Danish Pub Guide: the best beer bars, pubs and brewpubs

Danish Pub Guide

Køge - Odense - Århus - Svaneke

Introduction
This is a small guide to beer pubs in Denmark. It has been compiled using "internet research": that is, from the websites of the pubs concerned. I am quite aware that it does not cover Denmark comprehensively. My principal aim was to include the major Danish towns. The reasoning being that these are the places most likely to be visited by foreign tourists. I have a separate guide dedicated to the pubs of Copenhagen, The site of Danske Ølentusiaster has a much longer list of Danish beer pubs, though sadly only in Danish.		Index Aabenraa pubs Copenhagen pubs Herning pubs Holstebro pubs Køge pubs Odense pubs Struer pubs Værløse Pubs Århus pubs Ørbæk pubs Svaneke (Bornholm) pubs Danish brewing industry Danish beer styles Danish Breweries Faroe Breweries

Danish Pub Guide

Aabenraa Pubs

Fox and Hounds
H.P. Hansens Gade 10, 6200 Aabenraa. Tel. 74 62 26 22 Email: mail@fox-hounds.dk http://www.fox-hounds.com/
Opening hours:
Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 60
Regular draught beers: Guinness Stout Kilkenny Foster's Lager John Bull Bitter Newcastle Brown Ale Carlsberg Pilsner "Hof" Carls Special Carlsberg Porter Carlsberg Elephant Hoegaarden Witbier St. Andrew's Ale Strongbow Cider
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One of a chain of Scottish pubs. The bottled selection contains some Belgian classics, as well as offerings from Scotland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
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Herning Pubs

Fox and Hounds
Østergade 17, 7400 Herning. Tel. 97 21 69 66 Email: mail@fox-hounds.dk http://www.fox-hounds.com/
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Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 60
Regular draught beers: Guinness Stout Kilkenny Foster's Lager John Bull Bitter Newcastle Brown Ale Carlsberg Pilsner "Hof" Carls Special Carlsberg Porter Carlsberg Elephant Hoegaarden Witbier St. Andrew's Ale Strongbow Cider
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One of a chain of Scottish pubs. The bottled selection contains some Belgian classics, as well as offerings from Scotland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
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Holstebro Pubs

Fox and Hounds
Nørregade 26, 7500 Holstebro. Tel. 97 42 31 11 Email: mail@fox-hounds.dk http://www.fox-hounds.com/
Opening hours:
Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 60
Regular draught beers: Guinness Stout Kilkenny Foster's Lager John Bull Bitter Newcastle Brown Ale Carlsberg Pilsner "Hof" Carls Special Carlsberg Porter Carlsberg Elephant Hoegaarden Witbier St. Andrew's Ale Strongbow Cider
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One of a chain of Scottish pubs. (I suppose it makes a change from Irish pubs. I wonder if anyone has thought of Welsh pubs yet?) The bottled selection contains some Belgian classics, as well as offerings from Scotland, Germany and the Czech Republic. New local micro Baggårds brews a house beer "A Foxy Ale".
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Baggårds Bryggeriet
Danmarksgade 4, Gården, 7500 Holstebro. http://www.baggaardsbryggeriet.dk/
Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:00 - 15:00, Sat. Sun closed.
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The sampling room of microbrewery Baggårds.
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Køge Pubs

Hugo's Vinkælder
Brogade 19, 4600 Køge. Tel. 5665 5850 Fax: Email: mail@hugos.dk Homepage: http://www.hugos.dk
Opening hours: Mon-Thur : 10.00 - 23.00 Fri-Sat : 10.00 - 01.00 Sun closed
Number of draught beers: 6
Number of bottled beers: 70
Regular draught beers: Guinness Stout Kilkenny Tuborg Grøn 4.6% Tuborg Classic 4.6% Tuborg Classic Hvede 4.6% Tuborg Porter 8.2% Interesting Danish bottled beers: Maribo Den Blå 5.7% Fuglsang Black Bird 5% Fuglsang Bock 7.6% Hancock Gambrinus (Lys and Mørk) 9.8% Hancock Black Lager 5% Refsvindinge Ale No. 16 5.7% Thisted Limfjordsporter 7.9% Carls Black 5.6% Carls Hvede 5.8%
Food: Snacks, meals.
Cellar pub with bare brick walls a stone flagged floor and plain wooden furniture. It has a beamed ceiling and a grand old carved stone fireplace. It was established in 1968 by Hugo Jørgensen in the basement of his delicatessen. It sells around 50 different foreign beers - Belgian, British and German - and a reasonable selection from Denmark's smaller breweries.
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Odense Pubs

