Danish Breweries: every Danish brewery and all Danish beers

Danish Breweries

styles - history - beers

Introduction
I used to describe Danish brewing as " little pond, inhabited by one great white shark and the odd sardine". A microbrewery explosion in the new millennium has rendered my description obselete. Denmark has one of the most dynamic and exciting beer cultures in Europe. A decade ago, the situation was pretty grim. Denmark's big two (Carlsberg and Royal Unibrew) had their hands tightly around drinkers' throats. The few remaining independent breweries were being slowly whittled away. It seemed the Bryggeriforeningen would soon be able to hold meetings in a phone box. The founding of Danske Ølentusiaster in 1998 proved to be a turning point. That they have been able to recruit 11,000 members in less than a decade says everything about their enthusiasm and commitment. They have brought microbrewed beer into the Danish mainstream. At first the emphasis was much on imported beer from Europe's brewing heartlands: Belgium, Britain, the Czech Republic, Germany. But as interest in quality beer grew, a few brave pioneers began brewing professionally. Their success encouraged others. The number of breweries more than trebled in just 10 years. New breweries continue to pop up with remarkable frequency. I'm updating this page almost weekly. But more important than their mere existence, is the willingness of these newcomers to experiment. A staggering range of styles is brewed: British, Belgian, German, Czech, American. Not necessarily all in one brewery, though there are some who do appear to be going for a full set. It's hard to believe that there was once little else than bland, pale lager. Even arch pils-purveyors Carlsberg have built their own microbrewery and turn out an Abbbey Dubbel, American-style IPA, Imperial Barley Wine and a Brown Ale, amongst others. You don't see many globalists with a portfolio like that (well not under their own name - these really are branded Carlsberg). Dozens of styles and hundreds of craft beers are brewed in Denmark. Danes should be proud of this incredible transformation of their national drink. It's a story that gives me a real sense of optimism about what can be achieved elsewhere.		Index Danish brewing industry Danish beer styles Danish beer statistics Danish Breweries Faroe Breweries Greenland Breweries

The Danish brewing industry

The rapid expansion of the microbrewing sector has given Denmark a very respectable number of breweries, when compared to its population.

A very high proportion - around a third - of beer brewed in Denmark is exported. It's mostly Carlsberg, of course. Relatively tiny amounts - somewhere around 2% of consumption - are imported.

Carlsberg (through their takeover of Pripps of Sweden and Ringnes of Norway) has near total control of the Nordic beer market. You can't imagine that they would misuse such power, can you?

The current number of active breweries is 92 (plus 11 contract brewers). (quite impressive - remember there are only 5 million Danes. It's the equivalent of 1100 breweries in the UK). They break down as follows:

Brewery	No.	Details
Carlsberg/Tuborg	3	Has two breweries in Copenhagen (one a microbrewery) and one in Fredericia. The company also owns Pripps in Sweden and Ringnes in Norway. The Wiibroe brewery was closed in 1998 and the Tuborg brewery in 1999. The original Carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen is also scheduled for closure. In 2003 Carlsberg's share of the Danish market was around 75%.
Royal Unibrew A/S (formerly Bryggerigruppen A/S)	4	Albani, Ceres, Faxe, Maribo. It also owns Kalnapils and Vilniaus Tauras in Lithuania,Lacplesa Alus in Latvia and Browary Polskie Brok-Strzelec S.A in Poland. Cains of Liverpool was recently sold on. In 2004 the group's total sales were 4,770,000 hl (1,799,000 hl in Denmark, 878,000 hl Germany, 629,000 Lithuania, 482,000 hl Italy)
Independents	6	Fuglsang, Hancock, Harboe, Refsvindinge, Thisted, Vestfyen.
Brewpubs	28	Apollo, Sct Clemens, Flakhaven, Herning (all owned by the same company), Svaneke Bryghus, Fur, Nørrebro and Søgaards Bryghus.
Microbreweries	51	Brøckhouse, Grauballe, Wintercoat, Skands, Herslev, Ørbæk,Troldhede any many more. It's a sign of the microbrewing scene's health that there are now too many to list.
Contract brewers	11	Most new breweries buy brewing kit as soon as they start..

These figures do not include The Faroes, which has one independent brewery of their own. Nor Greenland, which also has 3 breweries.

Of the breweries active in 2006, 66 were founded after 1990, 62 after 2000. Here's some more detail:

Year	number of new breweries
2000	3
2001	0
2002	1
2003	3
2004	12
2005	20
2006	24 (up to December 2006)
total	62
Source: My own calculation.

Brewers' Organisations
As in many countries, the decline of the traditional brewing branch and the rise of microbreweies has provoked unrest in the trade organisation. Many of the newcomers resent the way the established trade body, Bryggeriforeningen, appears to be run for and by Carlsberg and Royal Unibrew Their response has been to establish an organisation that will better represent their interests. Danske Bryghuse was officially founded 21st October 2003.

A sore point is the reduction in tax granted to breweries over 100 years old. It was introduced in the 1950's to protect small, established breweries. Its effect today is to financially disadvantage newcomers (i.e. microbreweries) entering the market.

