ÅBEN: Enjoy a piece of Copenhagen in the city’s buzzing airport

From humble beginnings in Kolding, Danish craft brewery ÅBEN now resides in über-trendy ‘Kødbyen’ (the Meatpacking District). They are behind several successful bars in Denmark, including the most recent venture in Copenhagen’s airport Terminal 2. Here you can savour a taste of Copenhagen before you fly or begin your experience of the city before even leaving the airport.

From the brewing process, the beers, and the welcoming vibe in the brewery, to the locally designed interior of the bar in Copenhagen Airport, there is a distinct mark of quality to everything ÅBEN creates. With their latest venture, they have created calm surroundings in the buzzing airport to enjoy an unrushed start to your journey. Hugely popular amongst travellers in and out of Copenhagen, it has fast become the ideal meeting place to connect with friends before take-off or upon arrival.

Photo: Jonas Pryner Andersen

Beginning your trip with a visit to ÅBEN’s new bar in Copenhagen Airport Terminal 2 really is as good as it gets. It is a showroom of some of the best things Copenhagen has to offer and a local place in every sense, with 30 craft beers on tap, all brewed a mere ten kilometres away, and with an interior created by local design aficionados Spacon & X, known for their work with Hart Bakery and Noma.

Photo: Jonas Pryner Andersen

When entering the bar, you are met by distinctive space-divider panels made by Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio. The panels are custom-made using leftover malt grains – a by-product from ÅBENs own beer production, reminding visitors of the bar of the brewing process and the brewery itself. The panels are multifunctional, as both an art installation and as space dividers, creating a feeling of calm in the bar, and contributing to a rare breathing space in the middle of a busy airport.

ÅBEN offers snacks and pizza slices, the perfect companions to a pint of freshly brewed beer. They also have a cosy outside area to soak up the last bit of sun over Copenhagen before security check-in and take-off.

Photo: Clara Maj Pinholt

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