Brøggeriet forced to pour 5000 liters of beer down the drain

This story hurts to tell. The microbrewery Brøggeriet in Sønderborg, Denmark have had somewhat of a unpleasant start. A couple of hours prior to the grand opening this friday September 7, the owners were forced to pour all their beer down the drain. There was nothing wrong with the beer.

The real problem is that the beer has been brewed on the equipment prior to the approval from the health inspectors and therefore is not allowed to be sold at all. Memebers from The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) overlooked that all the beer was down the drain. 30 minutes later the brewery was approved to brew and sell beer.

The grand opening was without their own beer but Brøggeriet is working on the next and valid batch of beer as an officially approved brewery - the fist batch is ready within 3 weeks.