Amager Bryghus
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| Industry | Craft beer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founders | Morten Lundsbak, Jacob Storm |
| Headquarters | Tårnby Kommune, Copenhagen , Denmark |
| Website | Amager Bryghus |
Amager Bryghus is a Danish microbrewery situated on 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 that made it to Ratebeer Top 50 was an Imperial Stout called Hr. Frederiksen.[3] It was a beer to celebrate a friend of the owners, Peter Frederiksen, who helped them for a whole year in setting up the brewery.[2] Due to the success of Hr. Frederiksen, they partnered with Shelton Brothers, and started to export to U.S.[2] Since 2009 they have been in the Ratebeer top 100 breweries list.[4]
In 2013, one of their labels for their beer Lust was censored by the Swedish state alcohol authority (Systembolaget), due to the depiction of a topless woman. This was considered unacceptable by Systembolaget due to the fact that "sexual success can not be associated with drinking beer".[5] and created a controversy about censorship featured by Swedish media.[6]
In 2017, Amager Bryghus moved to larger premises at Kirstinehøj 38B in Kastrup right next to Copenhagen Airport.
References
- ^ "Historien". www.amagerbryghus.dk. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ a b c "Amager Bryghus: A Brewery With A Gun - BeerBay Magazine #4". Beerbay. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "Amager Hr. Frederiksen". RateBeer. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "RateBeer Best - Best Beer January 2009". www.ratebeer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ Bradford, Harry (2013-04-19). "Lust Beer Banned In Sweden Over 'Sexual' Label (PHOTO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "Danish beer bottles 'too sexy' for Sweden". 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2017-08-27.