Cafe Biografen
Brandts Passage 39-41, 5000 Odense C. Tel: 66 13 16 16 Fax: Email: http://www.cafebio.dk/
Opening hours: Mon - Wed 11:00 - 23:00, Thur - Fri 10:30 - 00:30, Sat 11:00 - 00:30, Sun 11:30 - 23:00, public holidays 13:00 - 23:30
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Food: Snacks 20-60 DEK, meals 50-70 DEK.
Pub in a cinema with a wide selection of Danish beer.
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Carlsens Kvarter
Hunderupvej 19, 5000 Odense C. Tel. 6311 0110 Fax: Email: carlsens@post7.tele.dk Homepage:http://www.carlsens.dk
Opening hours: Mon-Thur 11:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00, Sun 13:00-01:00
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A beer bar specialising in Belgian beers. It has draught beers from many smaller Danish breweries, including the Brøckhouse microbrewery. Used by Danske Ølentusiaster for their branch meetings.
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Christian 4-tal
Vintapperstræde 31, 5000 Odense C. Tel. 6617 8856 Fax: Homepage:
Opening hours: Mon-Thur 11:00-24:00 Fri-Sat 11:00-01:00 Sun closed
Number of draught beers: 14
Number of bottled beers: +-50
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Food: Snacks, meals.
A beer bar in the centre of Odense specialising in draught British beer.
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Bryggeriet Flakhaven
Flakhaven 2, 5000 Odense C. Tel.: 66 12 02 99 Email: flakhaven@bryggeriet.dk http://www.bryggeriet.dk/flakhaven
Opening hours: Mon - Sat 11:30 - 22:00, Sunday 11:30 - 17:00
Number of draught beers: 3
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Regular draught beers: Flakhavens Ale Flakhavens Pilsner
Food: Snacks 40-70 DEK, meals 80-160 DEK. Beer 40 DEK for 0.4 l.
Brewpub and steakhouse.
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Struer Pubs

Den glade pingvin
Søndergade, 7600 Struer. Tel: 9785 2159 http://www.pingvinen-struer.dk/
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Number of draught beers: 8
Number of bottled beers: 5
Regular draught beers: Guinness Stout Kilkenny Tuborg Grøn 4.6% Tuborg Classic 4.6% Tuborg Classic Hvede 4.6% Tuborg Classic Gylden Franziskaner Hefeweissbier Franziskaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel
Food: Snacks, meals.
Pub restaurant. The bottled selection includes beer from the microbrewery Baggårds.
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Værløse Pubs

Bryggeri Skovlyst
Skovlystvej 2, 3500 Værløse. Tel.: 44 98 65 45 Email: info@bryggeriskovlyst.dk http://www.bryggeriskovlyst.dk/
Opening hours: Sun - Wed 12:00 - 23:00, Thur - Sat 12:00 - 24:00
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Regular draught beers: Brown Ale Pilsner Hvede Honning Ale India Pale Ale Havre Stout
Food: Snacks, meals.
Brewpub just outside Copenhagen.
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Århus Pubs

