People Like Us

Beer With a Job to Do

4.5 of 5

Up to two thirds of adults with autism or ADHD in Denmark are out of work, according to the people behind this bar, and they decided a brewery was a good way to argue with that number. People Like Us beer is brewed and served by a team in which seven in ten staff are neurodivergent. Their slogan is that boxes are for beer, not for people. It is a fair line, and they mean it.

The bar on Jagtvej is pink, which you will notice from the street, with special beer on tap and in cans, and a full events calendar: tastings, pop and music quizzes, stand-up, live music, even knit-and-drink evenings. The range covers crisp pilsners, creamy stouts, hoppy IPAs and sours. Jakob, one of the bar assistants, hosts tastings. Flemming, who runs operations and the bar, won a Danish leadership prize in 2024 for wellbeing at work, and in 2025 the company was a finalist for a social impact prize alongside Danske Bank and DSB. In October 2026 Mette Saga, who runs the company, was named CEO of the Year at Denmark's Mental Health Awards, and Visit Copenhagen lists the bar among the city's best beer bars. Not bad for a social innovative microbrewery.

Go on a weeknight when there is something on, sit at the bar and ask for a tasting. Be patient and be kind, which is good advice for any bar and better here. Buy a few cans on the way out. Rarely does a pint do this much work.

Order this: A guided tasting at the bar, Whatever new beer the team has just released, Cans from the bottle shop to take home
The damage: $$
Go: A weeknight with something on the events calendar
Find it: Jagtvej 135, 2200 København N
Website: peoplelikeus.dk