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We have a Canadian episode. When you think summer, you naturally think Canada. Well...maybe not. Why are we featuring two beers from Canada this episode you ask. We just happened to have two Canadian beers. Brasserie du Bas Canada has been releasing a lot of great IPA's. We've been forutnate to try a few. Named after the ash tree nymphs from Greek mythology, Meliades is an American DDH IPA made wi...

It's Stefan's birthday this week so of course we're having beers to celebrate. Big fruity beers of love from Canada and Germany. Stefan picked a beer that will hopefully remind him of a childhood treat from his past. Collective Arts Cherry Limeade Sour is a 6.2% ABV made with tart cherry and lime to give a refreshingly tart experience. Sudden Death The Fabulous Fruits of Doom comes in at 5% ABV an...

Who doesn't love a little fire and ice? The blend of hot and cold. When we saw this magical combo, we knew this was an episode waiting to be recorded. Norwegian Nogne O has made a Belgian quadrupel that was matured for 2 years on hot sauce casks and Scottish Highlands whiskey casks. It's sounds like it would blow your taste buds out with heat. The results a highly drinkable Belgian quad with a nic...

We're halfway through the year and it's time to celebrate...with beer! Of course it's beer. Like that was ever in question...sheesh. We start off with something local from Elmeleven. Known for their thick pastry sours, Elmeleven has been reinventing the brand by venturing into IPAs and stouts. We picked up Moons, an 11.5% ABV imperial stout. Made with peanut butter and chocolate capsules, this is...

Once again we deep dive into Martin's cellar and find out if he's kept gold or held on for too long. Brekeriet released King's Goblet back in 2020. It's a strong ale aged in Rioja wine barrels for 9 months. It was never a huge hit. It averages a 3.53 overall rating on Untappd. Hopefully it hasn't fallen off.  Mikkeller Brewing San Diego closed in 2022. Valknut also came out in 2020. This imperial...

Sometimes you get beers that are more than a beer. They are works of art. Stigbergets has been one of our favorite Swedish breweries for a long time. They continue to excel at releasing different beer styles, particularly their DIPA. Dubbelnelson is a NZ style double IPA made with nelson suavin hops. It's smooth, tropical and way to easy to drink. UK brewers Beak are killing it with their DIPA gam...

Summer is arriving and we need something light an refreshing. We've tried lots of Dugges beers on the show. They have mostly been stouts. We thought it was time to dip our toes into the sour end of the pool. Sur i Hatten is a collab with Malmö bar Far i Hatten.  It's a 4.9% sour made with Hibiscus flower and pink grapefruit. Twister is a 4.5% sour made with mango, passion fruit and raspberries. Wh...

Time to knock some dust off some bottles. Martin deep dived into his cellar to bring out some classic beers. First up is De Struise Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb from 2018. We remember when Black Damnation bottles were all the rave for beer nerds so this really took us back. Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb is a 13% ABV Russian imperial stout matured on bourbon barrels. We discovered that Russian imp...

We get a little rowdy this episode with some crazy big stouts. With all the craziness happening in the US these days, we thought it would be fun to remind everyone that beer doesn't care about politics. First up is Ranger Creek Brewing's Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial Coffee Ale. This imperial brown ale clocks in at 11.6% ABV and gives you a warm bourbon, coffee kiss of happiness. We love Ev...

We're hitting some UK beers this week. We don't see as many UK beers in the last few years. We miss them. Pressure Drop Brewing from London has been a brewery we've enjoyed a lot over the years. Street Porter is a 4.8% ABV English Porter. It's a classic interpretation of the style. Cloudwater might be our favorite brewery from UK. Based in Manchester, they blew up with their DIPAs but have been ru...

We love a birthday release. Anything for a party! When one of our favorite breweries releases a series of beers to commemorate their anniversary, we have to review them. A mundsen brewery is celebrating their 12th birthday with a series of beers. Chocolate, Vanilla & Peanut Butter Cup stout comes in at 12% ABV. It's a pastry stout with aforementioned additions. It's all the great stout goodness th...

In these dark times it's great to see countries coming together to collaborate. Greek brewery Seven Island teamed up with Swedish Munklägrets to create a peach & vanilla wild ale. Forbidden Eden is peachy, tart and a little funky, just how we like it. Spainish brewers Basqueland Brewing met up with American Finback Brewery to give us a 17.5% ABV pastry stout. Omako Basoa is a chocolate, vanilla de...

Riket is usually packed. We never thought we would get a chance to record an episode there. We happened by right after they opened and it was empty. We took advantange of the situation. They had two Stigbergets beers on tap. Pale Ale is a 4.5% ABV classic American pale ale. It's a classic Stigbergets style. Oberoende NEIPA is part of the oberoende series of independent breweries. They have once ag...

