09 Jul European beer styles seem to inspire the US plus you get a chance to ask our brewers some questions. All of that and more in our weekly brewery update.
It’s been another busy week at the brewery. Even busier than usual, what with people on holidays and all. No complaints, just more beer for us.
The week started with a canning day, of Hip Hops. And on a personal note, there’s nothing quite like ending a Monday, the first day of the week with a three hour old can of Hip Hops. The sound from opening a can is really great, isn’t it?
Bottles are better than cans, because cans don’t make a noise when you say CHEERS!! and bump them against each other.
The week ended with a brewery tour with a group from Volvo. The same topic of cans vs. bottles always pops up, because on arrival, every person gets a can of beer and a glass. Most are happy with the first beer after work, but there’s always a few that’s surprised that they got a can. Apparently craft breweries should only be in bottles. Apparently bottles feel more authentic. All valid remarks, but the best one I heard last night was from a German lady, who said that bottles are better, because cans don’t make a noise when you say CHEERS!! and bump them against each other.
One of the magazines on my reading list is the US outdoor magazine called Outside. Without fail there’s always an article on beer. In this issue they covered European beer styles that are busy inspiring the US Craft Beer market. It’s usually been the other way around, especially if you consider IPA’s and Pale Ales. More Hops, Hops forward, all inspiring words such as Hop Heads and Hop Porn.
Now it seems the styles that we’ve been used to as part of Europe, has started creeping over the Atlantic. The styles that have become trendy include Belgian & French Ales and German Beers, such as Pilsners, Radlers, Farmhouse Ales, Wild Ales, Goses, Wheats, Sours and Berliner Weisses. All in all, very good news.
A lot of photos taken of our beer, whether bottles or cans, always seem to have food in the photo. So it must go without saying that if you like craft beer, then you probably like eating good food. And not just beer and food for the sake of it.
Another magazine with great recipes and more often than not, an article about craft beer is “Foodism“, by Square up Media. It’s available for free on the publishing platform ISSUU.
In this article they don’t discuss food, but just Craft Beer and the journey we’re all on. Worth a read.
Ask our brewers a question
During events and festivals we’re always swamped by beer questions. They can range from simple questions about styles and ingredients to others that can be considered a bit more nerdy, like the exact brewing temperatures or yeast cultures. Whilst I can answer the most, I decided to open the floor to our brewers Adam and Richard, so they can answer the questions you may have.
So don’t hold back. Ask what you want. We’ll pick the most interesting ones, and publish them and the answers here on a weekly basis. Just keep them coming.
The photograph you see below, is one of the originals taken right at the start by our good friend Martin Niklasson. It is Adam Norman on the left, and Richard Bull on the right. They’re the reason I got into the craft beer business in the first place. #goodtimes
Research has shown that exposure to light damages beer and affects its flavour
Since we started Beerbliotek, we’ve always tried to educate our customers and consumers. Not because we know everything, because we don’t. What we’ve tried to share is the stuff we have learned from having started two breweries, installing a bottling line, a canning line and having brewed 162 different beers in three years. Some lessons were easy to learn, other were harder, but one thing’s for sure, the learning process is never finished.
One subject getting a lot of attention at the moment is how sunlight affects beer. The advert below is from Estrella, where they changed the colour of their bottle from light brown, to dark brown, and as they say “Research has shown that exposure to light damages beer and affects its flavour”. This may be the reason why certain beers with see-through glass bottles need a slice of lemon?
This is one reason why cans are so good. No air, and no light.
Walking through Gothenburg as we regularly do, it’s always great to see our beer on display. This morning we went for an early morning coffee at Da Matteo, where they sell our low ABV beers Session IPA and Sockerbruket Saison. Now they’re not just customers, but also collaborators, cause we’ve brewed a couple of beers using their coffee. Don’t miss them if you ever visit Gothenburg.
To end of, we’d just like to remind you that our #FreshestCanInTheLand competition ends at the end of this month. See details below, as well as some inspiration from our other entrants.
Below you can see where to get hold of our beer, plus links to our webshop, as well as our Instagram feed.
That’s it for this week, have a great weekend.
Webshop
If you’d like to get hold of the same Beer T-Shirt Richard is wearing then you’d need to get to our webshop soon. We have limited stocks available.
But fear not, we’re releasing our new merchandise range soon, so keep watching this space.
#FreshestCanInTheLand #Competition
One month left to compete in our freshest can in the land competition and stand a chance to win tickets to the All in Beer Festival.
Festivals
All in Beer Festival 4-5 November 2016
One of our favourite festivals is the All In Beer Fest. The reason? It’s just about beer.
We’ll be attending again this year, but if you’d like to attend, then there’s two ways to go about it. Buy a ticket, or enter our #FreshestCanInTheLand competition, where you stand the chance to win two entrance tickets.
Finding our beers in Sweden
Systembolaget
Have a look at our Systembolaget page, where you’ll find a map that features the stores that have our beers on their shelves. If you live in other parts of Sweden, then you can follow this link to order the beers directly from Systembolaget.se to your closest store.
Folköl (Low ABV Beers)
Visit our Folköl page if you’d like to find out which Stores & Supermarkets, such as ICA & Hemköp stock our low ABV or “folköl” across Sweden.
You can also follow us on Instagram
🎱 Who do you think won? 🎱
You already know at our onsite Tap Room you can enjoy our beer at its very best, in the place it was created. And you know you can see right into our brewery and warehouse. You may even know that we’ve added tasty cheese melts 🥪 to our food menu...but did you know that we have a pool table too?!
