We're staying in the neighborhood and visited Scandwich. This is one of Malmö's best sandwich shops. But that's a bit a misnomer. The sandwiches are full meals. Grab and knive and fork because you're going to need to dig in to tackle these monsters. After years of developing a following, they were able to open their own restaurant and get a tap sup…

It's summer and we're on the road. Or at least down the street. We are hitting up several bars and restaruants around Malmö all summer. We kick this off with Mikkeller Moriskan. We reviewed this location a few years ago and it was great. We thought it was time to get out and revisit this summer popup. Is it still a popup bar if it's in the same pla…

Last episode we said it's time to put away the stouts and barleywines. We may have spoke too soon. This week, we have a double dose of Frontaal barrel aged beers. Frontaal Brewing Churchill BA Vol. 1 is an imperial stout aged on Wild Turkey barrels. This is straight down the barrel. It does what says on the label and not more than that. Piece of Ca…

Ahhh...summer time is finally here and that means we put away our pastry stouts and barleywines for something light, crisp and easy to drink on a warm day. There have been several posts Instagram and Facebook about how Sweden's best pilsner is Helsinge Pilsener. We wanted to test that against one of our favorite Hapi Pils from Hyllie Bryggeri. Hels…

Today's a very special episode. It's not often we get to celebrate Sweden National Day on the same day as an episode. But that's not all, it's also Martin's 400th episode. Of course something this special had to have special beers and special friends to join. We called in our beer nerd friends and we get busy celebrating. We have two from Eighth St…

We're keeping it Swedish with a couple of fun new beers. Vigrum Bryggeri is a new one for us. We got our hands on a bottle of Modern Lager. This IPL comes in at 6% and blends the lager with a slightly hoppy finish. We're looking forward to trying more from Vigrum Bryggeri. Kosta Bryggeri is also new to us. We decided on the Modern English, a 5.8% E…

Martin took a little trip to Breda, Netherlands. He was able to collect a few beers while he was there to bring back with him. Breda is a small little down just north of the Belgian boarder and has a suprising number of quality beer bars. The first beer we get to try is from Brouwerij de Manskerel Manskerel Quad Barrel Aged. This barrel aged Belgia…

Sometimes we like to go exploring in Systembolaget. We found a couple of interesting beers to review. Hyllie has been really working the larger, pils and IPA game really well. Some of their other traditional attempts have been just a little off the mark. Devilish is a Belgian strong golden ale that really nails the style. We were blown away by how …

Poppels is one of the larger independent breweries in Sweden. They have released some special barrel aged beers. Barrel Aged Barley Wine - Cognac, Rhum and Port is a 13.5% ABV barrel aged monster. It really packs a mouthful of flavor. Rhum Bourbon Rum Stout contains rhum, rum and bourbon. What's the difference between rhum and rum? You'll have to l…

We got some fun beers to try this episode. Malmö Meadery has been producing some really good meads for a few years now. They have been releasing single fruit meads have been pretty good. Martin knows how much Stefan loves guava so of course he brought Exclusive - Guava Mead. Not sure guava needs to be made into a mead but here it is. Founders Brewi…

Getting Swedish again with two really fun local breweries. Vreta Kloster Bryggeri continues to pump out really good traditional Belgian styles. St Lars 13 is a Belgian quadrupel made to celebratet the 15 anniversary of DeKlomp in Linköping. They are really killing these traditional styles. Electric Nurse Angry Moose is an imperial stout that is you…

Getting back into some low ABV beers again. Danish brewers Gamma and Fano Bryghus teamed up to create what some call a shandy, others call a radler. We call it Fruit Suit. This clocks in at a 2.7% ABV and blends grapefruit and orange into a tasty mix. Because Martin likes to watch Stefan recoil in horror, he didn't hesitate to bring a guava beer. S…

You know we love Danish brewers To Ol. We haven't seen much of them lately, which is a shame. Systembolaget recently got two versions of Goliat, regular and cognac. You know we can't pass up a chance to do a side-by-side comparison. Goliat is an imperial stout with coffee and raw cane sugar. Just a classic combo of base imperial stout goodness. Rea…