We journey back to Spain for some more fun beers! Barcelona brewery Cyclic Beer Farm is all about that sour beer life. They specialize in farmhouse ales and sour beers. When Stefan found their Grisette he has to have it. This 3.3% ABV farmhouse ale didn't disappoint. It is light, funky and perfect for a dinner table or a hot summer day. DosKiwis Gravity+ is the opposite of a grisette. This 10% AVB...

We never thought we would see the day when you could by canned gueuze. The purist in us shudders at the thought. How could our sacred beer become something in a can? The practical side rejoices that we can grab and go with cans of gueuze for a warm summer day in the park. No heavy bottles to carry around. Tilquin Petite Gueuze is a 4% ABV drink on the go gueuze. It's light, refreshing and gives yo...

It's Easter! That means Easter Beers! We have a stellar lineup this year with lots of tasty treats. Not a single brown ale to be found this year. Instead we have dark lagers, extra special bitters, porters, hazy IPAs and Belgian strong dark ale. All of them would be great for your Easter table. This year we're reviewing Dugges Perfa Påsk, Poppels 2026 Easter Ale, Omnipollo Easter Egg, Brygghus 19...

We visited Åhus Restaurang here in Malmö a few weeks back. Sadly, it closed at the end of February. We debated on posting this but since Åhus Bryggeri is still going strong, we wanted to feature their beers. We hope you enjoyed St. Patrick's Day and a pint or two. Bosse Dry Stout is an Irish dry stout coming in at 4.2% ABV. It's just in line with what you would expect from the style. Next up is Ch...

Stefan made a little trip down to Barcelona to check out the beer scene. He found a lot of great places to try. Of course, he brought back beers to drink with Martin. GatBrewing is just getting started and they are off to a good start. Hopstronaut Nectaron aka. HOPSTRONAUT and the Wrath of Doctor NECTARON is a tropical NEIPA with nectaron and riwaka hops. DosKiwis has been around for a bit longer....

We finally made it to one of Malmö's oldest drinking establisments. Bullen was founded in 1897 and has continued to sling beer and simple dishes. Over the years it's evolved into a Malmö mainstay. We've been going for years. It never fails to provide a good time. They specialize in importing beers from Czech Monastery Zeliv. Based on their website, they are the only bar in the world where you can...

We're back with another episode of local Swedish breweries. We have been featuring Smedsbo Slott quite a few times over the past couple of moths. It's always a wild ride. Like all their beers they include no information other than the name, ABV and style. Xocolatl is a 14.5% ABV pastry stout. We'll leave it at that. Benchwarmers teamed up with Amundsen Brewery to create Coconut Fjord. This is an 8...

We're going a little more local this episode with a couple of Swedish breweries you might not have heard of before. Shapes and Objects is from Karlstad. They've been around for a couple of years and are just getting started. Sun Trip DDH Hazy IPA is a collab with Spanish brewers Malandar. Coming in at 6.2%, this IPA is filled with citra, mosiac, nelson sauvin and manalita hops. Malmö based Perfect...

Malmo Taproom had a tap takeover with Saez and Son from the Valenciana region of Spain. They had lots to try from TIPA to Pastry sours. It was tough to pick so we went with the two more interesting beers. Twisted Mary is a tomato gose that tastes more like vegetable or tomato juice than beer. Produced by their side project LOKO*, this beer will be really devisive. If you don't like tomato juice, y...

As you know we love gueuze. It might be our favorite style. We don't get to review them very often but this episode we have two of them. Both of these are special editions. Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Barrel Select Foeder 21 is from 2022. Aged on white wine barrels, this geuze was blended with two other lambics also aged on white wine barrels. Boon Mariage Parfait 10 Golden Anniversary Editio...

It's cold, dark days in Sweden so we need dark beers to keep us warm. Alesong has released a special edition of Rhino Suit. Rhino Suit - Swedish Edition is an 11% ABV double milk imperial stout. Made special for Sweden, this milk stout is a Heaven Hill bourbon-barrel-aged beer. It makes us feel special. It's not often we get double milk stouts at Systembolaget. When we saw Surly 13, a 12.5% ABV  m...

Omnipollo continues their ongoing series where they take a bunch of different breweries and come up with a beer. Then each brewery brews their version of that beer. It's a fun way to see how you can take the same beer and it's slightly interepreted by differently. It makes brewing feel more like jazz. Three Times Three Vol 7 is an 8% DIPA with yummy tropical notes. Spanish brewer Soma has been mak...