This is the big boys' club:

Bryggeriforeningen
Frederiksberggade 11
1459 København K
Telefon 33 12 62 41 .
Fax 33 14 25 13 .
info@bryggeriforeningen.dk
http://www.bryggeriforeningen.dk/

This is the organisation for everyone else:

Danske Bryghuse
Agro Business Park,
Niels Pedersens Allé 2,
8830 Tjele.
Tlf.: 89 99 25 00
Fax: 89 99 25 99
Email: lvs@agropark.dk
http://www.danskebryghuse.dk/

Beer Drinkers' Organisation
The Danish beer consumers organisation (an EBCU member) is:

Danske Ølentusiaster ("Danish beer enthusiasts")
Vestervang 35,
3460 Birkerød.
Denmark.
Tel: +45 45 82 34 00
Email: contact@ale.dk
Homepage: http://oel.wildside.dk/

Although only founded in September 1998 (elected to associate EBCU membership 14th November 1998, full membership 27th March 1999), it has been very successful in attracting Danish drinkers to its ranks. With around 11,000 memebers, it's the second largest organisation in the EBCU, after CAMRA.

Danish Beer styles

International pils - Denmark's gift to the world
Unsurprisngly, given Carlsberg's key role in the development of the modern "international" style of pale lager usually called "pils", bottom-fermentation prevails in Denmark's larger breweries. What would the world have been like if Jacobsen hadn't smuggled that yeast sample back from Bavaria? I can't imagine that things could have turned out worse.

The majority of beer drunk in Denmark is pale lager of 4.7%. That's followed by pale lager of 5.6% very vaguely in an Export style, but sweeter.

A new crop
New breweries have mostly stuck to top-fermenting beers, in either British, Belgian or American styles (or occasionally a combination of the three). Though there are some bottom-fermenting beers around. Da Capo brew a very good Vienna-style amber lager.

Carlsberg shocked everyone by brewing an abbey-style dubbel as a seasonal special a few years back. The really shocking part, was that they were able to make a good fist of it. So what the hell are they pissing about at with the rest of their beers? They can brew good beer if they try - so obviously the rest of the time they aren't. I can remember the guide who showed me around the brewery proudly announcing that they had cut the time taken to produce Carlsberg from 3 months to 3 weeks. So, just miss out that unneccassary and time-consuming lagering phase.

Whilst planning to close their Copenhagen brewery, Carlsberg have opened a microbrewery on the site. It's turning out a range of special beers such as IPA, Barley Wine and Brown Ale, some under the Carlsberg name, some branded Jacobsen. It will be interesting to see how great their commitment to brewing quality beer will be.

Tax and Strength
You will notice that the strengths of beers are remarkably consistent across breweries. The cause was, naturally, the Danish system for taxing beer. Up until 2004 Klasse 1 was up to 11º Plato (approx. 4.6%) alcohol , Klasse 2 11º-14º Plato (up to 5.8%) with Klasse 3, 4 and 5 going up to 10% and more. Beer with less than 2.7% alcohol was tax free. Klasse 1 beers accounted for about 85% of Danish beer sales.

The system of tax bands based on original gravity in degrees Plato (detailed above) was replaced in 2005. Tax is now charged at a rate of DKK 50.90 per litre 100% alcohol. Beers will probably vary more in strength as there is no longer an advantage in clinging to the ceiling of each band. Beer below 2.8% alcohol is tax free. For more details, see the Danish beer statistics section.

This isn't a complete list of the styles brewed. If I did that, I would just be producing a glossary of world beer types. These are the commonest or ones with a special Danish twist. Most major German styles are brewed, even if not listed. You'll have to look here or here if you want see them.

Bottom-fermented styles (from established breweries):

Style	alc.	description
Pilsner	4.6%	The standard very pale, slightly hoppy sort of crap sold everywhere.
Münchner	4.6%	The type of dark lager first brewed by Hansen back in the middle of the 1800's. Unlike the German original, which is brewed from all coloured malt, the Danish version uses pilsner malt and colouring. The end result is a caramelly rather than nutty beer.
Classic	4.6%	All-malt pilsner with a touch more colour and some vague resemblance to Pilsner Urquell. Far better than the standard Danish pilsners.
Guld/Export	5.6%	Sweetish, golden-coloured lagers vaguely in the German Export style. Not usually very subtle.
Strong pale lagers	7-8%	Not quite true bocks, more scaled-up versions of the guld/export style.
Strong dark lagers/Bockøl	7-8%	Lagers vaguely in the Bock or Dubbelbock style. Not very common. A few new breweries brew genuine German-style Bocks.
Porter/Stout	7-8%	Big, malty, bottom-fermented beers roughly in the Baltic Porter/Imperial Stout style. Surprisingly common on draught, they are often the best beer available in Danish pubs.
Hvidtøl	1.5% - 2.6%	Low-alcohol beers that are a remainder of the pre-lager Danish brewing tradition. Origanally top-fermented, most (except for Refsvindinge) are now bottom-fermented. Despite the name meaning "white beer" they come in both pale and dark varieties.
Skibsøl	1.5% - 2.6%	Low-alcohol smoked beer - the name means literally "ship's beer". Only Refsvindinge still brew one.
Others		There are a variety of bottom-fermented beers, ranging from amber to dark brown in colour, which do not fall obviously into any particular type. The breweries don't seem too worried about not pinning any style on their beers. I'm not sure if their easy-going attitude is to be feared or admired.

Top-fermented styles:
Recent new Danish brewers have been much influenced by American microbrewing. In particular the use of large quantities of American hop varieties, such as Cascade. Not to everyone's taste, I know. There are many American-style IPA's, IIPA's and Pale Ales.

Some breweries aim more at reproducing UK interpretations of the ale family. WIntercoat brew an excellent ESB, bursting with biscuity English malt. They also have a mild and an oatneal stout in their portfolio. I can't help but like any brewery that makes a mild.

Belgian styles aren't as popular, with Witbier popping up the most. A couple, including Carlsberg, make an Abbey Dubbel. Some make wheat beers in the German style - Brøckhouse, Braunstein and BrewPub.

