We know summer is approaching but that doesn't mean we're leaving our favorite dark, heavy beers behind. We had to try couple of the highest ABV beers released by Swedish breweries this year. Smedsbo Slott is beginning to become a regular on the show. Pascha is a called a stout on Untappd but they call it a Seasonal Ale. What's a seasonal ale? Who …

This episode was recorded before the tragic loss of Li. She was an amazing woman and helped create in the Malmö beer scene. She will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to Anders, Malmö Taproom and everyone affected by her passing. We haven't reviewed a Malmo Brewing beer from Malmö Taproom in a long time. They got a new head brewer last year and …

Summer is fast approaching so we wanted to look at some lighter beers. Wapno Lya Belgian Blonde is a 6% ABV that gets a little Belgian-ish without deep diving into the pure Belgian funkyness. Funky Fluid Free Szarlotka is a non-alcoholic apple pie gelato. It really hits the apple and cinnamon notes and feels like it would be a great non-alcoholic b…

We looked over the shelves at Systembolaget and found a couple of things that grabbed our interest. Two classic breweries have beers out. One is a classic and one is...something else. Nynashamns Angryggeri has been releasing some great traditional beers for years. Svenska Ölfrämjandet 40 år Jubileumsöl is a dark mild that celebrates their 40th anni…

Martin made a trip to Stockholm and picked up some beers. The subway system in Stockholm is amazing and worth the time to ride each line to see all the different decorations per stop. It's a lot of fun. Martin stopped on the Grona Linjen or Green Line because they have beers. He picked up two beers from them. Bira Bira Bira is a nice lager at 5% AB…

We searched around Systembolaget and found a couple of beers that peeked our interest. Martin found a Belgian IPA from Brouwerij-Kerkon. Hop Verdomme is a 7% ABV featuring 7 Flemish hops, which if 7 more than we were aware of. Stefan found an Irish dry stout from Sullivan's brewing. Black Marble comes in at 5.1% and give Guiness a run for it's mone…

It's Easter so that means it's time for Easter beers! What are Easter beers? I used to be boring lagers and brown ales but now it's just beers with an Easter theme. There were 108 beers released at Systembolaget to mark the holiday. Sadly, most of them didn't make it to shops in Malmö. We were able to find a few on the shelves. First is Bökebergs B…

We got some heavy hitters this episode. Big beers are always in season no matter the weather. Beerium has released their annual stout called Beeriums Friendly Giant 2025. Filled with notes of liquorice and chocolate, this stout is roasted really hard and the flavors come through. One of our favorite Norwegain breweries Lervig has come out their ann…

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Martin and Stefan remember when Cascade Brewing released beers into the European webshops. It was a huge moment for EU beer nerds. 10 years later, Cascade has ceased production sadly. They lament the demise of the sour powerhouse that helped bring sour beers to the mainstream. Cascade Blueberry Ale 2015 is from that first release and after 10 years…

Do you like Finnish beers? Of course you do. It's beer! We got to try two Finnish beers that are very local. Panimoyhtio Tuju Pumpattava Barbaari really excited Martin as his love of Conan the Barbarian is legendary. It's a simple 5% AVB lager that is great to drink after you crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations…

Another week brings an new collection of beers. Up first is from a hot new Finnish brewery Factory Brewing. Cosmic Dance is an exciting hazy DIPA made with Citra, Nelson Sauvin and Galaxy hops. We're looking forwad to trying more of their beers. Hopfully we get some Sweden soon. We paired it with a 3F Oude Geuze Blend No 49 from season 23/24. It's …

As spring is moving towards us, it's time to put away heavy beers and start thinking about lighter fare. We love sour and fruited beers. Martin was able to procure two subjects for today's episode. Fruktrocket Frukinger Plum is a 6% fruited sour beer that gives us a kiss of plum. Collective Arts Mango, Lime and Jalapeno gose sounds like it might a …

