18 Feb We brewed a batch of GBG Beer Week 2017, A Moment of Clarity, and celebrate a year of cans. – Weekly Brewery Update
This past week we brewed our version of the GBG Beer Week beer 2017. We had a lot of people walking through the brewery and watching the process first hand, while we’re getting ready to celebrate one year of cans.
One year of cans.
It was a very strategic decision for our brewery to move into cans. Next Wednesday it would be exactly one year since we canned the first Single Hop Mosaic cans at our Kungssten Brewery. We planned to do four different version at first, and midway through 2016 we added labelled cans to our collection.
The labelled cans have allowed us to do very small batches in cans. Pre-printed cans need a 50 000 minimum order, and that’s a tough order to fill for a small craft brewery. The smallest batch we did in a can this last year was the Eternal Darkness Barrel Aged version. Just 200 litres. And since we added labelled cans to our packaging option we have done 21 other beers to our can collection.
We hope you enjoy our beers in cans, as you have in bottles. In the end the cans are better for the beer and better for the environment.
Brewing the GBG Beer Week 2017. A Moment of Clarity.
This year we were asked if we wanted to brew the official GBG Beer Week beer for 2017. It’s some big shoes to fill, if you take into account that the GBG Beer Week beer for 2016 was rated as one of the top ten IPAs in the world.
Last week we brewed our version for the first time. It’s a Session IPA on 4,7%, and we called it “A Moment of Clarity”.
The release will be at the brewery on the 16th of March. Everyone is welcome to join us in tasting this beer at our Tap Room, before everyone else gets their hands on it the following day at all the pubs and restaurants and Systembolaget.
Doors open at 18h00 but if you are a Beerbliotek Members Club member, you can get it one hour before, at 17h00 (So there’s a good reason to join, right?). Read more about the event.
GBG Beerbliotek Week. Troublemakers Party.
During GBG Beer Week this year, we will have no less than eleven events on the go, finishing the week with the Gothenburg Beer & Whisky Fair, which usually draws just short of 20 000 visitors over the final weekend.
So let’s get a party started! We teamed up with our good pals from Odd Island Brewing, Restaurant 2112 and The Red Lion to create the party of the century. ONLY 120 exclusive tickets available, so get in quick! They go on sale the 14th of February.
Tickets will be available for our Beerbliotek Members Club members one day earlier. (It’s a good reason to join them as well)
Live: Troublemakers – One of Gothenburg’s finest and most iconic Punk Rock bands, they have been around since 1981. They will perform a unique gig for the lucky ones with a ticket. This will be a rare chance to see the giants of the scene during the GBG Beer Week.
Beer: A special beer brewed for this event called Göteborgswits (only two kegs) will be served together with other liquid hoppiness from the Beerbliotek Tap Room (Alcohol free options are available).
Food: Conny from The Red Lion and Coffe from Restaurant 2112 will put their heads together to create some really special burgers (meat and veg) just for this occasion. Come Hungry!
DJs: Daniel and Peter, from Odd Island, and ex-members of In Flames, will entertain us for the rest of the night with their Rock n roll DJ extravaganza!
When: Saturday 18/3 Doors open at 18:00 closes at 23
Price: 250 kr (Only 120 tickets available!!) Get your tickets here.
At Beerbliotek we have a passion for gingers.
During 2016, we decided to brew a Berliner. The first we have done. We called it “Berliner Wise-Guy”. That beer has then become the base beer for all the Berliners that were to follow.

Not everyone who loves gingers loves ginger, but ginger lovers who do love gingers, love them with a passion. This beer is dedicated to our friends Bobbi and Steven.
“A Passion for Gingers” has a fruity & tangy flavour with hints of Passion Fruit, Lemon and Ginger.
It is available at Systembolaget in Sweden, so you can easily order it to your closest store. It was also our second Berliner in our range of Berliners, which is now up to 9 different styles and illustrations.
And finally
At the last count we’re exporting to fourteen countries, which means we get to see our products photographed in a myriad of different ways. A lot of people try and out-do the next person, and there’s some really creative photos out there.
On of our favourites is Beer Farts, on Instagram. Not just the photographs, but also the comments. Well worth following his beer adventures.
That’s it from us for this week. Until next week keep well.
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Finding 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.
Getting hold of our beers Internationally
At the moment we export our beer to 14 countries. Some countries have exclusivity contract, whilst others do not. If you’d like to distribute our beer in your country, then please get in touch, and we can send you a price list, and discuss samples, etc.
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This afternoon we walked down the road from our brewery for the opening day of @hermanos_tacokiosk to support Niklas and his fun new TacoKiosk adventure! 🌮 And of course we dropped off some beer to add to their menu. We thought our little Pilsner, Li’l Pils, would pair nicely. 👌
Niklas has been a big part of the beerbliotek family and friends with us for a very long time. We wish him and the Hermanos TacoKiosk team the very best of success! We’re all excited to have a new lunch destination.
If you’re in or around Majorna, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 and in the mood for a ‘not entirely traditional’ tasty taco menu with some folköl, this is the new place to be.
Take Care & Stay Safe
#supportyourlocal #hermanostackokiosk #majorna #gothenburg #beerbliotek #folköl #lilpils #pilsner
We don’t know about you, but we’re ready for the snow to disappear and longing for warmer, sunny days to come 🌞
#sunnydisposition
#supportyourlocal
This is Riccardo, the newest member to grace the beerbliotek brewing team, brewing what is to be the latest beer in our single hop series, Single Hop Idaho 7! More will be revealed soon.
