The Old Brewery 

Location:
Gl. Carlsberg Vej

Architects:
J.C. Jacobsen/H.C. Stilling

Built:
1847/1878

The Old Brewery, where JC Jacobsen founded Carlsberg, was constructed in collaboration with the architect HC Stilling. Opened in 1847, it comprised a brew house, a storehouse and a half-timbered stable block.  JC Jacobsen named the brewery “Carlsberg” after his son Carl and the "berg" (Danish for "hill") on which it was built.

Various extensions were added up until 1867, when the brewery and the granary burnt down. The whole complex was rebuilt the same year, this time using iron in the supporting structures. 

The buildings and industrial plant were renovated in 1982 and the brewery was opened to the public.  In 1999, the site became part of the Carlsberg Visitors Centre (www.visitcarlsberg.com).