We haven't had many Romanian beers. Stefan was able to track down a couple of beers from a Romanian brewery called Clandestin. After butchering the name a few times, Stefan finally figrued out how to pronouce Non Perignon, a 7.5% ABV NEIPA. Brewed in collaboration with Voodoo Craft Brewery (not the US Voodoo), this NEIPA is made with motueka and ci…

Martin went dumpster diving on some webshops and found a couple of Founders barrel aged beers. Released years ago, who knows what horrors they have seen in warehouses and shelves. Remember when Founders was a thing? They've really disappeared from the European market the last few years. Velvet Rush (2021) is a brown ale which should have notes of c…

We got the gang together to cover three beers from Polish brewery Pinta. It got a little crazy and really went off the rails in several points. But that's to be expected when you get everyone together to podcast. We start with Risfactor Coconut and Coffee. This 11% ABV coffee stout starts us out with high expectations. Then we move to Liberty, a va…

We're keeping it local with two more Swedish breweries. Especially ones we haven't reviewed before. Sad Robot Velvet Opression is part of the Sveriges Oberoende Bryggerier release that we discussed last week. Velvet Opression is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. We really got into this one. At only 5.2% ABV, it takes like a fruit cake made with really dar…

Sveriges Oberoende Bryggerier is a collection of independent Swedish breweries. They have been releasing beers with the same label for a few months to show the depth and scope of independent Swedish brewers. We featured several of them during the 2025 Advent calendar. So far they have released over 30 beers. It's great to try so many different styl…

The holidays might be behind us but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate some Saints. Dugges has released a trilogy of barrel aged imperial stouts. Saint Nick is a Barbados rum barrel aged imperial coffee, cocoa, coconut and vanilla stout. Saint Vance is a Indiana Rye whiskey barrel aged imperial coffee, cocoa, coconut and vanilla stout. Lastly, Sa…

Slovakia is a beautiful country with a rich history. There is so much to see and do while you're there. While you'll find a lot of traditional breweries serving lagers and old world styles, the new beer scene is still in it's nacient days. Cierny Kamen is raising the craft beer game. We got to try two of their beers: Riwaka Time and Nexthopoit. Riw…

Stefan did some travelling over the holidays. He made it to Vienna, and of course, he picked up some beers. While you can find lots of great beers in Austria, you can't find a lot of craft beer. Fear not, he was able to find an incredible marzen from Bierschmiede. Werkstruk is a 5.2% ABV marzen that makes us sad we can't drink it all year round. We…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2025 and our first episode of the year. We don't want to waste any time and get right to it with two exciting beers. Poppels Grand Cru Strong Ale is a 12.6% ABV strong ale brewed with Swedish brewers Smedsbo Slott. THis strong agle is barrel aged strong ale hits strong but finishes with honey, raisins and a little marzepa…

That's a wrap for 2024. We hope you enjoyed the episodes as much as we enjoyed making them. We'll end the year on with a couple of beers from two of our favorite breweries. Martin brought 3 Fonteinen Prium Mirabelle blend no 25. This geuze has Mirabelle plums added and was added to Olorosso barrels. This is one of our favorite blends that 3F makes.…

All good things must come to an end and on day 24 of our 2024 Advent Calendar, we are going our in style. Närke Kulturebryggeri has released several Kaggen Stormaktsporters over the years. This 2021 edition is the Skotsk-Kaggen Stormaktsporter. It's their traditional imperial stout aged on Scotch whiskey barrels. What a great end to a wonder calend…

Advent 2024 Day 23 is the penultimate day of our little calendar. Dugges has been making lots of IPAs, sours and big imperial stouts. This little gem is a bourbon barrel-aged vanilla and chocolate stout. Lxy is rich and delicious with loads of vanilla and aged on Heaven Hill barrels for 36 months. Then they add grounded Standout Chocolate Dominican…

Advent 2024 Day 22 is the antepenultimate beer in our calendar. Ryssby Bryggeri continues our Swedish theme with a beer that asked a simple question, What the HELLES? This kolsch beer keeps it simple with a light, refreshing beer that is probablyl better on a warm summer day than a cold winter night. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcale…

