08 Jun There was a storm brewing, we release a new Berliner Weisse and there’s really no need to spit – Weekly Brewery Update
In this week’s, slightly delayed, brewery update, (due to a storm that was brewing over Amsterdam and we couldn’t get home), we reveal our latest Berliner Weisse, there’s news on a brand new IPA on the horizon, and you can now get your hands on some merchandise directly from our Tap Room. And in other news, according to the experts, you shouldn’t “spit” while tasting beers.
Not a Nut. Not a Berry.
A Berliner Weisse with Coconut & Strawberries.
This is the ninth beer to form part of our Berliner Weisse range. It’s also the fourth we produced as a Folköl, or 3,5% low ABV beer, so that we can sell it directly from the brewery during summer. In Sweden our hands are pretty much tied when selling beer higher than 3,5%, as the state owned monopoly has the only licence to sell beer over 3,5%.
This version is one where we added Coconut and Strawberries into the mix, and will hit the markets in a week or so, so keep an eye out for it in your local stores, or pubs and restaurants off course.
The illustration is our traditional Maypole, which we dance around during Midsummer. On the label I’ve even included three emojis, which you will either understand, or you won’t. If you don’t, then Google is your friend, or even Wikipedia and YouTube 🙂
Midsummer weather can be just about anything in Sweden. This low ABV beer should match just about all of the eventualities. Except maybe the rain.
Our whole collection of Berliner Weisse Illustrations. Fun, fun, fun.
To be honest, I really love doing these illustrations. It is a challenge at times, as there’s not always a lot of time for preparations. One fruit can be replaced by another, or something else can be added, which means the illustration will have to change. But in the end, they need to be a lot of fun and especially colourful.
Beerista: There’s no need to spit.
People sometimes ask if you should “spit” while tasting beers – you shouldn’t.
Having grown up In South Africa, and having lived in Cape Town (wine country) for a large part of it, you’re always surrounded by wine and discussions about wine. We were always at tasting, trying to find wine that was value for money. Since starting the brewery we’ve done some blind beer tastings, and honestly, beer tastings are by far tougher.
Certain wine varieties have a specific taste.
What is an IPA supposed to taste like? How many kinds of hops can you use to create an IPA? Here at our brewery we’ve now done over 40 different IPAs. Although you can guess it’s an IPA, you’re trying to establish more during a beer tasting. And it’s tough.
In this short article, Sorcha Hamilton, discusses why you shouldn’t spit out beer during a tasting. Makes sense. I mean who wants to waste beer?
Tap Room Merchandise.
We’ve now started stocking up on tees which is for sale directly from the Tap Room, and if we don’t have your colour or size on site, you can always buy it from our Web Shop. In total we have 15 different colours available, in both mens and ladies sizes.
If you’d like bigger sizes, then you can get in touch with us, and we’ll see about sorting you out. If you want to ship internationally, then get in touch too.
And finally
This week we will be packaging our latest, brand new IPA. It’s the one Jimmy is tasting in the photo. It’s hazy, and tastes a treat. More news on that next week. The only thing we can say about it is, “In the early days, there was no place for haze, but without delay, it became all the rage. No filters get used, no palates abused, a beer for all, not just colonial hipster dudes.”
This weekend our tap Room is also open again, so come by and have a beer. Bring your families, kids and even your dogs.
Until next week. Keep well.
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Find our beers in Sweden.
Systembolaget
Visit our Systembolaget page, to see the entire range. All of them can be bought can buy in-store at certain stores, or you can order them to your closest store via Systembolaget.se.
Folköl (Low ABV Beers)
On our Folköl page you can see our entire assortment, as well as the Stores & Supermarkets, such as ICA & Hemköp that stock them across Sweden. When our Tap Room is open every second weekend, you can also come past to buy them directly from us. We always have a 4-pack or 6-pack available.
Find our beers in Internationally.
