What Pakhuset Braunstein does

Pakhuset Braunstein is a hospitality venue located on Køge harbour in Køge, Denmark, operating as part of the broader Braunstein microbrewery (parent: Bryghuset Braunstein, founded 2005). The venue was established in 2020 and is housed in a two-storey sustainable building designed by architectural firm Adept. It serves both individual consumers (locals and leisure visitors) and corporate clients through an integrated mix of on-site food and beverage operations, ticketed experiences, venue rental, and membership clubs.

Name

Pakhuset Braunstein

Legal name

Pakhuset Braunstein

Website

https://pakhuset.braunstein.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pakhuset Braunstein is a single-venue hospitality operator on Køge harbour in Denmark, combining a taproom, café, take-away pizza, ticketed craft beer and whisky experiences, venue rental for corporate and private events, and four membership clubs, all under the parent Braunstein microbrewery and distillery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Event Venue & Taproom

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Distilleries (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAG)

Keywords

• Craft brewery taproom
• Event venue rental
• Whisky tasting experiences
• Stone oven pizza
• Corporate event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Køge

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food & Beverage Sales: Revenue from on-site dining in the café and taproom, stone oven pizzas for dine-in or take-away, and bar sales of Braunstein craft beers and whisky.
2. Venue Rental & Private Events: Revenue from renting event spaces — HAV KIK (up to 100 guests), BYRUMMET (up to 12-16 guests), and full venue buyouts — for corporate conferences, private parties, Christmas lunches, weddings, funerals, and receptions.
3. Experiences & Tours: Paid experiences including whisky tastings (250 DKK/person public, 350 DKK/person private), beer brewery tours with tastings (175 DKK/person), quiz nights (75 DKK/person), fill-your-own-whisky-bottle experience, and communal dinners.
4. Retail — Gift Cards & Merchandise: Sale of gift cards for experiences and dining, available via the online gift card portal.
5. Club Memberships: Revenue from membership clubs including the Braunstein Cycling Club (BCC), Whisky Club, Beer Running Club (BRC), and DAC (Danish Ale Club).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pakhuset Braunstein is a hospitality and event venue located on Køge harbour in Denmark, operating as a community house for individual visitors and corporate/private event clients. It serves stone-oven pizzas, café food, and craft beer and single malt whisky from the adjacent Braunstein microbrewery and distillery, while renting event spaces (HAV KIK and BYRUMMET) for conferences, weddings, receptions, and funerals, and hosting ticketed experiences such as whisky tastings, brewery tours, quiz nights, and communal dinners.