Advent 2024 Day 21 is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Moody Tongue Bourbon Barrel Aged Gingerbread Imperial Stout from 2018 is bringing the holiday cheer. Moody Tongue Brewing Company is a micro brewery out of Chicago. This imperial stout has cinnamon and vanilla and is aged for 12 months on Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. #beer #craftbeer #dr…

Advent 2024 Day 20 keeps it simple. Swedish nano brewery Potum is just getting started. Their No Rain is a 5.3% ABV helles. Simple clean and drinkable...but also our most controverisal beer of the calendar. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcalendar #helles #lagerBy Stefan Halley & Martin Lindstrom

Advent 2024 Day 19 is a favorite of ours, the pastry sour. Mortalis Echidna is a fruited smoothie sour blending coconut, mango, kiwi, banana and pineapple. It's a total fruit smoothie with a 7% AVB. Mortalis does great pastry sours and this really hits the spot. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcalendar #sour #pastrysour…

Advent 2024 Day 18 has us celler diving. We go waaaaaaaaaay back in time to find a classic beer. This Greene King Strong Suffolk Vintage Ale is from 2007. At only 6% ABV, should it really have been cellared so long? We had to find out. In 2013, this beer was renamed to Strong Suffolk Dark Ale. It might be the oldest beer we've ever reviewed. #beer …

Advent 2024 Day 17 brings us another Oberoende beer. This time from Nyköping Brewing Co. Oberoende Rököl is a smoked beer made with beachwood smoked malts, Munich malts and dehusked black malk. Then they add some Magnum hops. The result is a lightly smoked easy drinking smoked beer. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcalendar #smokedbeer…

Advent 2024 Day 16 features a blond. Vreta kloster Bryggeri is one of the many participants in the independent brewery releases. There are around 30 beers released so far. Oberoende belgisk blond is a 6.6% ABV Belgian blonde. They are really great at deep diving into traditional Belgian styles. We always look forward to their releases. #beer #craft…

Advent 2024 Day 15 is from NYC. Evil Twin NYC has released Walking Down the Streets of NYC with a Christmas Tree Is Completely Normal. This is a NEIPA coming in at 6.5%. It's double dry-hopped with citry and galaxy hops. The result is a very drinkable NEIPA that won't look out of place when you're walking down the streets of NYC with a Christmas tr…

Advent 2024 Day 14 takes us to Belgium and the amazing Cantillion gueuze. Kriek 100 Lambic Bio 2020 is a cherry lambic. At 4 years old, it's still really strong. The great things about Cantillion lambics is that they really start coming to life around 5 years. We're at a good spot but this could use a couple more years. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #la…

Advent 2024 Day 13 keeps us in Sweden with Nääs Barley Wine 2024. This is part of their 10 year celebration and just in time for Christmas. We're glad to celebrate with them. It's a very traditional barley wine the keeps the style without adjunct or barrel aging. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #barleywine #advent2024 #adventcalendar…

Advent 2024 Day 12 comes from Swedish brewery Brewhuslan. Bloody is a red ale. This calendar is bringing us lots of different styles. We weren't sure what to expect but the can art really hooked us. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcalendar #redaleBy Stefan Halley & Martin Lindstrom

It wouldn't be an Advent Calendar if we didn't feature a beer from the brewery that started it all. Day 11 is To Ol 365 Day of Darkness 2023. This dopplebock was aged in calvados and cognac barrels. We're really excited about this and we'll always feature a To Ol beer in the calendar. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcalendar #dopplebock…

Advent 2024 Day 10 brings us Weldwerks Brewing German Chocolate Cake. We've had a very few milk stouts on the show over the years. Largely because there aren't a lot of milk stouts out there. Weldworks Brewing made milk stout with pecans, coconut, dark chocolate, milk sugar and vanilla. It takes a boring 5.5% ABV beer and jacks it up a few notches.…

