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]
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| Industry | Craft beer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founders | Morten Lundsbak, Jacob Storm |
| Headquarters | Tårnby Kommune, Copenhagen , Denmark |
| Website | Amager Bryghus |
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.
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References
edit- ^ "Historien" [The story]. amagerbryghus.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Olano, Jesús (1 May 2018). "Amager Bryghus: A Brewery With A Gun - BeerBay Magazine #4". Beerbay. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Amager Hr. Frederiksen". Ratebeer.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "RateBeer Best 2009". Ratebeer.com. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Bradford, Harry (19 April 2013). "Lust Beer Banned In Sweden Over 'Sexual' Label (PHOTO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Gee, Oliver (18 April 2013). "Danish beer bottles 'too sexy' for Sweden". The Local. Sweden. Retrieved 27 August 2017.