têtes chercheuses
The intuitive Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, founder of a craft brewery, is not afraid to break with convention
Mikkeller’s unmistakable visual identity has been the work of designer Keith Shore since 2010.
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his is the story of a mathematics teacher who started brewing craft beer in his kitchen for fun and became a veritable hops mogul. In 2003, at the age of 27, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø first began to brew. “In the beginning, I was just trying to reproduce the taste of the beers I liked to drink,” recalls the tall, slim businessman. Back in those days, original, high-quality beers were piquing interest in many countries around the world; festivals became a standard event and Mikkel started entering tasting contests (which he won quite regularly). With support from a journalist friend, Kristian Klarup Keller, he founded the Mikkeller label. “To keep pace with all the orders we were getting, I cut back on my hours at the high school, before stopping completely in 2010.” In his spacious offices in Carlsberg,
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