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Beer in Denmark

The beer market in Denmark is dominated by the brands Carlsberg and Tuborg. Since Tuborg was acquired by Carlsberg in 1970, Carlsberg has held a near-monopoly. A number of regional breweries, however, managed to survive, and most of them merged into Royal Unibrew in 2005. As of 2020, Ratebeer lists over 300 active breweries in Denmark, most of which are microbreweries.[1]

Carlsberg and Tuborg signs in Fredericia

Economy edit

The Danish market is dominated by pale lager, with more than 95% of total sales. However, stout and other dark beers are increasing in popularity, a trend driven by the market growth of mid-priced beers. The local microbreweries are strong innovators and produce a wide variety of beer styles, including strong IPAs and stouts.[1]

Danish beer production was 723 million litres in 2001, and increased to 870 million litres by 2005.

 
Carlsberg beer

Imported beer accounted for only 8% of total volume sales in 2006. This indicates that beer sales in Denmark are dominated by domestic brands; however, imports increased by 14% in 2006 to reach 36.3 million litres. Germany is the most important source market for imports.

Danish beer exports was 296.1 million litres in 2006. Germany continues to be the most important export market for Danish beer. The German market accounted for 30% of exports in 2006.

Based on data from the Danish Beer Association (Bryggeriforeningen), beer consumption for 2005 was 539 million litres.[2]

Jacobsen edit

Danish industrialist J. C. Jacobsen revolutionized the world of brewing when his brewery, Carlsberg, bred a pure strain of lager yeast, Saccharomyces carlsbergensis. This enabled the breweries to achieve a large and consistent output, and lager has been the most popular style of beer in Denmark since Carlsberg started selling it in 1847.[3] Smaller breweries in Denmark suffered greatly under the Carlsberg market dominance, especially during the middle of the 20th century, and this led to a large reduction in available beer quality and styles. In recent years the interest in higher quality beer has risen sharply, and the Danish beer landscape is now dotted with several small breweries and brewpubs, producing a wide range of beers.

Common types of beer edit

Classic edit

An all malt pale lager with more colour and taste. The classic type is named after the Tuborg or the Carlsberg.

 
Rise Brewery beers.
 
Ærø beer.
 
Beer from Rise Brewery.

Guld edit

Guld (Gold) is a name commonly applied to pale lagers with a strength around 5.7% abv. Examples include: Tuborg Guld (5.8%), Carlsberg Sort Guld (5.8%), Harboe Premium Gold (5.9%), Svaneke Mørk Guld (5.7%) and Wiibroe Guld Export (5.7%) usually referred to as Wiibroe Flag due to the many small Danish flags on the label.

 
A bottle of hvidtøl
 
Kings Brewery Christmas beer (hvidtøl) by Carlsberg

Hvidtøl edit

Hvidtøl (White-beer) is a traditional Danish beer. It is usually under 2% abv, and quite malty and sweet. It was once the most common beer in Denmark but sales have declined so that it is mainly only bought at Christmas when it is served with risengrød.[4] The beer was originally termed "white" as it was made from kilned malt, which was developed in the late 18th century in contrast to the malts dried over fires which produced smokey beers.[5]

 
Different-types of beers.
 
Restorffs Bryggjarí, Faroese beer.

Julebryg edit

Julebryg and Juleøl (Christmas beer) are names given to beers marketed at Christmas. They vary in strength and style, though tend to be malty and around 6% abv. Examples include Tuborg Julebryg (a 5.6% pale lager), Svaneke Julebryg (a 5.6% dark lager), Fur Julebryg (a 6.5% brown ale), Fjordens Juleøl (a 6% dark lager), and Raasted Juleøl (an 8.5% dark ale). Additionally, Carlsberg 47 is slightly connected to the late autumn and Christmas.

 
Gundestrup Valle's Bock-beer.
 
Christmas brew and Christmas beer.

Nisseøl edit

Nisseøl (literally nisse beer) is a dark, sweet hvidtøl (white beer, see above) which is sold around Christmas time in Denmark. It is not to be confused with julebryg, which is a much stronger Danish Christmas beer.

Påskeøl edit

Påskeøl (Easter beer) was the original seasonal beer, today the Christmas beers are more popular, but many Easter beers still remain. The Easter beer is a Danish tradition. Like Christmas beers, they are usually 5-6-7% lagers. Examples include: Carl's Påske, Tuborg Påskebryg, Royal Spring, Påskebryg 7,8% (Ørbæk Brewery), Fynsk Forår (Ørbæk Brewery).

 
Tuborg advertisement from 1900, known as "The Thirsty Man."

Pale lager edit

The most common type of beer in Denmark is pale lager, simply known as Pilsner in Danish. For instance: Carlsberg Pilsner (often called "Hof" in Denmark), Grøn Tuborg, Tuborg klassisk (Tuborg Klassik), or Tuborg classic (Tuborg classic), Royal Pilsner. These pilsners have a moderate alcohol strength of 4,6% (by volume). A bit stronger pale lager (Pilsner) is the Guld (Gold) described above. Even stronger pale lagers are for instance Carlsberg Elephant (7.2%) and Tuborg Fine Festival (7.5%).

