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Beer bars

Copenhagen is world-famous as the home town of Carlsberg. As recently as the 1990s you had to scour the length and breadth of the city for any beer that was not Carlsberg or Tuborg, its sister brand. This is no longer the case, and the microbrew revolution has become more firmly established in Copenhagen than in many other European capitals. Denmark’s most famous microbrewer is Mikkeller’s Mikkel Borg Bjergsø. Visit the original Mikkeller Bar in Victoriagade to get a taste of what it’s all about. Or else Mikkeller Baghaven, located by Reffen, the large food market on Refshaleøen. Once Mikkeller has been mentioned you can’t also avoid having to mention the twin at Evil Twin Brewery, which is operated by Mikkel Borg Bjergsø’s twin brother. In the beginning, many people believed the rivalry between the two breweries was a marketing stunt, but in recent years it has become apparent that it’s actually deadly serious – and that both breweries make exciting beers. If you prefer to cheer for the other brother, Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, you’ll be visiting Himmeriget (“the Kingdom of Heaven”) on Åboulevard, which also has beer from other interesting breweries on tap. If you think bigger is better, you might consider swinging by Taphouse in Lavendelstræde, which boasts of having Europe’s largest selection of beers on tap since it opened in 2014 (it has 61 taps at the time of writing.)