Historical context
Early settlements in Nordfjord. People lived by hunting, gathering and fishing. Fermentation of honey and fruit may have occurred.
A complete overview of our products, with subtle links to a timeline from the Stone Age to today.
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Timeline
c. 10,000 - 1800 BCE
Early settlements in Nordfjord. People lived by hunting, gathering and fishing. Fermentation of honey and fruit may have occurred.
Honey, wild berries, wild apples, herbs
Mead and simple fruit fermentation
Timeline: Stone Age (c. 10,000 - 1800 BCE)
Frisider is an alcohol-free cider. In Norway, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority accepts the claim "alcohol-free" for beverages containing less than 0.7% alcohol by volume. We analyse Frisider, and it always remains below 0.7% vol.
When a drink is based on fermentation, microorganisms use sugar as an energy source. During alcoholic fermentation, yeast converts sugar (glucose) into ethanol (alcohol) and carbon dioxide (CO2). This means that drinks made through, or exposed to, a fermentation process can often contain small residual amounts of ethanol, even when the process is stopped early, the alcohol is removed, or production is adjusted so that only minimal amounts of alcohol are formed.
Under food information rules, alcoholic strength must be stated for drinks containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume.
Health authorities recommend that pregnant people avoid alcohol, because no safe lower limit has been established. Frisider is still within the Norwegian definition of "alcohol-free" (<0.7% vol.). If you want to follow that advice as strictly as possible, you can choose alternatives labelled 0.0%, or consult your midwife or doctor.
Timeline: Stone Age (c. 10,000 - 1800 BCE)
Frisider is an alcohol-free cider. In Norway, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority accepts the claim "alcohol-free" for beverages containing less than 0.7% alcohol by volume. We analyse Frisider, and it always remains below 0.7% vol.
When a drink is based on fermentation, microorganisms use sugar as an energy source. During alcoholic fermentation, yeast converts sugar (glucose) into ethanol (alcohol) and carbon dioxide (CO2). This means that drinks made through, or exposed to, a fermentation process can often contain small residual amounts of ethanol, even when the process is stopped early, the alcohol is removed, or production is adjusted so that only minimal amounts of alcohol are formed.
Under food information rules, alcoholic strength must be stated for drinks containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume.
Health authorities recommend that pregnant people avoid alcohol, because no safe lower limit has been established. Frisider is still within the Norwegian definition of "alcohol-free" (<0.7% vol.). If you want to follow that advice as strictly as possible, you can choose alternatives labelled 0.0%, or consult your midwife or doctor.
Timeline: Stone Age (c. 10,000 - 1800 BCE)
Frisider is an alcohol-free cider. In Norway, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority accepts the claim "alcohol-free" for beverages containing less than 0.7% alcohol by volume. We analyse Frisider, and it always remains below 0.7% vol.
When a drink is based on fermentation, microorganisms use sugar as an energy source. During alcoholic fermentation, yeast converts sugar (glucose) into ethanol (alcohol) and carbon dioxide (CO2). This means that drinks made through, or exposed to, a fermentation process can often contain small residual amounts of ethanol, even when the process is stopped early, the alcohol is removed, or production is adjusted so that only minimal amounts of alcohol are formed.
Under food information rules, alcoholic strength must be stated for drinks containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume.
Health authorities recommend that pregnant people avoid alcohol, because no safe lower limit has been established. Frisider is still within the Norwegian definition of "alcohol-free" (<0.7% vol.). If you want to follow that advice as strictly as possible, you can choose alternatives labelled 0.0%, or consult your midwife or doctor.
Timeline
c. 1700 - 500 BCE
During the Bronze Age, coastal trade and exchange expanded. Farm environments in Nordfjord could adopt more deliberate cultivation and storage.
Grain, honey, wild herbs, early fruit ingredients
Fermented grain drinks and mead-like expressions
Timeline: Bronze Age (c. 1700 - 500 BCE)
Timeline: Bronze Age (c. 1700 - 500 BCE)
Timeline
c. 500 BCE - 800 CE
In the Iron Age, farms became more established and local power centers clearer. The Eide Chieftain's farm environment lay about 200 meters from today's distillery.
Grain, honey, apples, berries and herbs
Mead, beer and fruit-fermented drinks
Timeline: Iron Age (c. 500 BCE - 800 CE)
Timeline: Iron Age (c. 500 BCE - 800 CE)
Timeline: Iron Age (c. 500 BCE - 800 CE)
Timeline: Iron Age (c. 500 BCE - 800 CE)
Timeline
c. 800 - 1050
Trade, seafaring and farming expanded. Mead, beer and early fruit-fermented drinks were common.
Honey, apples, berries, barley
Mead, early cider forms, beer
Timeline: Viking Age (c. 800 - 1050)
Timeline: Viking Age (c. 800 - 1050)
Timeline
c. 1050 - 1537
More systematic farming. Orchards became more established and fermentation methods evolved further.
Apples, pears, berries, grain
Cider, beer, fruit-based drinks
Timeline: Middle Ages (c. 1050 - 1537)
Timeline: Middle Ages (c. 1050 - 1537)
Timeline
c. 1500 - 1800
Distillation spread across Europe, and spirits became more common.
Grain, potatoes, herbs, spices
Aquavit and herbal spirits
Timeline: Age of Distillation (c. 1500 - 1800)
Timeline: Age of Distillation (c. 1500 - 1800)
Timeline: Age of Distillation (c. 1500 - 1800)
Timeline: Age of Distillation (c. 1500 - 1800)
Timeline: Age of Distillation (c. 1500 - 1800)
Timeline: Age of Distillation (c. 1500 - 1800)
Timeline
c. 1800 - 1950
Fruit growing and farm distillation developed further. Local fruit spirits became more common.
Apples, plums, berries, rhubarb
Fruit spirits and liqueurs
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline: Fjord Farms (c. 1800 - 1950)
Timeline
2000 - today
Modern distilling technology and new drink categories define the latest phase.
Classic base ingredients combined with new botanical and fruit-driven expressions
Gin, vodka, hard seltzer and ready-to-drink cocktails
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)
Timeline: Modern Fjord (2000 - today)