Advent 2024 Day 09 takes us back to Sweden with Svartbergets Highlands. We don't see many breweries doing Scottish Ales. We love traditional styles and always look for a chance to feature them on the show. A scottish ale is a malty ale with a light roasty, caramel body that's easy to drink. Highlands is a traditional scottish ale that is very much …

Advent 2024 Day 08 is a big ole stout from the masters of big ole stouts in the Netherlands Moersleutel. We used to have a lot of their beers to review a few years ago but we backed off them a little. Cinnamon Bun Plasterer is another imperial stout this time with raisins, cinnamon, vanilla, tonka beans, coffee and cassonade sugar. It's really goin…

Advent 2024 Day 07 brings us winter cheer as always. It's sad that Mikkeller's Baghaven is no more. They did great wild ales. Ensenada Batch 1 is a prime example of that. This Danish wild ale aged in tequila barrels and blended with red grapefruit, sea salt and sabro hops creating an almost gose like experience. You've very lucky if you still have …

Advent 2024 Day 06 is a delight. Some said it was a collaboration that would never happen. Some said it's a collaboration that shouldn't happen. But Omnipollo and Närke Kulturebryggeri collaborated on a version of the Närke Kaggen series. Tårt-Kaggen is a double imperial porter with heather honey, bourbon barrels with raw and toasted coconut, Madag…

Advent 2024 Day 05 brings something a little different. So far we've had big stouts and barleywines and a relaxing geuze. Now it's time to get a little rough. Vault City makes great sour beers. They are really under valued. They are always cranking out odd combinations and flavors. Vault Dweller is a real kick in the teeth with it's upfront sour ca…

Advent 2024 Day 04 brings us an old friend. Nerdbrewing has been doing big stouts for a long time. They teamed up with Emperor's Brewing out of the UK for this one. Brute Force is an imperial stout with dark forest honey and aged on toasted coconut. It's another big beer coming in at 13.3% ABV. This calendar is definetly big and bold this year. #be…

Advent 2024 Day 03 brings us Smedsbo Slott Barley Wine Bourbon Oaked. Coming in at 14.5% AVB this is a big beer. A classic barleywine aged on bourbon oak, which probably means wood chunks and not barrels. We dig into this big boy and a little saucy. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2024 #adventcalendar #barleywine…

Advent 2024 Day 02 is here and with it comes 3 Fonteinen Cuvee Armand and Gaston Vintage 2017. We getting fancy this episode and drink our beer with our pinkies out, and not because we have syphillis. We're fancy. It's got all the tart notes of green apple and citrus that we love from a 3F geuze. If can sustain this level of quality, this will real…

Ooooh wheee...it's time. Let's kick this off. Advent Calendar 2024 has begun and it's day 01. Gamla Enskede Bryggeri kicks off the calendar with their annual release of Bloodofjupiter. This one is called 13 Anti-Christ Strong Ale. It's a strong ale mixed with lingonberries that boarders on a barleywine. At 13% ABV, it's a "Strong" start to the cale…

It's the final Thursday of November and that can only mean one thing...Systembolaget Julöl episode. We try five different Jul Öl beers released from Systembolaget at the beginning of November to help you understand which beers should be a part of your Christmas celebrations. This we picked a lot of milds, dark ales and bocks. Since Stefan always pi…

It's the UK vs US in a saison double header. Don't get to do back-to-back saisons very often. This is a real surprise. The Kernel is one of the UK's best producer of traditional style beers. They do a lot of traditional ipas, porters, table beers, saisons and more. Foeder Beer Mosaic is a farmhouse ale made with mosiac hops fermented in red wine ba…

We love the fall. The leaves change colors. The temperature gets colder. Stouts and Barleywines appear on the shelves. Autum brings so many wonderful changes. Evil Twin has brewed over a 1000 beers in their NYC brewery. How do we know? They released a beer called Batch No 1000 Brewed in NYC. This is an old ale made with maple syrup. While it's not …