Grab your friends and come on over! 🍻 🥪 🎱
Our brewers are busy brewing until late tonight, so you can even see the action up close.
Open Fridays & Saturdays 12-8PM.
📍Find us in Majorna, Gothenburg. Varholmsgatan 4, 414 74 Göteborg.
Have a great weekend everybody.
The first release from our sister company, @wetcityspirits, is a Gin. A Gin they have worked rigorously on for a long time. Striving to achieve the goal of making a Gin for all occasions. But the future is more than Gin. Their future is grain to glass. Their future is fermented fruits. Their future, after all, is Ombibulous.
This fresh, deep and complex Organic Gin has been sculpted with twelve botanicals to create a Gin for all occasions.
Available at @systembolaget on Aug 2, to any store in the country. Number 36296.
Follow them on @wetcityspirits
Thank you @whiteguidessverige for naming our Tap Room as 1 out of 39 Swedish Tap Rooms to visit this summer!
Nice to see that our good neighbours got a mention too. @majornasbryggeri @spikebrewery @vegabryggeri
Time to get planning your summer, Sweden! Now you know where to go. 🍻 🇸🇪
We’re open today & tomorrow (Friday 23 & Saturday 24 July) if you’re in #gothenburg.
BEERBLIOTEK TAP ROOM
👉 Craft Beer & Food
👉 Fridays & Saturdays 12-8PM.
👉 Varholmsgatan 4, 414 74 Göteborg
If you could be anywhere right now, drinking any beer you want, where would you be? And what beer would be in your hand?
Those who frequently visit our Tap Room will recognise this friendly face. Our superstar, Tora, has been a part of the beerbliotek family for the past 3 years doing some of the things she does best— working hard behind the bar, pouring your beers, making you laugh & most importantly, making sure you have the best time. Although she has been known to spill a beer or two every now and then.
Grab a beer from Tora at our Tap Room this weekend. If you want to make her day, bring your dog along too! 🐾 Or bring her a black coffee, that also helps.
Open Fridays & Saturdays 12-8PM for Craft Beer & Food.
See you at the weekend 👋
Tomorrow on Beer Day (Wednesday 21 July) we’ll be taking part in @oletsdag Digital Beer Tasting! 🍻🍻🍻
Our co-founder & designer, Darryl, will be joining over 25 awesome Swedish breweries to chat and celebrate all things good beer 🎉🍻
Good luck Darryl & all the breweries taking part🇸🇪
To all those joining in on the fun– take care, stay safe & have an amazing Beer Day.
As if this weekend couldn’t get any hotter, we’ve kicked it up a notch by unleashing two NEW beerbliotek glasses AND our first ever SODA!
Not only that, we’ve even tapped another new experimental brew for you to try.
Come on over to cool yourself down. We close at 8PM today (Friday 16th) and open tomorrow 12-8PM.
🔥 Red Berry Berliner Weisse – experimental brew – 4,5%
This Red Berry Berliner Weisse was designed to be a perfect low ABV summer drink. Using local lingonberries, strawberries and raspberries. The result is a tart beer, packed full of big fruity flavour.
🔥 Passion Fruit – experimental soda – Alc. Free
Full on Passion Fruit! It’s fresh, sweet, fruity and refreshing. Did we mention this is our first ever soda?
🔥 beerbliotek mug & glass pack of two - available at the Tap Room & Shop. Open Fridays & Saturdays 12-8PM.
Have a great weekend everyone 🌞 🍻
It’s good not to get stuck in the office, so we always try to get out, and when we do, we make sure to go and meet up with good friends. This time @sommerfors and @_madisonsimpson strolled down the street to catch up with the incredibly nice people behind everyone’s current favourite place to eat in Majorna – @hasselssons.
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Hasselssons is a Pop-up Seafood restaurant famous for their fish and chips. They define their concept as “fast food from the ocean”. But it’s much more than their well-known fish and chips, you could say they have transformed into a lifestyle, and it is only just the beginning.
Like all good stories, Hasselssons began with three childhood friends, who were determined to make their dream of working together come true. Adam, Oliver and Ahmet share their story with us on Our Blog – going behind the scenes & into detail of what Hasselssons is all about, how it came to be and what the most important part of it all is to them.
Read their full story on Our Blog. Link in the bio!
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@hasselssons
In case you missed it – we teamed up with the good people at @hasselssons to create their very own beer – Hasselssons Li’l Pils!
We both started our journeys over at Sockerbruket and today, we are still neighbours in Majorna. As we share the same importance of supporting local, friendship and community, we're super glad to have the chance to work together.
This Unfiltered Pilsner is only 3,5%. It’s not only a great Table Beer, but with its chewy mouthfeel and Czech and Slovenian hops, this beer pairs perfectly with all of their delicious seafood dishes.
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If you haven’t already visited their Pop-up restaurants in Majorna, Skärhamn and Storan, we HIGHLY recommend you go check them out.
And if you’re eager to get to know the 3 guys behind the latest local favourite spot – keep your eyes peeled this week 👀 when we’ll be sharing everything you need to know.
We had so much fun spending time with our good friends at @mikkellerstockholm on Saturday. We loved having the chance to meet a bunch of new faces, catch up with old friends, share our beers and hear your stories.
Thanks to Daniel & the Mikkeller STHLM team for hosting & giving us the opportunity to introduce Beerbliotek to new people—we will be back soon! 🍻
