It was founded in 2007 by Morten Valentin Lundsbak and Jacob Storm[1] in an old warehouse previously owned by the Church of Scientology.

[2] Its first beer to make it into the Ratebeer Top 50 was an Imperial Stout called Hr.

[3] This particular beer was crafted to celebrate a friend of the owners, Peter Frederiksen, who helped them for a whole year in setting up the brewery.

[4] In 2013, one of the labels for their beer Lust was censored by the Swedish state alcohol authority (Systembolaget) because it depicted a topless woman.

[6] In 2017, Amager Bryghus moved to larger premises at Kirstinehøj 38B in Kastrup, next to Copenhagen Airport.