Porters and Stouts are very popular amongst microbrewers, as are Brown Ales and Pale Ales. A few Barley Wines are made, for example by Mikkeller and Skagen.

Style	alc.	description
Hvede	4.6-5.5%	Wheat beers in the German style, usually unfiltered.
India Pale Ale	5-6%	American-style, very hoppy ales. Often use American hops.
Porter	8-9%	Top-fermented, Baltic style porter.
Pale Ale/Bitter	5-6%	Amber top-fermented ales in the British style. Sometimes cask-conditioned.
Stout	5-7%	Top-fermented stout, more in the Irish style.
Witbier	6-8%	Belgian style wheat beer.
Abbey blond	6-8%	Pale, sweetish ales in the Belgian abbey style.
Abbey dubbel	6-8%	Dark, sweetish ales in the Belgian abbey style.
English Brown Ale	5-6%	Dark, sweetish ales in the British style.
American Brown Ale	5-6%	Dark, dry ales in the hoppier American style.

This is a snapshot of the types of beer brewed in Denmark (and the number of examples of them) as of November 2006:

Beer type	No. examples
Pils	42
Pale lager - other	29
India Pale Ale	23
Pale lager - Guld	21
Dark lager	18
Pale Ale	17
Brown Ale	17
Stout	13
Pale Wheat Beer	13
Christmas beer	11
Amber lager	11
Dark ale	11
Porter	11
Low-alcohol pils	9
Dark Hvidtøl	9
Easter beer	9
Pale Hvidtøl	6
Ale	6
Strong Bitter	6
Scottish Ale	6
Amber Ale	5
Pale lager - Classic	5
Belgian-style Witbier	5
Belgian-style abbey blond ale	5
Malt beer	4
Barley wine	4
Schwarzbier	4
Dark wheat beer	4
Imperial Stout	4
Oatmeal Stout	4
Pale lager - Export	4
Golden ale	3
Blond Ale (other)	3
Belgian Ale (other)	3
Whitsun beer	3
Dark Bock	3
Amber bock	3
Dark abbey ale	3
Dark Mild Ale	3
Abbey Dubbel	3
Fruit beer	3
Irish ale	2
Spelt beer	2
Honey ale	2
Cherry beer	2
Spiced beer	2
Wheat Bock	2
Hybrid styles (IPA/Belgian, Brown Ale/Mild)	2
Pale lager - Dortmunder	1
Amber rye beer	1
Red Ale	1
Amber Doppelbock	1
Old Ale	1
Belgian Brown Ale	1
Winter beer	1
Imperial IPA	1
Dark Doppelbock	1
Bière de Garde	1
Strong Ale	1
Bitter	1
Czech-style lager	1
California common	1
Pale lager - Märzen	1
Smoked Skibsøl	1
Source: My own calculation. Note: The stypes are mostly those used by the brewers themselves to describe their beer.

It speaks volumes of the revolution that has occured in Danish brewing that that IPA, Pale Ale, Brown Ale and Stout are amongst the ten most popular styles.

Danish Breweries

Danish Beer Statistics

Beer sales by tax class (hl)
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002		2003		2004
	1998	1999	2000	2001	volume	%	volume	%	volume	%
klasse 1	4,895,000	4,752,000	4,652,000	4,510,000	4,434,000	85.2	4,347,000	83.9	4,110,000	84.5
klasse 2	460,000	468,000	470,000	461,000	468,000	9.0	521,000	10.1	467,000	9.6
klasse 3,4,5	211,000	200,000	192,000	186,000	181,000	3.5	197,000	3.8	176,000	3.06
taxable beer	5,566,000	5,420,000	5,320,000	5,157,000	5,083,000	97.7	5,067,000	97.8	4,753,000	97.7
tax-free beer	141,000	142,000	132,000	125,000	119,000	2.3	116,000	2.2	109,000	2.3
all beer	5,707,000	5,562,000	5,452,000	5,282,000	5,202,000	100	5,181,000	100	4,862,000	100
Source: Bryggeriforeningen

Beer classes and tax rates (2003 and 2004)
	plato	alc. vol	tax (DKK/hl)	tax (DKK/33cl bottle)
klasse 1	<11º	<4.6%	268.5	0.89
klasse 2	11 - 14º	<5.8%	345.75	1.14
klasse 3	14 - 18º	7-8%	460.75	1.52
klasse 4	18 - 22º	7.8-9.3%	510.25	1.68
klasse 5	>22º	>8.5%	27 DKK*	1.96 (minimum)
Notes: * per degree Plato per litre beer below 2.8% alcohol is tax free Source: Bryggeriforeningen

Beer classes and tax rates (2005)
alc. vol	tax (DKK/l)	tax (DKK/33cl bottle)
<2.8%	0	0
2.8%	1.43	0.47
4.6%	2.34	0.77
5.8%	2.95	0.97
7.3%	3.72	1.23
7.9%	4.02	1.33
>10.6%	5.40	1.78
Notes: The system of tax bands based on original gravity in degrees Plato was replaced in 2005. Tax is now charged at a rate of DKK 50.90 per litre 100% alcohol. Thus the tax on 1 litre of 4.6% beer is: 0.046 x 50.90 = 2.34 DKK. Beers will probably vary more in strength as there is no longer an advantage in clinging to the ceiling of each band. Beer below 2.8% alcohol is tax free Source: Bryggeriforeningen

