We offer the following tours:
Carlsberg Classic
(45 minutes, max 45 participants)
Tour around Carlsberg introducing the history of Carlsberg, beer brewing and the beautiful buildings. The tour begins at the visitors centre in the buildings of the Old Carlsberg Brewery, which creates an authentic experience of brewing culture and bear witness to the importance of Carlsberg to Denmark's industrialization. From here our guide takes you to the beautiful villa of J. C. Jacobsen, which is the honorary house for prominent scientists and for many years was the home of Danish Nobel Price Winner Niels Bohr. Next stop on the tour is the central square of the Carlsberg area, the Brewer Square, where you learn the history behind the Star Gate, the Lighthouse and the Lotus Chimney. The tour ends by the Carl Jacobsen's opulent New Carlsberg Brewery and the Elephants Gate.
The Carlsberg Cellars
(75 - 90 minutes, max 25 participants)
The tour down the cellars under Carlsberg starts on the Brewer Square by the relief showing J. C.'s trip from Munich. Here the cellars are six floors and we walk on the 3rd floor via the abandoned pump aisle. Since the foundation of Carlsberg in 1847 the cellars have been used to keep the beer cold during storage. A good example of the storage can be seen in the room with 34 oak casks. The tour continues through "the aisle of death" and into the 100 meter long cellar under the Annexe Brewery, which was home to the first brewery of Carl Jacobsen. Next up we pass the brail tower and the oldest arched cellars. The tour ends at the old brewery where Visit Carlsberg, the stables, exhibition and Bar Jacobsen are situated.
The Old Carlsberg Brewery
(45 minutes, max 25 participants)
Visit Carlsberg is situated in the original buildings of J. C. Jacobsen's Old Carlsberg Brewery. On this tour you gain access to sealed floors and rooms documenting how beer was produced around 1850. The heavy machinery is high technology of the past at its finest and underlines the great importance of Carlsberg to the Danish industrialization. The tour starts by the entrance to the visitors centre and go through the entire brew process until bottling.
The new Copenhagen – the Carlsberg area then and now
(45 minutes, max 45 participants)
In 2009 the gates of a new town in Copenhagen were opened, when Carlsberg moved the production from Valby. The next 20 years Carlsberg will transform into the most pulsating town in Copenhagen. During the tour of the area the unique and protected buildings are identified and the plans for the new town are presented. In addition to the Old and New Carlsberg Breweries it is especially the four central monuments: the Lotus Chimney, the Lighthouse, the Star Gate and the Carlsberg Power Plant. As a supplement to the guided tour it is possible to see a model and sketches of the new town.
Information
The tours take place partly outdoors and with walking distances of up to 2 km including stairs.
Tours arranged from Tuesday to Friday between 10.00 and 16.30 has a tour price of 1.075 DKK + admission per person.
We also offer guided tours on weekends and outside opening hours as part of other activities at Visit Carlsberg. Price 2.900 DKK for a group.
Please notice: 'The Carlsberg Cellars' costs 1375 DKK + admission per person due to the duration of the tour.
To book a guided tour contact booking@carlsberg.dk.