 
Mageløs-beer from Viborg Bryghus.
 
Skands beer.
 
A Danish Pilsner (Dansk Pilsner) in a 33 cl bottle.

Strong lager edit

Strong lager (stærk øl or export) refers to pale lagers in the tax category III (6-8%) beers such as Carlsberg Elephant Beer, Tuborg Fine Festival, Albani Giraffe, Royal Selection.[6]

Brown ales edit

Brown Ale is a common style, with Jacobsen being brewed by Carlsberg and Ørbæk Brewery, Skagen Bryghus.

Stouts and porters edit

Many microbreweries brew stouts and porters. Such styles have been popular in the region, historically including baltic porter.

 
Sherpa, a Nepalese-inspired beer from Jensens Bryghus.

IPA edit

India pale ales are also produced by many Danish microbreweries.

Low alcohol and non-alcohol beers edit

By Danish law beers with up to 0,5 % alcohol by volume are considered alcohol free. These beers have gained in popularity in recent years, with about 50 different brands produced in Denmark. Drinking alcohol free beer has become more socially accepted and the alcohol free beers brewed today taste better than they did a few years ago.[7][8] Mikkeller is a major producer of alcohol free beers, with 16 different beers.[7]

Notable Breweries edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b [1] RateBeer brewery directory. Retrieved 15 October 2020
  2. ^ [2] euromonitor.com. Retrieved 31 August 2008
  3. ^ [3] Guardian.co.uk, Roger Protz, Arts that others don't reach..., The Observer, Sunday February 11, 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2008
  4. ^ [4] February 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The Beer of the Danish Golden Age 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Rolf Nielson, Scandinavian Brewers Review, Vol 65, No 4, 2008, pp 12 – 21.
  6. ^ "Danish Breweries: Every Danish brewery and all Danish beers".
  7. ^ a b Kirkeby, Christina (2020-06-15). "Rekordmange danske alkoholfrie øl". Bryggeriforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  8. ^ "Øl uden alkohol storhitter: Nu er det ikke længere pinligt at sige nej til procenterne". DR (in Danish). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-12-22.

Further reading edit

  • Kristof Glamann, Beer And Brewing in Pre-Industrial Denmark, University Press of Southern Denmark, 2005. ISBN 978-87-7674-068-9.