Beer Consumption, Imports and Exports (hl):
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
imports	20,000	-	120,000	-	93,700	79,400	111,330	83,220	90,280	135,810	158,480	403,980
exports	2,526,000	2,674,000	3,074,000	2,835,000	2,800,000	2,312,000	2,303,000	2,837,000	2,466,000	2,719,000	3,532,000	4,209,000
consumption						5,707,000	5,562,000	5,452,000	5,282,000	5,202,000	5,181,000	4,862,000
production						7,939,600	7,751,300	8,205,800	7,658,000	7,786,000	8,555,000	8,667,000
no. breweries		15@									25"	34"	51"	55"
Sources: Bryggeriforeningen @ Die Deutsche Brauwirtschaft in Zahlen, 1994 " my calculation

What do my scores mean?
< 25	positively unpleasant
25 - 40	has its faults
40-50	OK
50-60	reasonably good
60-70	above average - definitely worth trying
70-80	excellent - worth hunting for
80 >	world class - you must try it

Danish Breweries

Listings - Denmark

Aarhus Bryghus
Gunnar Clausensvej 26,
8260 Viby J.
Tel. +45 2040 3373
nfb@aarhusbryghus.dk
http://www.aarhusbryghus.dk/

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Aarhus Bryghus Klosterbryg	6%		India Pale Ale. Unfiltered. Brewed from pilsner, wheat and caramel malt; English Fuggles, Styrian Goldings and German Perle hops.
Aarhus Bryghus Rød Ale	6%		Fruit beer. Flavoured with cowberries, whatever they are.
Aarhus Bryghus Stout	8%		Imperial Stout. Unfiltered.

Microbrewery. The brewer, Niels Buchwald, used to work at Thor and Ceres.

Albani Bryggerierne A/S
Postbox 170,
5100 Odense.
Tel: 66 13 23 01
Fax 65 91 32 00
Email: produktion@bryggerigruppen.dk
Homepage: http://www.albani.dk

Founded: 1859
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Maltøl	1.1 %	Malt beer.
Påske- / Julehvidtøl	1.8 %	Dark Hvidtøl. Seasonal - Easter/Christmas.
Mørkt Hvidtøl	1.8 %	Dark Hvidtøl beer.
Odense Light	2.6 %	Low-alcohol pils.
Odense Pilsner	4.6 %	Pils. First brewed in 1934.
Heineken	4.6 %	Pils.
Odense Classic	4.6 %	Pale lager. First brewed in 1999 for 140th anniversary of the brewery.
Odense Rød Classic	4.6 %	Amber lager. First brewed in 2003. Grist includes caramel malt and Münchener malt.
Cains	5%	Bitter. I don't know if this beer is brewed in Liverpool or Denmark.
Påskebryg	5.6%	Amber lager.
Rødhætte	5.6 %	Pale lager - Guld.
Royal Export Albani	5.8 %	Pale lager - Export. A bit like Whitbread Trophy, brewed at every plant in group.
Blålys	7 %	Pale lager. Seasonal - Christmas. First brewed in 1960.
Giraf Beer	7.3 %	Pale lager. First brewed in 1962.
H. C. Andersen	9 %	Pale lager. First brewed in 1988 for 1000th anniversary of Odense. Malt aroma; sweet taste with smoke and malt aromas; bitter finish with honey and malt aromas. A pretty good strong beer.	62

Part of Royal Unibrew A/S, Denmark's second largest brewing group.

Mikrobryggeriet Andrik
Højvangsvej 5,
4340 Tølløse.
Tel: 59 18 59 11
http://www.andrikoel.dk/

Founded: 2004
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Andrik Pale Ale			Pale ale.
Andrik Bitter Stout	6%		Stout.

Microbrewery. A different seasonal beer is brewed every month. All their beers are unfiltered and unpasteurised.

Bryggeriet Apollo
Vesterbrogade 3,
1620 København V (Copenhagen).
Tel: 33 12 33 13
Email: apollo@a-h-b.dk
Homepage: http://www.a-h-b.dk

Founded: 1990
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Apollo	4.6 %	Unfiltered pale top-fermenting beer. Sulphur and hop aroma; bitter taste with hop, grass and yeast aromas; very bitter finish with wood and herbal aromas. A good full-flavoured beer.	78

Homebrew pub in the centre of Copenhagen, right next door to the Tivoli. In addition to the one year-round beer there are various special brews.

The same company runs brewpubs in Herning , Odense and Århus.

Bryghuset Braunstein
Carlsensvej 5,
4600 Køge.
Tel: 7020 4468
Fax: 5663 4468
Email:
http://www.braunstein.dk

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Braunstein Amber Lager	4.9%		Amber lager - Vienna. Now I´m very pleased to see more amber lagers, but I don´t understand how a beer of 4.9% can be a Märzen (which is what this beer is called on the brewery´s website). The term refers to strength not colour (there are pale and dark Märzens, too). It´s really (as the name says) an amber lagerbier. Uses American hops.
Braunstein Pilsner	5.3%		Pils.
Braunstein Dark Lager	5.4%		Dark lager. Uses American hops.
Braunstein Weiss	4.9%		Unfiltered pale wheat beer. German-style wheat beer. Seasonal.
Braunstein Weizen Bock	8%		Unfiltered amber wheat bock. Seasonal.
Braunstein Winter bock	8.5%		Amber Doppelbock. Seasonal.

Microbrewery. Unusual for a new Danish brewery in that it specialises in German-style beers.

Baggårds Bryggeriet
Danmarksgade 4,
Gården,
7500 Holstebro.
http://www.baggaardsbryggeriet.dk/

Founded: 2004
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Blondie			Blond ale.
A Foxy Ale			Pale ale. Brewed for the Fox & Hounds in Holstebro.
Black Celebration			Stout.

Microbrewery.