Another week, another episode. Now that spring is arriving, we're moving away from heavy stouts and barleywines and into light and dare I say it...low ABV beers. A few years ago low ABV was a disgrace. These days every brewery is putting out several low ABV beers with lots of styles and options. Dugges En Svagare Öl is a 3.5% NEIPA. That's a danger…

We've been trying a lot of traditional beer styles recently. This episode we wanted to get a little off the beaten path with something different. Beerblioket Cherry Almond Pie Surprise is a cherry and almond sour ale. The surprising part is how little it tastes like cherry and almonds. Next up is Stigbergets Stig Noir. Now we're not huge fans of bl…

We don't have many German bars in Skåne. There is a great one in Lund. Rauhrackel has been around for what feels like forever. We've been looking forward to checking it out. They have a pretty good selection of German beers on tap and a quite a few bottles. Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg is a micro brewery specializing in traditional styles. We got to …

It's three times the fun with three times the ABV. We have the marketing focused Omnipollo series called Three Times Three. Seven breweries all brew the same beer. It's an interesting challenge that shows how much the brewery making the beer can make a difference. Omnipollo is the first to release Three Times Three Vol 2. This TIPA comes in a smoot…

We are exploring the brewing possiblities of Sweden. Stjernsund Brygghus is exploring a style not often seen in Sweden. California Commons is brewed with lager yeast but fermented at ale fermentation temperatures. It was made famous by Anchor Brewing Company. It's an interesting attempt at the style. Oceanbryggeriet likes to do cask ales and tradit…

Spainsh brewery Laugar has been cranking out a wide variety of beers for years now. Martin brought two of their latest stouts. Midnight Harvest is an imperial stout aged in Porto wine and Bourbon whisky barrel aged. The two give a lot of character to the base stout but that's not always a good thing. Aupa Tovarisch Armagnac BA is their classic Aupa…

We went classic with a couple of well respected beers from master brewers. Cantillon releases a lot of one off beers every year. They have nice group of regular releases as well. Fou' Foune is a blend of 18 to 20 month lambics with Bergeron apricots and Italian apricots. It's tart, fruity and always a thrill to have. Next is Thomas Hardy's Ale, The…

We got a little crazy this episode. Martin found a classic bottle from Brekeriet, back when they only released 750 ml bottles in foreign webshops. Now you can find loads of their amazing beers in Systembolaget. Back in 2015 you could only get a a few like Sour & Salt. The fresh bottles are lightly tart with a nice saltiness. This hasn't aged as wel…

We made it out to Metro in Malmö. They have an interesting tap list but where they excel is their bottle list. They have a wide selection of bottles and cans to choose from. We started with an Orval. This Belgian pale ale is a true classic and just hits right every time you have it. It always makes you wonder why you don't drink it more often. Then…

It's time to feature some recent Swedish releases. Show favorite brewery Remmarlöv has released a double IPA version of their traditional Jennius IPA. The Double Jeenius is a bolder version of their traditional IPA. This isn't hazy or malty but just a strong, traditional DIPA. Elm Eleven has been very successful with their pastry sour beers. We Are…

Stefan was able to travel to Germany a couple of weeks ago, so you know what that means...German Beers! Lubeck and Hamburg are amazing cities to visit with loads of art and culture. He didn't bother with any of that and just went for the beers. Sudden Death Brewing is based out of Lubeck. They opened an amazing taproom that is a destination spot fo…

Casual Street Food is an award winning hamburger joint plus fish tacos. The burgers are top notch and their beer selection is usally very interesting. They have tap takeovers on a regular basis which keeps us coming back. We had to try the house beer, Casual Modern Lager. This amber lager is brewed by Malmö's Rocket Brewing Company. It's always fun…

Opopoppa is an oddly named pizza place in Malmö. Not only do they have great pizzas and calzones but also an exciting selection of beers. We managed to get two interesting ones. To Ol Svos is an easy drinking American IPA. It's straight up the middle to style IPA pairs well with pizza. Shapes & Objects Beer Co is a new brewery here in Sweden. They'…