The Cockney Pub
Maren Smeds Gyde 8/Sct. Clemens Stræde, 8000 Århus C. Tel: 86 19 45 77 Email: Info@Cockneypub.dk Homepage: http://www.cockneypub.dk/
Opening hours: Mon - Thur 11:00-24:00 Fri 11:00-02:00 Sat 11:00-18:00 and 21:00-02:00
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Sells cask-conditioned British beers. Bills itself as an English-style pub. It also stocks beers from the Danish micro Wintercoat.
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Ris Ras filliongongong
Mejlgade 24, 8000 Århus C. Tel. 8618 5006 Fax: Email: cafe@risras.dk Homepage: http://www.risras.dk
Opening hours: Mon - Sat 11:00-02:00, Sun 11:00-24:00
Number of draught beers: 8
Number of bottled beers: 100
Regular draught beers: Blanche de Namur 4.5% Leffe Blond 6.5% Leffe Brune 6.5% St. Feuillien 9.5% Danish bottled (interesting ones): Refsvindinge Ale No. 16 5.7% Refsvindinge Enkens Anden Lyst 5.7% Refsvindinge Hvid Guld 5.7% Fuglsang Black Bird 5% Hancock Gambrinus (Lys and Mørk) 9.8% Hancock Black Lager 5% Thisted Limfjordsporter 7.9% Svaneke Brygnus Classic 4.6% Svaneke Brygnus Mørk Guld 5.8% Svaneke Brygnus påskebryg 5.8% Brøckhouse India Pale Brøckhouse Rød Brøckhouse Hvede
Food: Snacks, meals.
The bottled beers can be broken down like this: 40 Belgian (usual lot - Leffe, Westmalle, Rochefort, but also Westvleteren) 20 Danish 10 Dutch (La Trappe, Robertus) 10 German/Czech A specialist beer pub with a good range of beer from small Danish breweries. The bar has a selection of board games available.
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Sherlock Holmes Pub
Frederiksgade 76d, 8000 Aarhus C. Tel. 8612 4050 Fax: Email: mail@sherlock-holmes.dk Homepage: http://www.sherlock-holmes.dk/
Opening hours: Mon: 13:00 - 24:00 Tue - Wed: 13:00 - 04:00 Thur - Sat: 12:00 - 06:00 Sun: 14:00 - 24:00
Number of draught beers: 14
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Regular draught beers: Carlsberg Pilsner "Hof" Carls Special Carlsberg Porter Carlsberg Elephant Carlsberg Hvede "Wheat" Beer Guinness Stout Kilkenny Caffrey's Irish Ale John Smiths Bitter Shepherd Neame Spitfire Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger Boddington's Bitter Newcastle Brown Ale Strongbow Dry Cider
Food: Snacks, meals.
English-style pub in the centre of town. They have a quiz every Tuesday and Sky for the football. Just like being back in blighty. They also have a wide selection of Scottish and Irish whisky.
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Bryggeriet Sct. Clemens
Kanikkegade 10-12, 8000 Århus C Tel. 8613 8000 Fax: 8613 8611 Email: clemens@a-h-b.dk Homepage: http://www.bryggeriet.dk/clemens
Opening hours: Mon-Thur 11.30-24.00, Fri-Sat 11.30-01.00, Sun and public holidays closed
Number of draught beers: 2
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Regular draught beers: Sct. Clemens 4.6%
Food: Snacks, meals.
Homebrew pub. Large, modern brewpub with a heavy pine theme. Very similar to the sister pub in Copenhagen. They also offer a second, seasonal draught beer.
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Ørbæk Pubs

Ørbæk Kro
Hovedgaden 1, 5853 Ørbæk. Tlf. 65 33 14 25 Fax 65 33 14 65 Email: info@orbak-kro.dk http://www.orbak-kro.dk/
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Number of bottled beers: 12
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Food: Snacks 50-115 DEK, meals 100-150 DEK. Beer 25-38 DEK for 0.33 l.
Large pub/restaurant/hotel that looks pretty posh. It sells the full range from local microbrewery Ørbæk, plus beers from Denmark's best-respected independent brewery, Refsvindinge.
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Svaneke (Bornholm) Pubs

Svaneke Bryghus
Svaneke Torv 5, 3740 Svaneke. Tel. 5649 7321 Fax: Email: mail@bryghuset-svaneke.dk Homepage: http://www.bryghuset-svaneke.dk
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-late, (in Winter 12:00-24:00)
Number of draught beers: 3
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Regular draught beers: Bornholmer Bryg Classic4.6% Bornholmsk Stout5.8% Mørk guld5.8%
Food: Snacks, meals.
Brewpub on the island of Bornholm.
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