Mikkeller
A Danish craft brewery founded in Copenhagen in 2006, its beers sold in some 50 countries and its bars open in cities abroad.
- Founded
- 2006
- Founded by
- Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and Kristian Klarup Keller
- Based in
- Copenhagen
Pictures © Mikkeller, from en.wikipedia.org.
Why it is renowned
Mikkeller's beers are sold in about 50 countries, and the brewery runs bars, taprooms and brewpubs abroad, among them San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, Berlin and Bangkok.1 Its early stout Beer Geek Breakfast won an international stout vote in 2006, which drew a distribution deal and set the brewery on its way.1
The story
Mikkeller was founded in Copenhagen in 2006 by two home brewers, the schoolteacher Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and the journalist Kristian Klarup Keller.1 It began as a "gypsy" or phantom brewer, owning no brewery of its own and renting time at other breweries, including in Belgium; over time it has released around 2,000 different beers.1 It opened its first US brewery in San Diego in 2016.1
What to know it by
- Beer Geek Breakfast2006Oatmeal stout brewed with coffee; won an international vote
- WarpigsIts brewpub in Copenhagen
Sources
- Mikkeller, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
Last checked 28 September 2026, against official sources.