Welcome to 2024. We are here to drink some beer! Kicking off a new year is always exciting so full of hopes and dreams for amazing new beers to try. We start off with a new brewery called Mason Ale Works. Their nonsense fuel is a hazy DIPA double dry hopped with enigma, rakau, HBC 431 and HBC 586. A strong beer to start off the year. Tha's followed…

It's the end of year and of course we have one last episode to give you. Drinking tasty beers takes no breaks and neither do the episodes. As always, Martin brings his best to the episode with an outstanding 3 Fonteinen. Zenne Frontera Blend No 94 is a blend of five lambics aged in nine Oloroso barrels and one Amontillando barrel. Stefan didn't wan…

All good things must come to an end. Advent 2023 Day 24 closes out not with a wimper but with a bang. It's time to celebrate with Narke Kulturbryggeri Kaggen Stormaksporter 2019. What an amazing beer. We really enjoyed this and it felt like the perfect way to end the calendar. It's been a great calendar with lots of surprises. We hope you enjoyed i…

Advent 2023 Day 23 is our pentultimate episode. Don't worry, we still have plent of great beer to share. Sudden Death Brewing Mystic Blood Crypt is a 5.8% AVB pastry sour. Filled with raspberry, plum and beetroot juice, it smells like dirt but tastes like raspberries. It's an odd thing to wrap your head around. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #sourbeer #p…

Advent 2023 Day 22 has us walking the plank. We're in deep waters with a 16.2% ABV imperial porter. You'll need your sea legs to take on this big titan. Avery Brewing Plank'd is an imperial coconut porter aged in rum barrels. They only released it three times over the years. This one if from 2018. It might be past it's prime but it still packs a pu…

We are drawing to an end of our calendar. It's sad to see things winding down but on Day 21 we still have plenty to celebrate. Continuing our theme of defunct breweries, Stockholm Brewing Company is closing down. They released a raspberry, vanilla oude bruin on the way out. Jammin is a 5.7% Flanders oude bruin made with Duckpond. We don't get a lot…

First featured in a collab, Stigbergets gets their own day. Advent 2023 Day 20 has Imperial DDH Killer Pale. This NEIPA is a 7.5% ABV made with Phantasm, a thiol precursor powder extracted from Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc grapes. What does that mean? We have no idea, but it sure sounds fancy. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #stigbergets #NEIPA…

Advent 2023 Day 19 is our second Dragon's Milk from New Holland. Also not a stout, Tales of Gold is a bourbon barrel aged golden ale with milk sugar. This one caught us off guard. We didn't know what to expect. What a true advent surprise. We think it's the first golden ale we reviewed on the show. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #goldenale #newholland #d…

Advent 2023 Day 18 is from the US brewery Bruery Terreux. This collaboration betweeen Bruery Terreux and Garage Project blends lemon balm, camomile and wildflower honey with a oak aged saison. Ngongo is the Maori word for "nectar" and "honey". #beer #craftbeer #drinks #bruery #ngongo #saison #farmhouseale…

It is Advent 2023 Day 17 and OMG...it's another Tilquin Meerts. This time with Pinot Gris grapes. What can we say about this one? Still really good and pinot gris grapes blend wonderfully with the Tilquin lambic. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #tilquin #lambic #gueuzeBy Stefan Halley & Martin Lindstrom

Day 16 of the 2023 Advent calendar is a collaboration between Stigbergets and Apex. We've already had an APEX DIPA beer earlier this calendar. This collab is a imperial milk stout called Back Already? We're not a fan of milk stouts and Stefan really doesn't like hazelnut in beers. Imagine our surprise when we both enjoyed this beer. #beer #craftbee…

Advent 2023 Day 15 brings us our third Tilquin Meerts variant. This time it's Syrah grapes. Like the previous two, it's a fun 5.4% AVB gueuze that's easy to drink. All three of these been really good and would be a perfect bottle to share over a meal. Maybe next year... #beer #craftbeer #drinks #gueuze #tilquin #syrah…