Have a look at the beers from our Standard Assortment, or the new beers from our Special Assortment.
If you’d like to get hold of our beers from the distributors, then get in touch, and we’ll link them up with you. If you’re keen to distribute our beer in your country, then get in touch, and we can discuss possibilities with you.
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FOLKÖL SHOP
Hello Gothenburg!
Our Folköl Shop opens again this Friday and then every Friday after that 12-5PM.
We’re all stocked up on fresh batches of our current folköl assortment, plus our latest T-shirts.
Take care, stay safe & see you on Friday!
Varholmsgatan 4, 414 74 Göteborg
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Sunny disposition has 5 stars from @dagens_nyheter
An ideal springtime beer for all of you hop heads looking for a fresh IPA to brighten up your day, until we can once again welcome the sun back to Sweden. A light, golden and hazy beer, loaded with oats for a silky smooth mouthfeel. Mosaic hops fill the nose with dank and herbal notes, followed by a fruity kick from Ekuanot hops.
Get yours from @systembolaget
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T H R O W B A C K 🕶 T H U R S D A Y
Hey @adamnorman do you still remember our first brew kit? Boy did you have fun on that Braumeister.
#beerbliotek #throwbackthursday #lookingback #throwback #craftbeer #craftöl #beer #öl #starköl #sweden #sverige #gothenburg #göteborg #systembolaget #beerfestival #braumeister
Which beer are you drinking today? 🍺
Enjoy the bank holiday weekend everybody.
Take Care, Stay Safe, and Take It Easy.
#cheers #skål #beerbliotek #swedishcraftbeer #amazingmaize #lager #ascensionday #bankholidayweekend #gothenburg #sweden #systembolaget
FOLKÖL SHOP!
The weather is pretty gloomy right now here in Gothenburg (we’re sure you’re all used to it by now living here, in the wet city), but don’t let the rain stop you from having fun!
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Join us at our brewery on Friday where you can meet the people (and the brewery dogs) behind Beerbliotek and pick up some folköl (low abv beers) to make your weekend a wee bit brighter.
👉 Varholmsgatan 4, 414 74 Göteborg.
Bring your friends, family or dog & take the tram, bus or car (parking spaces available) or if you’re feeling adventurous, take a walk or hop on your bike.
👉 Pay by either Swish or Card.
👉Every Friday 12-5PM for Folköl Takeaways.
See you on Friday!
We teamed up with our Danish friends @toolbeer to put some fun brews together for the To Øl Beer Club box May edition!
For this we brewed one beer especially for them, Waiting for the tide to come in, a Honey Baltic Porter. Plus, we gave them two of our latest beers, Herb Life, an India Pale Ale, and Amazing Maize, a Mexican Lager.
•Waiting for the tide to come in x To Øl Beer Club•
This is our Scandinavian interpretation of a Baltic Porter, a style inspired by our friends from across the seas, East and West, a style that has always moved with the tides.
This beer is as dark as the Scandinavian winter nights, brightened with a touch of honey sweetness, and waves of deep malty flavours. A complex mix of toffee, liquorice and soy wash through with soft notes of coffee and chocolate. This beer is designed to be a warming evening sipper, as one waits for the tide to come in.
Fingers crossed we can go across the seas soon to hang out and brew a beer together 🖤
@toolbeer
@toolbeerwebshop
#beerbliotek #toolbeer #tool #waitingforthetidetocomein #honeybalticporter #herblife #IPA #amazingmaize #mexicanlager #balticporter #collaboration #sweden #denmark #toolbeerclub #ToØlBeerClub
Storan and their awesome outdoor seating are opening up today!
@storkoket is Gothenburg’s largest outdoor seating in front of the Stora Theater. They’ve chosen Hip Hops, our West Coast IPA, to be their pop-up beer choice! You got to have a West Coast IPA on the West Coast, right?
