Hornbeer

General information

The short version of the history about the brewery Hornbeer from Denmark:
Hornbeer is a farmhouse brewery founded in 2008 by Gunhild and Jorgen Fogh Rasmussen. Jorgen has had brewery as a hobby for more than ten years, and now the family was ready to commercialize brewing. But why a brewery? Because both Gunhild and Jorgen love beer - that’s the secret.
The first brewery was very small. Only 300 liter batch. But the brewery became quite popular. The first year, 2008, the stout from Hornbeer “Caribbean Rumstout” was elected as best new beer in Denmark.
An accident happend 3 months after the establisment. The 30. July 2008, the brewery burnt down to the ground. Now Gunhild and Jorgen had to start from scratch. A building was changed from garage to brewery. New and second hand equipment from the whole world was collected. In January 2009 the new brewery was ready for the first brew.
Now, 6 years later, the production is around 2000 hl/year.
Hornbeer is well known for a very different assortment. You can find among 30 different beers from the brewery. Fruitbeers, spontanuos fermented beers, lagers, ales, IPA’s, stouts and different season beers. Hornbeer´s philosophy is that the beers should be distinctive but still very drinkable.
Each beer has its own history, and the labels are very colourfull and try to make the world a bit more happy by it's often craxy and fancy figures. Gunhild has a gallery at the brewery and designs all the labels.
All our beer is brewed with the least possible consumption of resources. On the roof of the brewery, is mounted a lot of solar panels producing electricity to the brewery, and all the beer is chilled with naturally cooling from the ground. It’s our goal to brew all our beer CO2-neutral. A great amount of our beer is organic.
Many of the beers has been winning awards over the whole world. Below is shown a list of some the awards.
Hornbeer export beers to many countries. Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Poland, Russia, England, Canada, Brazil, China and some few others.
Hornbeer brewery was elected as “Brewery of the year in Denmark” in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
Awarded beers:
The Fundamental Blackhorn, Imperial Stout, 10%:
- Silver at World Beercup, San Diego 2012
- 2 x Gold in Stockholm 2011og 2012
- Gold in Bruxelles 2012
- Gold in Australia 2013
- Silver at European Beerstar, München 2013
- Best New Danish Beer 2011
Caribbean Rumstout, Imperial Stout, 10%
- Best New Danish Beer 2008
- Bronze at “European Beerstar 2013
Dryhop, buttomfermented hoppy lager, 5%
- Best Beer in France, Mondial de la bierre, Straasbourg 2011
- Silver at „Stockholm Beerfestival 2011

Framboise, fruitbeer with raspberry, 6%
- Silver Medal at European Beerstar 2011
TopHop, session IPA 5%
- Bronze as best new beer, Denmark 2013
Happy Hoppy Viking Double IPA 9,3%
- Silver at „Stockholm Beerfestival 2011”
Russian Imperial Stout,
- „Best Imperial Stout“ at the porterfestval, Göteborg , Sweden 2009
Hophorn, dark IPA 9,3 %
- Silver Medal as best new beer, Denmark 2011
Grisk, westcoast IPA 6,4%
- Bronze in Australia 2013
Black Magic Woman, smoked stout 10%
- Gold at Porterfestival Göteborg, Sweden 2010
- Silver as Beer of the year 2009