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Drinks Beer Carlsberg

Elephant Beer

Carlsberg's strong pale lager, sold as Carlsberg Elephant and named for the elephant statues that guard the brewery gate.

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Carlsberg

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A can of Carlsberg Elephant
A can of Carlsberg Elephant

Pictures © Carlsberg, from carlsberggroup.com.

Why it is renowned

Carlsberg Elephant is the strong lager in Carlsberg's range, of Danish origin.1 In the United States it is among the Carlsberg beers imported directly from Denmark.2 Its name and label carry the elephant, one of the brewery's early emblems, after which some of its lagers are named.2

The story

Carlsberg links the name to the statues that guard its brewery gate.31 It is pale gold, with a malty character, a note of caramel and a dry bitterness.1 The group lists it as a bock of 7.2 percent alcohol; Carlsberg's own beer site describes an extra strong, full-bodied pilsner of pilsner malt and rice at 6.2 percent.13

Sources
  1. Carlsberg Elephant, Carlsberg Group. carlsberggroup.com, read 1 October 2026.
  2. Carlsberg Group, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 1 October 2026.
  3. Carlsberg Elephant Beer, Carlsberg. carlsberg.com, read 1 October 2026.

Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.