Product overview

Pakhuset Braunstein is a hospitality venue operated as part of the Braunstein microbrewery, located at Køge harbor in Denmark. The offering consists of a taproom serving craft beer and whisky, a café and shop, take-away services featuring stone-oven pizzas, and various event experiences including brewery tours, whisky tastings, communal dining, quiz nights, and private event hosting. The venue provides multiple meeting and event spaces including HAV KIK (panoramic first-floor space for up to 100 guests) and BYRUMMET (harbor-view meeting room for up to 16). The company also operates membership clubs for cycling and whisky enthusiasts. Built by architecture firm Adept, the sustainable two-story building serves as a community gathering place for locals and visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Taproom On-site taproom serving craft beer from the Braunstein microbrewery and whisky from the distillery, paired with stone-oven pizzas and food offerings. Open Tue-Wed 16:00-21:00, Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:00-20:00.
• Café & Shop Café and retail shop offering beverages, food items, and Braunstein merchandise, open daily 10:00-17:00.
• Stone Oven Pizza Take-Away Stone-oven pizza take-away service ordered via a third-party ordering link with pickup hours varying by day (Tue-Wed 16:00-20:00, Thu 13:00-21:00, Fri 12:00-21:00, Sat 11:00-21:00, Sun 11:00-20:00).
• Meetings & Conferences (Møde & Konference) Conference and meeting facilities with AV equipment, offering half-day, full-day, and evening meeting packages in BYRUMMET (up to 16 seated) and HAV KIK (up to 80 seated), priced from 350 DKK per cover.
• Private Events & Conferences (Selskaber & Konference) Event hosting for weddings, private parties, receptions, Christmas parties, and funerals with panoramic Køge harbour views, offering buffet and menu catering tiers.
• Funeral Packages (Begravelsespakker) Three tiers of funeral commemoration packages: DEN LILLE (175 DKK/cover, coffee/tea/cake, min 20), MELLEM (250 DKK/cover, smørrebrød, min 30), DEN STORE (350 DKK/cover, Braunstein charcuterie).
• Christmas Lunch (Julefrokost) Christmas lunch packages including Julefrokost buffet from 650 DKK/cover or Julebuffet with open bar at 1,150 DKK/cover (minimum 36 covers).
• Reception Hosting Cocktail-style receptions with cup food canapés (smoked salmon, chicken breast, chocolate cake) from 350 DKK/cover, with 300 DKK corkage for BYOB wine.
• Private Party / Fest Menu Private party and celebration hosting with buffet menu from 595 DKK/cover or Fest Menu from 695 DKK/cover; children under 10 receive 50% discount, under 2 free.
• Whisky Tasting (Whisky Smagning) Guided whisky tasting experiences: open tastings (first Saturday of month, 250 DKK/person, 60-min, 3 samples) and private tastings for 10-40 persons (350 DKK/person, 90-min, 5 samples, Wed-Sat).
• Brewery Tour & Beer Tasting Guided tours of the Braunstein brewery with beer tastings (4 samples of 15 cl each), offered Fridays at 17:00 and Saturdays at 12:00, plus private tours (Thu-Sat, 13:00-20:00) for min 10 persons, priced at 175 DKK/person.
• Fill-Your-Own Whisky Bottle Experience (Tap Selv Whisky) Self-service whisky experience including a 60-min tasting (3 samples), guided distillery session, and filling of one 50 cl bottle directly from a cask.
• Communal Dining (Fællesspisning) Communal dining events held at 18:00 on the second Wednesday of each month, featuring shared dishes served on long tables.
• Quiz & Bingo Evening (Quiz & Banko Aften) Monthly quiz (first Thursday) and bingo (last Thursday) evenings featuring pizza, beer, and Braunstein prizes, priced at 75 DKK per guest.
• Gift Cards (Gavekort) Gift cards for experiences, dining, and events purchased online and redeemed on-site at the venue.
• Braunstein Cycling Club (BCC) Membership Subscription membership club bringing cyclists together to train, exchange experiences, and socialise over coffee or beer after rides.
• Whisky Club Membership Subscription membership club for whisky enthusiasts offering exclusive access to cask ownership and whisky-related experiences.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nørrebro Bryghus: Copenhagen-based microbrewery with attached full-service restaurant and event hosting; comparable in combining on-site brewery production with hospitality and private-event revenue.
• Torvehallerne: Copenhagen covered food market combining permanent food and beverage stalls with events and tastings; comparable as a curated food-and-drink destination with event programming.
• Amager Bryghus: Danish craft brewery with taproom and brand-led hospitality experiences; comparable as a craft brewery leveraging its production for direct-to-consumer venues.
• Bryggeriet Skovlyst: Danish brewery with integrated restaurant and event hosting in a destination setting; comparable brewery-plus-hospitality model outside Copenhagen.
• Indslev Bryggeri: Small Danish craft brewery with taproom and direct-to-consumer sales; comparable as a craft brewery leveraging on-site production for tastings and beverage sales.
• Reffen: Copenhagen street food and creative market with multiple food vendors, bars, and event programming; comparable as a multi-vendor food-and-drink venue with events and ticketed experiences.
• Apollo Brewing: Danish craft brewery with taproom operations; comparable as a craft beer producer using on-site venue for tastings and consumer engagement.
• Mikkeller: Danish craft brewery operating multiple taprooms and venues with integrated food, events, and tastings. Closest direct analogue to Pakhuset's brewery-plus-venue-plus-experiences model.

Broad incumbents

• Tivoli Gardens: Iconic Copenhagen entertainment and event venue with F&B, hospitality, and ticketed experiences; broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities (events, F&B, experiences) but a different core proposition.
• Meyers (Claus Meyer): Large Danish hospitality and food group operating restaurants, delis, and event catering; comparable only in scale and segment breadth — a broader incumbent rather than a single-venue operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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