"Ironic is the fact that the more interested I get in beer, the less I drink of it. In my younger days I drank a lot, but was not ready to learn about good and great beer."
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In Copenhagen from September 12 to September 14 2008 
There is less than 5 months to European Beer Festival in Copenhagen and the preparations are up and running. The festival will recide in the old Carlsberg production facitly in Valby (western part of Copenhagen).
At this website you will on a regular basis be able to follow the progress. As of now you can already find information about transportation, ticket prices and more general info.
I just had the pleasure to talk with Brew master Peter Klemensen from Thisted Bryghus. His Limfjorsporter is legendary. Peter has described it as the gentleman amongst beers. A slogan that has followed the beer for several years, and still does.
I have always had an issue with smoke in beers, but have learned to love this beer.
Peter told many stories about this beer and many other beers and breweries. I guess that what it all boils down to is a recommendation to have a Limfjordsporter with Peter Klemmensen.
It took Peter seven years to perfect the recipe for the Limfjordsporter. He bought the name from the closing Urban brewery around 1986, but the beer was not released until 1997, when he decided that the right combination of malts had been found.
I'm glad he found it!
Cheers
Mikeller has found its way to facebook with a fanclub.
Are there a lot of breweries on there, I wonder?
According to the 2008 edition of the Michelin Guide there are some pretty good places to dine in Copenhagen. With no less than 11 restaurants on the map in Copenhagen alone, the city takes a fist place in nothern Europe. Only Sweden can match Denmark with an equal 11 restaurants.
Well some of them anyway. Anyone missing? Leave a comment!
Café Svejk
Czech inspired place by Frederiksberg Have.
Smallegade 31, 2000 Frederiksberg
Ølbaren
Really small place without all the additions like food and music. Real nice place for beer geeks.
Elmegade 2, 2200 Copenhagen N
Charlie's
A dark and real English pub.
Pilestræde 33, 1112 Copenhagen K
Zum Biergarten
Primarily German beer. Best visited when you can sit outside.
Axeltorv 12, 1609 Copenhagen V
Nørrebro Bryghus
Cozy place that includes good food with their own beers.
Ryesgade 3, 2200 Copenhagen N
Ørsted
Real bar with lit sourroundings despite the fact that it is in a basement.
Nørre Farimagsgade 13, 1364 Copenhagen K.
Plan B
Very trendy and beer friendly place. Cappotinoes are replaced by Belgian beer.
Frederiksborggade 48, 1360 Copenhagen K.
Cafe Viking
Real old-school danish pub with above avarage beer both on tap and in bottle.
Ægirsgade 36, 2200 Copenhagen N.
Den Tatoverede Enke
The number one place for people addicted to Belgian beer and food.
Gothersgade 8 C, 1123 Kbh. K.
Brewpub
Really nice place that serves good food and their own beer.
Vestergade 29, 1456 Copenhagen K
We have just had a tasting of the finalists for the best new Danish beer of 2007. We thought that Monk's Elixir from Mikeller by far is the best one.
Here is the ranked list:
01 Mikeller: Monk's Elixir
02 Ølfabrikken: Kloster Jul (Sort Jul replacement)
03 Thisted Bryghus: Thy Eksklusive
04 Midtfyns Bryghus: Imperial Stout
05 Midtfyns Bryghus: Double IPA
06 Raasted Bryghus: Triple IPA
07 Djævlebryg: Nekron Stout
08 Bryggeriet Vestfyen: Willemoes Porter
09 Kongens Bryghus: Julemumme
10 Bryggeriet Vestfyen: Willemoes Jul 2007
Now this tasting was only in Copenhagen N, and is not the final national one. This is just so we can compare our list with the final one. Do we like Mikeller more than the rest of Denmark?
My initial reaction: "You must be joking right?". A Carlsberg that is $400 a bottle. The beer is the new Carlsberg Vintage No. 1, and according the Calsberg it is probably the world's best and most expensive.
They are charging about $400 for a single bottle of less than a pint, 37,5 centilitre to be more exact. Brewmaster Jens Eiken says that there is only 600 bottles made and most og them will be sold through three of Copenhagen's most exclusive restaurants (Noma and Prémisse).
Jens Eiken said the beer, which weighs in at about 10,5% alcohol by volume, and is stored in Swedish French oak casks in a special place about 50 feet below Carlsberg's old brewery. I have been to the special place 50 feet below Calsberg - you would not believe the treasures stored down there. Now this new one seems to join the collection.
Tha plan is that consumers won't be returning the empties for a deposit as it is custom here in Denmark. Each bottle has a hand-stencilled label by a well-known artist. The empties are said to be worth about $100 each. Despite the hype, the beer seems to be less popular than anticipated. According to Børsen not a single one have been purchased at the restaurants.
With the missing sale at the restaurants in mind, I could conclude that we have missed our aim. I am sorry that we haven't been able to sell any, but we are not giving up. If we only can target the trend setters and celebrities in these restaurants, we will be able to alter the existing attitude towards beer.
Just a friendly reminder that the European Beer Festival will take place in Copenhagen 12th - 14th of September 2008.
There is less than 10 months to the best beer Festival ever! I hope to meet you in Copenhagen. The preparations are are well underway.
At this website you will on a regular basis be able to follow the progress. As of now you can already find information about transport, ticket prices and more general info.
The Dansh Beer Entusiasts make a vote for the best new Danish beer of the year. The finalists have been found and the second round of the voting is now running.
So, without further a due, I here bring you the ten finalists:
| Øl | Bryggeri | Procent |
| Double IPA | Midtfyns | 9,2% |
| Imperial Stout | Midtfyns | 9,5% |
| Julemumme | Kongens Bryghus | 6,6% |
| Monks Elixir | Mikkeller | 10,0% |
| Nekron Stout | Djævlebryg | 8,5% |
| Sort Jul | Ølfabrikken | 8,5% |
| Thy Eksklusive | Thisted | 7,1% |
| Triple IPA | Raasted | 9,0% |
| Willemoes Jul 2007 | Vestfyen | 10,5% |
| Willemoes Porter | Vestfyen | 9,8% |
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