The Frozen North

I am shortly going on a visit to Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and wondered if anyone has any up-to-date information on the local beers and the places there in which they can be drunk.

Roy.

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Roy Bailey
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People I know who've been there have been so shocked at the prices that they didn't notice the taste...

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Arthur Figgis

Beer prices in Iceland: at the liqour stores (ATVR) between 1 and 2 GBP for a half-litre bottle and between 4 and 6 GBP per half-litre at the bar. Some of the high price can be explained by the fact that there is usually no tipping, the staff do get normal wages and do not need to rely on tips from customers so the beer price includes service charge already. (If you get excellent service you do not have to leave a tip as an appreciation as you are already paying for the service, tips are welcomed, however, no one would actually refuse one).

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sigvaldi

Is the price not mostly down to being on islands miles from anywhere else? (plus tax?)

We don't generally have tipping in Britain, either. Having said that, we've never really been into customer service in Britain, either...

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Arthur Figgis

What's tipping got to do with customer service? If you go into a shop and get great customer service do you tip the person who served you???

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gavin

The tax explains the price at the liqour store, not the bar price, that is mostly due to the cost of staff. Most of the price difference of food etc in Iceland is not because of imports being expensive but because producing locally for a small population is more expensive than importing (only ca 30% of food consumption in Iceland is imported and the imports are often less expensive than the same products in the nearest countries) Info on some of the beer available can be found here:

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sigvaldi

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