Amager Bryghus

Double Dryhopped Hazy Fruit IPA w. peaches and apricots.

A hazed version of our West Coast IPA 'Envy' - a so-called Double Dryhopped Hazy West Coast IPA.

A double Dryhopped Hazy DIPA.

In the dying days of the 3rd Reich in May 1945, a little known race took place between special commandos from the British and the US Army. The goal was to reach the hop growing Hallertau region north of Munich first. You see, in 1943 a small cell from the German resistance – oh yes, it DID exist – targeted the German hop production in a secret sabotage mission. Just prior to the 1943 hop harvest, 15 brave saboteurs attacked the hop fields spraying the ripe hops with a solution consisting mainly of cat pee with added dill and essence of coconut. The idea was to demoralize both the German armed forces and the population in general. No hops would mean a complete halt to all beer production. The sabotage was successful, and for the remains of the war the German hop fields lay fallow, causing all sorts of wild mutations to take place as the hops grew uncontrollably. US president, Harry S. Truman, got word about this through military intelligence. Being a huge IPA fan, he immediately realized the potential for the American hop industry if the US Army could seize these interesting German hop mutations. The British command also heard about the Hallertau incident, but in typical British fashion they arrived late to the party. American special forces had already harvested a massive amount of mutated hop varieties and torched the rest, when the British arrived. So, there you have the explanation why the American hop industry constantly come up with new and exciting hops, while Britain seems forever stuck with East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Challenger and the like. 

We thought about this for a long time: what kinda beer would give us the utmost feeling of pride in The Sinner Series? Well, if you know Amager Bryghus you already know that Imperial Stouts have a special place in our hearts. So “Pride” simply had to be an Imperial Stout. What is special about this take on the style is that we boiled the h… out of it. Actually we boiled it for 6 hours, making for a richer and fuller version. We would never dare calling this the perfect Imperial Stout - that would be taking pride way too close to hubris! But we hope you enjoy it nonetheless. We’re not proud to be sinners, but at least we’re open about it…

Brewed from Pale Ale, Wheat, Crystal, Black, Chocolate malts and roasted barley, hopped with Zeus and fermented with an American yeast strain.

At the Amager brewery we are comfortably situated far away from small-town modesty; we are not afraid of excess, and the term “moderation” is simply not found in our vocabulary. To us, gluttony is considered a virtue rather than a sin - at least when it comes to one thing: hops! While making this beer we targeted the hops which shone brightest in our hop room, as if they were almost begging to be used in copious quantities. And that is what we did, as befits a Double IPA of the highest caliber. We have squandered to a sinful degree - and we love it. And we bet that you will too!
We’re not proud to be sinners, but at least we’re open about it…

From our series "Wicked Tales of Scotland" - 4 whisky barrel-aged beers released at the brewery February 2nd 2019.

10% Whisky Barrel Aged Peated Baltic Porter (Bowmore)

The Black Cat – or cat sith in the local tongue – is a fairy creature, always known for the white spot on its chest and for being as large as a grown-up dog. Known to haunt the Scottish Highlands, it was feared by the Scots, especially around the time of a death. If the corpse had not yet been buried before the Black Cat appeared, it would steal your soul before the gods claimed it. What was left behind was a soulless spirit, doomed to forever roam the borderlands between Heaven and Hell. Oh yes indeed, the Black Cat is a beast largely to be feared. Temperamental as most felines and risky to deal with. Some households feared that only a constant supply of fresh milk in the barn in a specific Black Cat saucer would keep them fortunate. And those farms that did not put out a saucer of milk would be cursed by having all of their milch cows run dry.

Perspective, what a motherfucker. It’s not uncommon for the same thing looked at from two different viewpoints to be seen slightly differently. Just like it isn’t unusual for minorly discrepant stuff to be acknowledged as equal. Same, same, but different. Different, different, but same. So when two brewers from one country currently brewing in opposite hemispheres teamed up to discuss a collaboration beer, the idea of playing with perception felt natural to both. And so it was that we sent our Brazilian import back to her homeland to play a little reference game with Cervejaria Dádiva. Would people there have conflicting opinions about a recipe released in two minorly modified versions? Would coconut outshine the original Goiabada imperial stout, or would the plain candy-like guava adjunct on its own appeal more? To take this further, we decided to fuck shit up by double mashing our own interpretation of Dádiva brewed ‘Point of View’, creating a fuller bodied beast – or beauty, depending on how you want to twist this. Your choice. Just make sure you try both before formulating an opinion. This still is a matter of perspective, after all.
This is a collaboration beer made with Cervejaria Dádiva, São Paulo, Brazil.

We have been named a bunch of hop freaks at Amager. In our veins no blood flows, only concentrated alpha acids. Therefore it was a pleasure to receive a visit from two like-minded souls: Tomme Arthur and Mike Rodriguez from Port Brewing in San Diego, California – home to the juiciest of IPA’s anywhere in the US. Together we created this crispy and bone dry West Coast IPA. Not suited for those faint at heart. Are you afraid of hops then run. If you are not then sit down, relax and enjoy your bottle of Wookiee juice.