The brewery has a sampling room.
Opening times:
Mon - Fri 11:00 - 15:00

Bredlunds Bryghus
Bornholmsvej 4,
4200 Slagelse
Tel: 58 52 38 09
Fax: 58 52 38 19
Email: info@bredlundsbryghus.dk
http://www.bredlundsbryghus.dk

Founded: 2006
Annual production: 1,000 hl (capacity)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Bredlunds Bryghus Slagelse Ale	4.5%		Pale Ale.
Bredlunds Bryghus Classic Pilsner	4.6%		Pils.
Bredlunds Bryghus Mørk Hvede	5%		Unfiltered dark wheat beer.
Bredlunds Bryghus Dansk Hvede	5.4%		Unfiltered pale wheat beer.

Microbrewery. Beer on sale from July 2006.

BrewPub København
Vestergade 29,
1456 København K.
Tel.: 33 32 00 60
http://www.brewpub.dk/

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Harvest Pale Ale	4.7%		Pale ale.
Cole Porter	4.8%		Porter.
VesterWeisse	5.2%		Unfiltered pale wheat beer in the German style.
Atlantic IPA	5.5%		India Pale Ale. A cross between the British and American styles.
Schlager	4.9%		Amber lager in the Vienna style.
William Wallace	4.5%		Scottish-style 80/- ale. Seasonal.
Von Linden	5.5%		Pale lager - Märzen. A beer in the Oktoberfest style. Named after the bloke who invented artificial cooling. Seasonal.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Sun - Wed 12:00 - 24:00,
Thur - Sat 12:00 - 02:00.

Restaurant Bryggen
Sydhavnsvej 9,
7700 Thisted.
Tel: 9792 3090
Fax:
Email: info@bryggen.eu
http://www.bryggen.eu/kontakt.asp

Founded: 2006
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Bryggens Humledrøm	6%		Unfiltered India Pale Ale. In the American style. Hopped with Cascades (what a surprise).
Bryggens Sorte Fløjl	5.2%		A cross bretween a Brown Ale and a Mild. Unfiltered. Hopped with Amarillo. I respect anyone who brews any sort of Mild. Even if they use American hops in it.
Bryggens pilsner	5%		Unfiltered Pils. Bottom-fermented. Hopped with Saaz.
Englefryd	6%		Unfiltered Doppelbock. 6% ABV is a bit weak for a Doppelbock. Seasonal - Winter.

Brewpub.

Opening times:
Sun-Thur 17:00 - ,
Fri-Sat 11:30 -

Bryggeriet Brygmand
Gyndbjerg 23,
6091 Søndre Bjert.
Tel: 75 57 25 42
reffstrup@stofanet.dk

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
BromBier			Fruit beer.

Microbrewery.

Brøckhouse
Høgevej 6,
3400 Hillerød.
Tel: 48 24 24 60
Fax: 48 24 24 80
Email: kontakt@broeckhouse.dk
Homepage: http://www.broeckhouse.dk

Founded: 2000
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Hvede	5.5%	Wheat beer. The brewery claims that it's in the Belgian witbier style, which explains the coriander and orange peel amongst the ingredients. But the yeast is a German Weizenbier strain from Weihenstephan. I guess it must be pretty spicy.
IPA	5.5%	India Pale Ale. Top-fermented. Brewed from pilsner, caramel and Münchner malt, and hopped with Northern Brewer, Fuggles and Cascade.
Rød	5.6%	Dark lager. Uses Münchener malt and German Perle hops.
Brøckhouse Stout	5.6%	Stout. Top-fermented. Seasonal. Brewed from pilsner, caramel and chocolate malt plus rice and unmalted barley.
Brøckhouse Blonde	6.5%	Blond abbey ale. A Belgian-inspired beer brewed with a top-fermenting yeast.
Old Ale	7%	Old ale. Seasonal. Brewed from pilsner, caramel, crystal and black malt and hopped with Northern Brewer and Fuggles. Aged in the barrel for 9 months.
Esrum Kloster	7.5%	Dark abbey ale. Developped in cooperation with Esrum Kloster. Spiced with plants from the monastery garden and brewed from barley, wheat and rye.
Juleøl	8.4%	Dark ale. Seasonal - Christmas. Brewed from Pilsner, wheat, aroma, and chocolate malt, as well as candy sugar, using a Belgian top-fermenting yeast.

A Microbrewery producing beers in an interesting mixture of styles. Top of my wanted list for Danish beers.

Bøgedal Bryghus
Høllundvej 9,
7100 Vejle.
Tel: 2029 6268
e-mail: vorting@boegedal.com
http://www.boegedal.com/

Founded: 2004
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)

Microbrewery.

Carlsberg Bryggerierne A/S
Ny Carlsbergvej 100,
1799 København V (Copenhagen).
Tel: 33 27 33 27
Fax 33 27 47 11

Founded: 1847
Annual production:

Fredericia Bryggeri A/S
Vestre Ringvej,
7000 Fredericia.
Tel: 79 23 11 23
Fax: 79 23 62 77
Homepage: http://www.carlsberg.dk

Founded:
Annual production: 2,500,000 hl (capacity 2004)