If you enjoy tasting single hop beers as much as we do, our Single Hop Mosaic is currently out in the world, and at @systembolaget , Sweden, right now.
#beerbliotek #supportyourlocal #supportyourlocalbarsandbreweries #swedishcraftbeer #sweden #gothenburg #craftbeer #öl #hop #humle #singlehop #singlehopmosaic #singlehopidaho #singlehopidaho7 #mosaic #idaho
Is the world getting you down?
We have a proposition.
Do the same as a funny clown,
put on a sunny disposition.
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Sunny disposition, a 5,2% New England Session IPA. An ideal springtime beer for all of you hop heads looking for a fresh IPA. The first batch will be heading out the door in a few weeks. More news to come.
#beerbliotek #bryggeri #swedishcraftbeer #craftbeer #beer #craftöl #öl #systembolaget #bolaget #systemet #sweden #gothenburg #hazy #session #ipa #sunnydisposition
Hello world. Happy Shrove Tuesday, or as we say in Sweden, Fettisdagen! Which is also known here as Semla Day.
Way back in 2018, when collaborations were a thing, our old local bakery @sanna_konditori__bageri experimented with our beer in these sweet buns, as can be seen in the video, and won the competition for “Gothenburg City’s best Semla”. Pretty sweet! 🤙
We loved testing their baked goods as much as they enjoyed baking with our beer. What’s your favourite recipe to make with beer? 🍻🧑🍳
For this year we recommend pairing your semla (or semlor) with our newest Porter, Follow me into the dark. Available @systembolaget 🇸🇪
If you’re not Swedish, and a bit confused as to what all the fuss is about, then here’s some Semla facts 👇
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The name semla (plural, semlor) is a loan word from German Semmel, which was the name used for the finest quality wheat flour or semolina. The oldest version of the semla was a plain bread bun, eaten in a bowl of warm milk. In Swedish this is known as hetvägg, from Middle Low German hete Weggen (hot wedges).
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Today, the Swedish semla consists of a cardamom-spiced wheat bun which has its top cut off, and is then filled with a mix of milk and almond paste, topped with whipped cream. The cut-off top serves as a lid and is dusted with powdered sugar. Today it is often eaten on its own, with coffee or tea. Some people still eat it in a bowl of hot milk. (Many bakeries distinguish between the two by decorating the traditional bun with almonds on top, whereas the jam-filled version has powdered sugar on top).
#bakingwithbeer #semla #pancakeday #shrovetuesday #fettisdagen #öl #beer #gothenburg #göteborg #sweden #beerbliotek #swedishcraftbeer #craftbeer #porter #ipa
Our next Single Hop brew is on the way!
Idaho 7 is one of our favourite Hop varieties, so we decided to show off its peachy characters in this beer. Full bodied and fruity, this is going to be a luscious IPA. 👌
#singlehopidaho7 #singlehop #idaho #ipa #beerbliotek #bryggeri #swedishcraftbeer #craftbeer #beer #craftöl #öl #starköl #folköl #systembolaget #bolaget #systemet #sweden #gothenburg #beercans #cans #can #canart
#supportyourlocal
This is Axel, one of our Brewers, and Madison, one of our Marketing people, in the midst of filling some Red Wine and Bourbon barrels with one of our favourite dark beers we’ve done, Eternal Darkness.
More will be revealed soon on our recent Barrel Ageing project.
In the meantime, Sweden, if you want to have a taste of Eternal Darkness, an Imperial Stout, you can grab a can or two at @systembolaget to #supportyourlocalbrewery.
#beerbliotek #supportyourlocal #supportyourlocalbarsandbreweries #swedishcraftbeer #sweden #gothenburg #craftbeer #öl #barrelageing #redwine #bourbon #eternaldarkness #stout
Hello Sweden! 🇸🇪 You can find our Folköl range at Supermarkets all over Sweden.
🌎 Make tiny changes to Earth, a tiny Session IPA, 3.3%
💛 Li'l Pils, an Unfilter Little Pilsner, 3,5%
🍻 Session IPA, a hoppy people’s beer, 3,5%
💥Whoop Ass, a Dry Hopped Sour Ale with Orange Peel, 3,5%
Shout out to @icaberghem for making our beers on the shelves look 👌💥
#beerbliotek #folköl #folkol #folkbeer #swedishcraftbeer #sweden #gothenburg #craftbeer #maketinychangestoearth #lilpils #sessionipa #whoopass #ica #supermarkets
Our brewers have brewed a new hazy Session IPA, an ideal springtime beer for all of you hop heads looking for a fresh IPA.
If you liked our very first New England Session IPA, Fancy meeting you here, with @northbrewco, you’re going to love this one👌
#beerbliotek #bryggeri #swedishcraftbeer #craftbeer #beer #craftöl #öl #systembolaget #bolaget #systemet #sweden #gothenburg #hazy #session #ipa
Our staff are the reason Beerbliotek is what it is. And what would a brewery be without it's fair share of interns helping out from time to time?
Introducing Linda Bengtström, who started as an intern with us mid-January, and will be here through to the summer.
She's studying Brewing Technique at Nynäshamn, and is one of the few Swedes who have earned the title of “Cicerone” after passing the @cicerone Certification Program last year. On top of that she's the Assistant Manager at @brewdoggoteborg. That's where she got to know us, and one of the reasons why she's here. Wish her luck!
We chat about Linda’s Craft Beer journey and reveal a sneak peak of a recent project on our blog. Follow the link in our bio.