Brooklyn Brewery opens first overseas branch

On 28 March 2014, Nya (“new”) Carnegiebryggeriet, an 8,000 barrel brewery cum restaurant, opened in Stockholm. Behind the two-year project are Carlsberg Sweden and Brooklyn Brewery, plus some private investors. Sweden’s Minister of Rural Affairs, Eskil Erlandsson did the ribbon-cutting in the presence of Marc Jensen, CEO of Carlsberg Sweden, Brooklyn Brewery’s GM Eric Ottaway, Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and co-founder Steve Hindy.

Nya Carnegiebryggeriet is a revival of the Carnegie Brewery, a 178-year-old brand that is the oldest trademark in Sweden.

The new brewery is operated by a subsidiary of Brooklyn Brewery, one of America’s top 10 craft breweries. Nya Carnegiebryggeriet is the very first overseas joint venture with an American brewery. Brooklyn beers have been distributed by Carlsberg throughout Scandinavia. The Sweden-based staff of New Carnegie has been hired by and trained at Brooklyn Brewery under Garrett Oliver. They are brewmaster Anders Wendler, General Manager Fredrik Vogel, and brewers Josefine Karlsson, Christoffer Thurgesson, and Karl Fornarve.