this exact reason.

[@beerguideworldwide]

🍻 ✌️ 😁 👍 🙌 #cheers

[@verykeen2please]

We didn't want to make Hipster beer ! yeah

[@thomaswinans7096]

Hi Appreciate your content ; Off subject but : Could you do a side-by-side of. St.bernardus and elder and younger? I think USA wins

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Not sure comparing a Belgian quad and a double IPA would be a valid comparison!

[@thomaswinans7096]

Ooohhh Shit.... But All are transcendental Transcendental beers

[@andrewsteer8860]

No escaping those industrial estates hey!?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Well at least it wasn't a railway arch.

[@andrewsteer8860]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel indeed, the frozen tundra is most definitely an upgrade on yet another railway arch!

[@AuthorJgDow]

Read Cracking Ibiza yet? Full of craft beer content!

[@torfinnsrnes6232]

Did you see any polar bears? Or just polar beers? 😀

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

STRONG! Can't believe I missed it.

[@freshgoobigoblin]

What an awesome production. Thanks for taking us along on this important trip.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Tohmy666]

❤🇳🇴

[@Mas___SD]

arch - i -pih - lay - goh

[@peteking8063]

I bet you’re fun at parties.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

I pronounced it both ways in the video in a bid to get comments from both sides. It worked.

[@Tomtiburon]

Its a little bit boring.... talking too much..... please show more of the brewery and the brewing process etc. And taste some beers from the brewery.... thx!❤

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Generally with our travel videos we focus on the people. To be honest, the brewing process and beers are much the same as anywhere else - save the issues with its remoteness. It's the people and the history of the brewery that is unique.

[@beardown2489]

Read a book if you want to learn how to brew

[@Tomtiburon]

@@beardown2489 lol, i brew since 2016 thank you🤣🤣

[@jayceeswarts5351]

As a brewer myself I loved the story of the people but would have love to hear on the challenges of brewing in those temperatures when it comes to fermentation and stuff. Otherwised loved it!

[@franksasse3883]

​@@jayceeswarts5351 obviously you need to heat for fermentation, not cooling😅

[@johnmcmullan9741]

I live in Norway, which is undeniably bleak for 5-6 months of the year, even in the south, but that is truly bleaker. Truly, truly bleaker. Can you imagine living there? Waiting for the next shipment of malted barley and hops? The next shipment of pretty much everything, except polar bears? WTF! 😱 Unless you need to be there for some reason, seasonal work, research, etc., don't go there is the best advice. Misfits running away from life mostly. One of the highest turnover rates in Norway, which itself has among Europe's highest attrition rates for settled foreigners. Do the maths.