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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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.
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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
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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.
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