External links edit

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The beer market in Denmark is dominated by the brands Carlsberg and Tuborg Since Tuborg was acquired by Carlsberg in 1970 Carlsberg has held a near monopoly A number of regional breweries however managed to survive and most of them merged into Royal Unibrew in 2005 As of 2020 Ratebeer lists over 300 active breweries in Denmark most of which are microbreweries 1 Carlsberg and Tuborg signs in Fredericia Contents 1 Economy 2 Jacobsen 3 Common types of beer 3 1 Classic 3 2 Guld 3 3 Hvidtol 3 4 Julebryg 3 5 Nisseol 3 6 Paskeol 3 7 Pale lager 3 8 Strong lager 3 9 Brown ales 3 10 Stouts and porters 3 11 IPA 3 12 Low alcohol and non alcohol beers 4 Notable Breweries 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEconomy editThe Danish market is dominated by pale lager with more than 95 of total sales However stout and other dark beers are increasing in popularity a trend driven by the market growth of mid priced beers The local microbreweries are strong innovators and produce a wide variety of beer styles including strong IPAs and stouts 1 Danish beer production was 723 million litres in 2001 and increased to 870 million litres by 2005 nbsp Carlsberg beer Imported beer accounted for only 8 of total volume sales in 2006 This indicates that beer sales in Denmark are dominated by domestic brands however imports increased by 14 in 2006 to reach 36 3 million litres Germany is the most important source market for imports Danish beer exports was 296 1 million litres in 2006 Germany continues to be the most important export market for Danish beer The German market accounted for 30 of exports in 2006 Based on data from the Danish Beer Association Bryggeriforeningen beer consumption for 2005 was 539 million litres 2 Jacobsen editDanish industrialist J C Jacobsen revolutionized the world of brewing when his brewery Carlsberg bred a pure strain of lager yeast Saccharomyces carlsbergensis This enabled the breweries to achieve a large and consistent output and lager has been the most popular style of beer in Denmark since Carlsberg started selling it in 1847 3 Smaller breweries in Denmark suffered greatly under the Carlsberg market dominance especially during the middle of the 20th century and this led to a large reduction in available beer quality and styles In recent years the interest in higher quality beer has risen sharply and the Danish beer landscape is now dotted with several small breweries and brewpubs producing a wide range of beers Common types of beer editClassic edit An all malt pale lager with more colour and taste The classic type is named after the Tuborg or the Carlsberg nbsp Rise Brewery beers nbsp AEro beer nbsp Beer from Rise Brewery Guld edit Guld Gold is a name commonly applied to pale lagers with a strength around 5 7 abv Examples include Tuborg Guld 5 8 Carlsberg Sort Guld 5 8 Harboe Premium Gold 5 9 Svaneke Mork Guld 5 7 and Wiibroe Guld Export 5 7 usually referred to as Wiibroe Flag due to the many small Danish flags on the label nbsp A bottle of hvidtol nbsp Kings Brewery Christmas beer hvidtol by Carlsberg Hvidtol edit Hvidtol White beer is a traditional Danish beer It is usually under 2 abv and quite malty and sweet It was once the most common beer in Denmark but sales have declined so that it is mainly only bought at Christmas when it is served with risengrod 4 The beer was originally termed white as it was made from kilned malt which was developed in the late 18th century in contrast to the malts dried over fires which produced smokey beers 5 nbsp Different types of beers nbsp Restorffs Bryggjari Faroese beer Julebryg edit Julebryg and Juleol Christmas beer are names given to beers marketed at Christmas They vary in strength and style though tend to be malty and around 6 abv Examples include Tuborg Julebryg a 5 6 pale lager Svaneke Julebryg a 5 6 dark lager Fur Julebryg a 6 5 brown ale Fjordens Juleol a 6 dark lager and Raasted Juleol an 8 5 dark ale Additionally Carlsberg 47 is slightly connected to the late autumn and Christmas nbsp Gundestrup Valle s Bock beer nbsp Christmas brew and Christmas beer Nisseol edit Nisseol literally nisse beer is a dark sweet hvidtol white beer see above which is sold around Christmas time in Denmark It is not to be confused with julebryg which is a much stronger Danish Christmas beer Paskeol edit Paskeol Easter beer was the original seasonal beer today the Christmas beers are more popular but many Easter beers still remain The Easter beer is a Danish tradition Like Christmas beers they are usually 5 6 7 lagers Examples include Carl s Paske Tuborg Paskebryg Royal Spring Paskebryg 7 8 Orbaek Brewery Fynsk Forar Orbaek Brewery nbsp Tuborg advertisement from 1900 known as The Thirsty Man Pale lager edit The most common type of beer in Denmark is pale lager simply known as Pilsner in Danish For instance Carlsberg Pilsner often called Hof in Denmark Gron Tuborg Tuborg klassisk Tuborg Klassik or Tuborg classic Tuborg classic Royal Pilsner These pilsners have a moderate alcohol strength of 4 6 by volume A bit stronger pale lager Pilsner is the Guld Gold described above Even stronger pale lagers are for instance Carlsberg Elephant 7 2 and Tuborg Fine Festival 7 5 nbsp Magelos beer from Viborg Bryghus nbsp Skands beer nbsp A Danish Pilsner Dansk Pilsner in a 33 cl bottle Strong lager edit Strong lager staerk ol or export refers to pale lagers in the tax category III 6 8 beers such as Carlsberg Elephant Beer Tuborg Fine Festival Albani Giraffe Royal Selection 6 Brown ales edit Brown Ale is a common style with Jacobsen being brewed by Carlsberg and Orbaek Brewery Skagen Bryghus Stouts and porters edit Many microbreweries brew stouts and porters Such styles have been popular in the region historically including baltic porter nbsp Sherpa a Nepalese inspired beer from Jensens Bryghus IPA edit India pale ales are also produced by many Danish microbreweries Low alcohol and non alcohol beers edit By Danish law beers with up to 0 5 alcohol by volume are considered alcohol free These beers have gained in popularity in recent years with about 50 different brands produced in Denmark Drinking alcohol free beer has become more socially accepted and the alcohol free beers brewed today taste better than they did a few years ago 7 8 Mikkeller is a major producer of alcohol free beers with 16 different beers 7 Notable Breweries editAmager Bryghus Bryghuset Mon Bryggeriet Djaevlebryg Brockhouse Carlsberg brewery Tuborg Jacobsen Evil Twin Brewing Fuglsang Foroya Bjor Greenland Brewhouse Harboes Bryggeri Mikkeller Norrebro Bryghus Restorffs Bryggjari Royal Unibrew Albani Brewery Ceres Brewery Faxe Brewery Maribo Bryghus Odin Brewery Thisted Bryghus To Ol Tvedes Bryggeri VestfyenSee also edit nbsp Beer portal nbsp Denmark portal Beer and breweries by regionReferences edit a b 1 RateBeer brewery directory Retrieved 15 October 2020 2 euromonitor com Retrieved 31 August 2008 3 Guardian co uk Roger Protz Arts that others don t reach The Observer Sunday February 11 2001 Retrieved 31 August 2008 4 Archived February 23 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Beer of the Danish Golden Age Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Rolf Nielson Scandinavian Brewers Review Vol 65 No 4 2008 pp 12 21 Danish Breweries Every Danish brewery and all Danish beers a b Kirkeby Christina 2020 06 15 Rekordmange danske alkoholfrie ol Bryggeriforeningen in Danish Retrieved 2020 12 22 Ol uden alkohol storhitter Nu er det ikke laengere pinligt at sige nej til procenterne DR in Danish 2020 01 03 Retrieved 2020 12 22 Further reading editKristof Glamann Beer And Brewing in Pre Industrial Denmark University Press of Southern Denmark 2005 ISBN 978 87 7674 068 9 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beers of Denmark Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beer in Denmark amp oldid 1220660659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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