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Carlsberg Let Pilsner	2.7 %	Low-alcohol pils.
Gammel Carlsberg	4.1 %	Dark lager. Gammel means "old" in Danish, signifying this is the successor to the first bottom-fermenting Danish beers. Sweetish, caramelly and a bit dull. They should try using some Münchener malt, then it might taste right.
Carls Special	4.4 %	Pale lager.
Carlsberg Hof	4.6 %	Pils. A great example of an international pils that has moved from bland to quite nasty.
Carls Påske	5.7 %	Pale lager - Guld. Seasonal - Easter.
Carls Jul	5.8 %	Pale lager - Guld. Seasonal - Christmas. Mid brown colour with a thin head; caramel and clove aroma; sweetish taste with caramel and biscuit aromas; sweetish finish with roast and biscuit aromas, Sweet and vaguely malty. Uninspired.	36
Sort Guld	5.8 %	Pale lager - Guld.
Carlsberg 47	7 %	Pale lager.
Elephant	7.2 %	Pale lager. Malt and honey aroma; sweet taste with butter and alcohol aromas; toffee finish. An OK strong lager.
Gammel Carlsberg Porter	7.8 %	Baltic Porter. Bottom-fermented.
Påskebryg	7.9 %	Seasonal - Easter.
Master Brew	10.5%	Pale lager.
Carlsberg Abbey Ale		Abbey dubbel. A genuine top-fermenting Belgian-style dubbel. I've not tried, but by all accounts is very good. One of the reasons Carlsberg piss me off so much - they are perfectly capable of brewing decent beer, they just can't be arsed.

Denmark's very own multinational. The standard beers are exactly what you would expect from a large, international brewery: crap.

The brewery in Copenhagen is scheduled to close. Carlsberg will then join that illustrious group of brewing companies who put sentiment to one side and shut their original plant: Heineken, Whitbread, Greenhall Whitley. The Fredericia brewery is having its capacity increased to 4,300,000 hl to cope. The changes are scheduled to be complete by the end of 2008. The company headquarters will remain at the site, as will the Jacobsen microbrewery.

Ceres Bryggerierne A/S
Cerea Allé 1,
8100 Århus C.
Tel: 86 76 65 00
Fax: 86 13 65 06
Email: contact@ceres.dk
Homepage: http://www.ceres.dk"

Founded: 1856
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Ceres Malt Øl	1.8%	Malt beer. Sweetened with sugar.
Ceres julehvidtøl	1.9%	Hvidtøl. Seasonal - Christmas. Sweetened with sugar.
Ceres TOP Classic	4.6%	Pale lager - Classic. First brewed in 1953.
Ceres TOP pilsner	4.6%	Pils. A lightly-hopped and fruity pilsner (the brewery's description).
Ceres Havskum	>5.5%	Dark lager. Flavoured with dark rum.
Royal X-MAS (Blå)	5.6%	Dark lager. Seasonal - christmas.
Royal X-MAS (Hvid)	5.6%	Pale lager - Guld. First brewed in 1969. Seasonal - christmas.
Royal Export Classic	5.8%	Pale lager - Classic. All malt version or Royal introduced in 1999.
Royal Export Ceres	5.8%	Pale lager - Export. Malt and flowers aroma; bitterish taste with butter aroma; bitterish finish with a spicy aroma. Fairly unimpressive for the strength.	41
Royal Selection	7.7%	Pale lager. Includes raw maize in grist to "lighten" the palate. Sold as "Strong Ale" in Italy.
Royal Stout	7.7%	Baltic Porter. Bottom-fermented.
Red Erik	6.5%	Dark lager. Export only.

Part of Royal Unibrew A/S, Denmark's second largest brewing group.

Dagmarbryggeriet
Nørregade 20,
4100 Ringsted.
Tel: 4117 5566
Fax:
Email: info@dagmarbryggeriet.dk
http://www.dagmarbryggeriet.dk/

Founded: 2006
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Ingeborg Mild Ale	4.6%		Mild. It´s heartening to see how poular Mils is in Denmark.
Broder Gergers	5.8%		India Pale Ale
Skt Bendt Porter	6.1%		Porter. Hopped with First Gold.

Microbrewery.

Djurs Bryghus
Energivej 14,
Grenaa 8500.
Tel: 8633 1965
Fax:
Email: info@djursbryghus.dk
http://www.djursbryghus.dk

Founded: 2007?
Annual production:

Microbrewery. Still in the process of being built.

Duelund Bryglade
Duelundvej 11,
8620 Kjellerup.
Tel: 8688 1927
Fax:
Email: someone@duelundbryglade.com
http://www.duelundbryglade.com/

Founded: 2006
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Knark III	7.4%		Imperial Stout.
Knark IV	11%		Imperial Stout. Seasonal - christmas.

Microbrewery. Currently they have one product which changes with every batch. Their beer is currently being contract brewed while they finish constructing their brewery.

Fanø Bryghus A/S
Strandvejen 5,
Nordby, Fanø.
http://www.fanoebryghus.dk/

Founded: should open in 2006
Annual production:

Microbrewery.

Faxe Bryggeri A/S
Torvegade 35,
4640 Faxe.
Tel: 56 77 15 00
Fax: 56 71 47 64
E-mail: contact@faxe.dk
Homepage: http://www.faxe.dk

Founded: 1901
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Faxe Light	2.6%	Low-alcohol pils.
Faxe 1901 Classic	4.6%	Pale lager - Classic. Fuller-flavoured version of Fad.
Faxe Fad	4.6%	Pale lager. Despite the name (which means "draught"), bottled only.
Faxe Pilsner	4.6%	Pils.
Royal Export Faxe	5.8%	Pale lager - Guld..

Part of Royal Unibrew A/S, Denmark's second largest brewing group. Best-known for its giant 1 litre cans, sold in German petrol stations.

Fjordens Bryghus
Vardevej 95,
Lyne,
6880 Tarm.
Tel: 6029 5459
Fax:
Email:
http://www.fjordensbryghus.dk

Founded: 2006
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Lyne Dark			Dark ale.
Lyne Ale			Ale.
Fjordens Vingsus
Lyne Pils			Pils.

