Carlsberg’s brewery in Valby, Copenhagen was founded by JC Jacobsen on 10th November 1847.
In 1970, Carlsberg merged with the other leading Danish brewery, Tuborg. Carlsberg Danmark became a fully owned subsidiary of the Carlsberg Group in 2000 and merged with Coca-Cola Tapperierne Danmark in 2001.
Carlsberg has also owned the Wiibroe brewery in North Zealand since 1964 and began brewing Wiibroe beer in 1998.
Carlsberg Danmark is the country’s leading producer and supplier of beer and soft drinks. Carlsberg, Tuborg and Coca-Cola are among the strongest brands in Denmark, giving Carlsberg a 63% share of the beer market and 50% of the soft drinks market. Address is office only. Production site address: Vestre Ringvej 111, 7000 Fredericia.
Carlsberg Danmark is also enjoying great success in the fast developing speciality beer market. Through the Semper Ardens series, launched in 1999, the Jacobsen Brewhouse, which opened in 2005, and the Kongens Bryghus series, launched in 2007, it has gained a leading position in the sector.
At the end of 2008, Carlsberg Danmark moved all production from its Valby site in Copenhagen to the Carlsberg brewery in Fredericia, thus leaving the industrial Valby site open for a town development project.
Brownish amber colour. Sweet aroma with rowan beries very evident. Soft mouthfeel, pleasantly malty, hints of toffee and big licorice-like flavour from the bog myrtle. Rather low bitterness. The finish is dominated by the berry flavour. A good and unusual beer.
Black and thich with rich beige head. Loads of chocolate in the nose. Sweet and full bodied, big coffee flavour, syrupy and salty finish. Flavourful and complex, but would gain from being less sweet.
Attrective apricot color and a nice head. Complex, allthough not very prominent, fruit aromas and taste and a refreshing light body. An obvious attempt to reach the more mature beer drinkers in Denmark as opposed to the easy drinkable Tuborg Classic Hvede from the same company.
Yellow fizzy adjunct lager. Sweet and bland this is a well below average industrial lager. I have no idea why the canned and bottled version are listed separately.
Same beer as the bottle; just a little above average lager - but the bottle looks nicer. Best on tap in Copenhagen though, at least it feels right when you're there.