Amager Bryghus
IndustryCraft beer
Founded2007
FoundersMorten Lundsbak, Jacob Storm
HeadquartersTårnby Kommune,
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
WebsiteAmager Bryghus

Amager Bryghus is a Danish microbrewery situated on the island of Amager. It was founded in 2007 by Morten Valentin Lundsbak and Jacob Storm[1] in an old warehouse previously owned by the Church of Scientology.[2] Its first beer to make it into the Ratebeer Top 50 was an Imperial Stout called Hr. Frederiksen.[3] This particular beer was crafted to celebrate a friend of the owners, Peter Frederiksen, who helped them for a whole year in setting up the brewery.[2] Owing to the success of Hr. Frederiksen, they partnered with Shelton Brothers and began exporting to the United States.[2] Since 2009 they have been in the Ratebeer top 100 breweries list.[4]

In 2013, one of the labels for their beer Lust was censored by the Swedish state alcohol authority (Systembolaget) because it depicted a topless woman. This was considered unacceptable by Systembolaget due to the fact that "sexual success can not be associated with drinking beer".[5] This created a controversy around censorship featured by the Swedish media.[6]

In 2017, Amager Bryghus moved to larger premises at Kirstinehøj 38B in Kastrup, next to Copenhagen Airport.

Amager Bryghus
A glass of Amager Ryeporter beer

References

  1. "Historien" [The story]. amagerbryghus.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Olano, Jesús (1 May 2018). "Amager Bryghus: A Brewery With A Gun - BeerBay Magazine #4". Beerbay. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. "Amager Hr. Frederiksen". Ratebeer.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. "RateBeer Best 2009". Ratebeer.com. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. Bradford, Harry (19 April 2013). "Lust Beer Banned In Sweden Over 'Sexual' Label (PHOTO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. Gee, Oliver (18 April 2013). "Danish beer bottles 'too sexy' for Sweden". The Local. Sweden. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

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