Microbrewery.

Opening times:
Sat 10:00 - 14:00

Bryggeriet Flakhaven
Flakhaven 2,
5000 Odense C.
Tel.: 66 12 02 99
Email: flakhaven@bryggeriet.dk
http://www.bryggeriet.dk/flakhaven

Founded: 2004
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Flakhavens Ale			Pale ale.
Flakhavens Pilsner			Pils.

Brewpub. Owned by the same company as the Apollo brewpub. Every month a different sesonal beer is brewed.

Opening times:
Mon - Sat 11:30 - 22:00,
Sunday 11:30 - 17:00

Fuglebjergaard
Hemmingstrupvej 8,
3200 Helsinge.
Tel: 48 39 39 43
Fax: 48 39 39 44
Email: kontor@fuglebjerggaard.dk
http://www.fuglebjerggaard.dk/

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Pallas			Organic beer.

Microbrewery on an organic farm. Their shop sells a range of organic beer from around Europ.

Fuglsang Bryggeriet A/S
Bryggerivej 2,
6100 Haderslev.
Tel: 73 52 61 00
Fax: 73 52 61 11
Email: contact@fuglsang.dk
Homepage: http://www.fuglsang.dk

Founded: 1865
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Mørkt Hvidtøl	1.8 %	Dark Hvidtøl.
Lys Fugl	2.6 %	Low-alcohol pils.
Fuglsang Pilsner	5 %	Pils.
Hertug Hans Pilsner	5 %	Pils.
Black Bird	5 %	Dark lager. A black "pils".
Fadøl	5 %	Pale lager.
Golden Bird	5.2 %	Pale lager - Guld.
Bockøl	7.5 %	Bock.
Julebryg	7.5 %	Seasonal - Christmas.

Independent brewery.

Fur Bryghus ApS
Knudevej 3,
7884 Fur.
Tel: +45 97 59 30 60
Fax. +45 97 59 30 48
Email: info@furbryghus.dk
http://www.furbryghus.dk/

Founded: 2004
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Fur Ale	5.3%		Ale. Unpasteurised.
Fur Lager	5.4%		Pale lager. Unpasteurised.
Fur Hvede	5.6%		Wheat beer. Unpasteurised.
Fur Porter	7.6%		Porter. Unpasteurised. Blcak colour, dense head; dates, treacle, cinnamon and caramel; sweetish taste with dates, raisins, treacle and roast aromas sweetish/bitterish finish with dates, plums and cream aromas. A pleasant porter with a good mouthfeel, but perhaps a little light on roastiness.	62
Fur Bock	7.6%		Bock. Unpasteurised.

Brewpub. It started brewing 1st October 2004. They plan a similar range of beers under the "Volcano" brand which will be pasteurised.

Færgekroen
Vesterbrogade 3,
1630 København V (Copenhagen).
Tel: 33 12 94 12
Fax: 33 93 59 77
Email: faergekroen@babel.dk
http://www.faergekroen.dk/

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Blond Lager	4.9%		Pale lager.
Amber Lager	5.2%		Amber lager.

Brewpub in Tivoli.

Opening times:
Mon - Sun 12:00-19:00

GourmetBryggeriet
Bytoften 10,
4000 Roskilde.
Tel: 46 32 60 45
Email: kp@gourmetbryggeriet.dk
http://www.gourmetbryggeriet.dk/

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Bock 22	6%		Unfiltered amber Bock. Bitterness 32 EBU. Amber colour with an even head; Liquorice, roast, toast and hop aroma; sweetish/bitterish taste with caramel, raisin, liquorice and nuts; sweetish/bitterish with toast, nuts, roast and hops. A pleasntly malty, nutty Bock.	67
FinAle	7%		Unfiltered American pale ale.

Microbrewery.

Grauballe Bryghus - Gaardbryggeriet
Gjermosevej 11,
8600 Silkeborg.
Tel: 8687 7684
Fax: 8687 7683
Email: ale@grauballe-bryghus.dk
Homepage: http://www.grauballe-bryghus.dk

Founded: 2000
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Bitter Mosebryg	4.6%	English-style bitter. Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Draught only.
Mørk Mosebryg	5.2%	80/- (Scottish export). Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Draught only.
Honeygold	7.5%	Golden ale with honey. Brewed for the Danish royal wedding in 2004 (and voted best wedding beer at the Copenhagen Beer Festival). "A beer combining the best of the Golden Ale and honey beer styles, brewed with Tasmanian Leatherwood honey which is a very special and rich flavoured honey." That's how the folks at the brewery describe it. Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Draught and bottled.

Microbrewery. They brew interesting top-fermented beers. How many breweries in Continetal Europe make a Scottsih heavy? Come to think of it, how many Scottish breweries still make one?

Hancock Bryggerierne A/S
Humlevej 32,
7800 Skive
Tel: 97 52 25 77
Fax: 97 52 98 30
Homepage: http://www.hancock.dk

Founded: 1876
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Hancock Påske Hvidtøl	1.8 %	Hvidtøl. Seasonal - Easter.
Lys Hancock	1.8 %	Pale lager.
Hancock Frokostøl	2.6 %	Pale lager. "Lunch beer"
Hancock Let Pilsner	2.7 %	Low-alcohol pils.
Hancock Høker Bajer	4.8 %	Pils.
Hancock Black Lager	5%	Dark lager.
Hancock Påske Beer	5.7 %	Pale lager. Seasonal - Easter.
Hancock Beer	5.7 %	Pale lager - Export.
Merry Christmas	6.3 %	Seasonal - Christmas.
Guldener Strand Øllager	6.6 %	Pale lager.
Lys Gambrinus	9 %	Pale lager.
Mørk Gambrinus	9 %	Dark lager.
Hancock Julebryg	9.7 %	Seasonal - Christmas.
Hancock Påske	9.7 %	Seasonal - Easter.

