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From remote Setesdal, Norway, Torkjel Austad launched his Bygland Bryggeri so that more drinkers could experience those hard-to-find traditional farmhouse ales. Here, he explains how it happened—and shares practical tips for brewing your own.
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Nobody appreciates hometown flavor like the globetrotter, or like the prodigal child who returns. Just ask Torkjel Austad.
This well-traveled beer enthusiast, brewer, and software engineer lived, studied, and worked abroad, including in Japan, for many years before returning home to Norway. As his work took him around the world—and he began homebrewing with colleagues—he always made a point to enjoy the local beers, wherever he was.
Then he came home to rediscover his own.
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