Speaking of Nerdbrewing, Advent 2023 Day 14 is Nerdbrewing Indexoutofbounds Mulato Edition 2016. This holds up surpringly well. You still get the mulato chili spice but the stout has turned to liquorice and is a little dusty. Martin had to dig deep into his cellar to find this. It's real Christmas treat. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #adventcalendar #ad…

Advent 2023 Day 13 gives us one of the best up and coming breweries in Sweden. Elm Eleven started a couple of years ago and is part of the Molecule Brewing group together with Chad Beer and NerdBrewing. Alien by Choice is another beer that doesn't sound like it would work on paper, blackcurrant, guava, passionfruit biscuit crumble sour. It's too ma…

Advent 2023 Day 12 is a return to the Tilquin Meerts line. Tilquin Meerts au Riesling is made with...you guessed it...Riesling grapes. Bottle fermented and tasty as hell. This continues to be an impressive annual release from Tilquin. The calendar continues to impress and the lambics are flowing. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #advent2023 #adventcalendar…

Advent 2023 Day 11 give us one of the weirder beers we've had in a while; Dugges Lemon Curd Mega. We tried the Christmas Mega for the Systembolaget Christmas beer release. This is the third in the Mega series and it's really good. This is a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with citrus and vanilla. Lemon and bourbon barrel-aged stout sounds like a…

Advent 2023 Day 10 is another lambic. Martin brought another Cantillon to the calendar. Let's hope it's a tradition he continues. Rose de Gambrinus is their famous raspberry lambic. This bottle is from 2018 but you wouldn't know it. It's a bright and fresh as any bottle released this year. Packed with huge amounts of raspberries, this is a real jaw…

Advent 2023 Day 9 had Stefan scouring Systembolaget to find something different that Martin hadn't had. Austrain brewery Stiegl releases a lot of larger and helles style beers. Somehow Martin has never tried Goldbrau. This a very tradtional helles wich is malty, light and really easy to drink. We don't review lagers very much on the show because th…

Advent 2023 Day 8 bring us our third wild ale. We love Tilquin is one of our favorite gueuze makers. Each year they release a set of 5.6% lambics. The Meerts series (or March beer) is a low abv labmic. From the description, it sounds like the is the lambic that is made from reusing the wort from a previous batch. It's a bit weaker but still makes a…

Advent 2023 Day 07 celebrates another Swedish brewery. Each country seems to have a great DIPA brewery. Sweden has a few and one of them is Apex Brewing Company. Nachzehrer DIPA is a collaboration with Germany brewery Fuerst Wiacek. It really hits our sweet spot with cascade, citra incognito, motueka, nelson sauvin and citra hops. After a few days …

Advent 2023 Day 06 is from another defunct brewery. Also a wild ale brewery, Iris Wild Ales existed for a moment and only released four beers. They were well received but just ahead of the market. Christel is from 2017 and is a barrel aged farmhouse ale. This might be one of the last bottles left in the world. We mourn their passing but enjoyed the…

Advent 2023 Day 5 is from a defunct brewery. Baghaven is no more but we still have access to their fun Danish wild ales. Pantao Blend 1 is a wine barrel fermented Danish wild ale aged on fresh Saturn peaches. If you like peaches, you'll love this beer. Slightly tart, slightly sweet and whole lotta peach. Baghaven only released this beer twice. It's…

Advent 2023 Day 4 brings us a rare treat. When was the last time you had an imperial red ale? Dragon's Milk Crimson Keep is just that, an 11% abv red ale. We thought Dragon's Milk was just a stout line from New Holland Brewing. This is a strong hoppy red ale somewhat similiar to an American Barleywine. Samppa got a little toasted on this one. #beer…

Advent 2023 Day 3 brings us something from the states. American Solera Samison is a farmhouse wild ale aged in Napa Valley foeders. WOW...what a treat. It's light, funky and wonderfully complex. Everything in balance. We couldn't get enough of this. It really makes us sad we can't get more American Solera beers in Europe. #beer #craftbeer #drinks #…