Behind the Elephants

A new part of Copenhagen is being shaped, so far mostly on the computer screens of the architects. The old Carlsberg brewery is history, and, as in any old industrial area centrally located, plans are being made for apartments, for shops and for leisure activities.
While the Carlsberg of today is not too warmly embraced by beer [...]

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A Danish micro brewery – in Mexico!

They would have to be Danes, wouldn’t they?
According to Henrik Papsø on ratebeer, there are two friends from engineering school behind this, who now also are brothers-in-law.
Right now Cervecería Calavera west of Mexico City is only a tiny setup but they have a 2500 liter brewhouse waiting in Canada ready to ship once they have the building ready.
Seems [...]

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Mikkeller again

Just now my shelves are filled with the new offerings from Nøgne ø, so it is perhaps lucky that I don’t have access to the most interesting brews from Denmark. (But if any readers are curious about what to buy me for Christmas, please read on..)
Last month saw the release of a range of bottles of [...]

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Opens eight bottles at once

How do we define intelligence?
Problems in adjusting IQ tests to avoid bias across linguistic and cultural barriers has been a topic for decades.
And in some countries there are very concrete measures establishing a certain level of intelligence.
At Denmarks Aquarium (yes, Beer Nut, that’s how they spell it!), they used to have a Pacific octopus that was [...]

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Beer guide to Berlin

Sure, there is the CAMRA Good Beer Guide to Germany, but it’s a few year’s old, and it’s not too handy when you’re visiting just one city. The Berlin information at ratebeer is helpful as well.
But for anyone reading Scandinavian, the new book just out by Danish beer writer Carsten Berthelsen is well worth the investment. A [...]

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Return to Carlsberg

Thanks to beerticker.dk, I can reveal that there will be a beer festival at the old Carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen again. Next year. 6-8 May.
The exhibitors – if that’s what you call brewers peddling their beers – will be more active in the marketing of the festival, and there will also be a trade session. [...]

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Something rotten in Denmark again

The brewer at Danish micro Duelund Bryglade,  Poul Højlund, has a fierce attack on some of the beers on the Danish market. Højlund is launching a new concept – Real Microbrew, with a BBB logo – Brewed at the Brewery by the Brewer. (for once a concept easy to translate!)
He attacks major industry players like Harboe [...]

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Ambitions at Nørrebro

One of the first micros I wrote about when I started beer blogging was Nørrebro Bryghus in Copenhagen. They have expanded step by step with a brewery outside town taking care of the bottled beers, and quite a few of their beers are widely distributed in Denmark and beyond. While their regular list of beers [...]

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Mikkeller interview

Even if I am too lazy to write much at the moment, there are others who seem to be more awake. Check out an interview with Mikkeller brewer Mikkel Bjergsø at the Hoosier Beer Geek blog.

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Hamburg to Århus

Mark asked the other day about his planned drive from Hamburg to Århus. Any good brewpub stops along the way or places where I could pick up some good Danish microbrew?
I don’t know the scene first hand myself, so I asked the Danish crew at ratebeer, and they gave a quick response.
South of the border [...]

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