Independent brewery.

Harboes Bryggeri A/S
Spegerborgvej 34,
4230 Skælskør.
Tel: 58 19 40 40
Email: post@harboes-bryggeri.dk
Homepage: http://www.harboes-bryggeri.dk

Founded: 1883
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Harboe Julehvidtøl	2.8 %	Hvidtøl. Seasonal - Christmas.
Harboe Light	2.8 %	Low-alcohol pils.
Harboe Økologisk Pils	4.1 %	Pils. Organic.
Harboe Jubilæumspilsner	4.5 %	Pils.
Harboe Silver	4.6 %	Pale lager.
Harboe Pilsner	4.6 %	Pils.
Harboe Classic Special	4.6 %	Pale lager.
Harboe Guldøl	5.9 %	Pale lager - Guld.
Harboe Påskebryg	5.9 %	Seasonal - Easter
Harboe Pinsebryg	5.9 %	Seasonal - Whitsun.
Harboe Høstbryg	5.9 %	Seasonal - Autumn.
Harboe Julebryg	5.9 %	Seasonal - Christmas.
Harboe Vinterbryg	5.9 %	Seasonal - Winter.
Harboe Bjørnebryg	8.3 %	Pale lager.
Harboe Årgangsbryg	9.7 %	Pale lager. Sweet, grass and malt aromas;sweetish taste with apple aroma; bitter finish with honey aroma. A good full-flavoured beer.	71

Independent brewery. The Danish "label beer" king. They have a habit of rebadging existing beers with new names and labels whenever they feel like it.

The company also owns Darguner Brauerei GmbH (Germany), AS Viru Ôlu (Estonia), Harboe Norge AS (Norway) and a farm. They also produce soft drinks. Up until the company was listed on the stock exchange in 1989, it was owned by members of the Harboe family.

Heimdal-Bryg ApS
Nybølle Gadekærsvej 2,
Nybølle,
2765 Smørum
Tel: 44 66 21 96
Email: kontakt@heimdal-bryg.dk
http://www.heimdal-bryg.dk/

Founded: 2005
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Hugin	5.1%		Oatmeal Stout. Brewed from 10 different malts.
Mestermandens	5.4%		English Strong Bitter.
Underground	5.4%		American Pale Ale.
Valhal	7%		Dark Ale.
Danegeld	7.3%		India Pale Ale.

Microbrewery.

Bryggeriet Herning
Torvet 3,
7400 Herning.
Tel: 96 26 02 70
Homepage: http://www.a-h-b.dk

Founded: 1999
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Description	Score (100)
Pilsner	4.6 %	Pils.
Herning Ale	4.6 %	Top-fermented beer.

Brewpub. Owned bt the same company as the Apollo brewpub.

Herslev Bryghus
Kattingevej 8,
Herslev,
4000 Roskilde.
Tel.: 46 40 18 07
Email: post@herslevbryghus.dk
http://www.herslevbryghus.dk/

Founded: 2004
Annual production: 1,500 hl.

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Pilsner	5.5%		Pils. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
Hvede	5.8%		Wheat beer. Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Pale yellow colour with a thin head; wheat, clove and lemon aromas; neutral taste with cloves and cinnamon; biiterish finish with clove and wheat aromas. A reasonable, if slightly thin, wheat beer in the German style.	50
Pale Ale	5.8%		Pale ale. Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Pale amber colour with a dense head; tobacco, dust and chicory aroma; bitter taste with dust, tobacco and fruit aromas; very bitter finish with tobacco, wood and citrus aromas. Good bitterness, but not from the right hop varieties for a British pale ale. I guess it's supposed to be in the American style.	58
Sommer Ale	4.6%		Blond ale. Seasonal - Summer. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
Høst Bryg Kirsebær	6.3%		Cherry beer. Seasonal - Autumn. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
Juleøl - Stjerne Bryg	6.4%		Dark abbey ale. Seasonal - Christmas. Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Brewed from 6 types of malt, star anis and coriander and fermented with Belgian trappist yeast. Red-brown colour with an even head; aniseed, liquorice, yeast and alcohol aroma; sweet taste with aniseed, liquorice, apple and date aromas; bitterish finish with yeast, aniseed, roast and spice aromas. A tasty, spiced dark ale.	61
Schwarzbier	5%		Dark lager - Schwarzbier. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.

Microbrewery.

Holbæk Bryghus
Nygade 5,
4300 Holbæk.
http://www.bryghusetno5.dk/

Founded: 2004
Annual production: 750 hl (capacity)

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
India Pale Ale			India Pale Ale.
Brown Ale			Brown Ale.

Microbrewery in the cellar of the restaurant Bryghuset No.5..

Bryghus Horsens A/S
Apotekergården,
Søndergade 12,
8700 Horsens.
Tel: 2546 2547
Fax:
Email: ale@bryghushorsens.dk
http://www.bryghushorsens.dk

Founded: 2006
Annual production:

Beer	alc	Plato	Description	score (100)
Pilsner			Pils.
Ale			Ale.

Microbrewery. There are also seasonal beers, some for one-off events such as concerts.

Indslev Bryggeri A/S
Store Landevej 13,
5580 Nr. Åby.
Tel: 6444 1507
Fax: 6444 1557
Email: kontakt((at))indslevbryggeri(