Oskar, our sales guy, has just dropped off fresh batches and will be hanging around for a beer or two. Make sure to say Hej (or a hello) if you see him 👋 🍻 (his dog, Lennon, will be there too 🐾).
Our Majorna neighbours @hasselssons will be serving up some tasty dishes too.
@storkoket
Wednesday - Friday 14:00 - 20:00
Saturday - Sunday 12:00 - 20:00
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FOLKÖL SHOP
If you’re near Majorna or in Gothenburg and fancy a trip to our brewery, our FOLKÖL SHOP is open right now!
Every Friday 12-5PM.
Varholmsgatan 4, 414 74 Göteborg
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Take Care & Stay Safe. Cheers 🍻
T H R O W B A C K ☀️ T H U R S D A Y
Hey @richardbull_ remember way back at our Sockerbruket brewery, the sun came through the window at just the right angle making for some great photos? And all you wanted to do instead of posing was go outside and have a beer in the sun.
#beerbliotek #throwbackthursday #lookingback #throwback #craftbeer #craftöl #beer #öl #starköl #sweden #sverige #gothenburg #göteborg #systembolaget #beerfestival
FOLKÖL SHOP
Hello Gothenburg 👋
Fancy some fresh folköl (low abv beers) straight from the source?
The Folköl Shop is open tomorrow + every Friday 12-5PM for anyone to come through our brewery doors to pick up & take away.
FOLKÖL LIST
- MAKE TINY CHANGES TO EARTH -
Our latest IPA is tiny. We wanted to create a new low ABV beer, that was hazy, full-bodied and heavily dry-hopped. We threw Azacca, Amarillo, Columbus and Citra hops at it, which gives you aromas of stone fruit and ripe citrus. It’s fermented on London Fog yeast, amping up the haziness and even more of those fruity flavours.
- LI’L PILS -
Introducing Li’l Pils. Our unfiltered little Pilsner, with a lower ABV of 3,5% (Folköl). When we asked the brewers what the difference was between Li’l Pils and our standard Pils Pls, they replied, “It’s like your mother giving you a brother, but with a different father.
- WHOOP ASS -
For our fourth collaboration with @allinbrewing, we settled on a low alcohol Berliner Weisse with Orange Peel. We called it Whoop Ass, cause it’s in a can, and delivers a punch.
A sour with the addition of orange peel for a little more bitterness that refreshes with every sip.
- SESSION IPA -
We mash this low ABV beer warmer than usual to retain the malt backbone. We then add a massive dry-hop to enhance the aroma and flavour, for a beer you can enjoy all day.
A very aromatic hop taste with a clear bitterness, there’s some hints of grapefruit, pine, pineapple and spices.
Take Care & Stay Safe. See you tomorrow 🍻
Open every Friday 12-5PM
Varholmsgatan 4, 414 74 Göteborg
Hello Sweden 🇸🇪
Here are this month's Systembolaget new beer releases. 10:00 Monday 3 May.
Sunny disposition - New England Session IPA.
Sunny disposition is our second New England Session IPA. An ideal springtime beer for all of you hop heads looking for a fresh IPA to brighten up your day, until we can once again welcome the sun back to Sweden. A light, golden and hazy beer, loaded with oats for a silky smooth mouthfeel. Mosaic hops fill the nose with dank and herbal notes, followed by a fruity kick from Ekuanot hops.
Square peg, round hole - White IPA.
Our brewers decided to mix things up, and pay homage to the misfit White IPA, a square peg in a round hole. A marriage of two distinct beer styles; the American IPA with its high hop character and the classic wheat-based Belgian Witbier, with its refreshing and spicy presence. We punched up the orange peel, and pulled back on the Citra and Cascade American Noble hop profiles, to give a pronounced orange citrus flavour, and let the light, earthy and floral spiciness from the coriander through.
Find them at Systembolaget.se/beerbliotek + selected stores.
#beerbliotek #systembolaget #swedishcraftbeer
