We searched around Systembolaget and found a couple of beers that peeked our interest. Martin found a Belgian IPA from Brouwerij-Kerkon. Hop Verdomme is a 7% ABV featuring 7 Flemish hops, which if 7 more than we were aware of. Stefan found an Irish dry stout from Sullivan's brewing. Black Marble comes in at 5.1% and give Guiness a run for it's money. It's a deeply roasted stout that really hits the spot. 

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It's Easter so that means it's time for Easter beers! What are Easter beers? I used to be boring lagers and brown ales but now it's just beers with an Easter theme. There were 108 beers released at Systembolaget to mark the holiday. Sadly, most of them didn't make it to shops in Malmö. We were able to find a few on the shelves. First is Bökebergs Bryggeri Big Red, a amber lager at 6% ABV. Next is Nynäshamns Ångbryggeri Pumpviken Påsköl, a traditional Strong Mild ale 5.6% AVB. Lastly, Perfectly Squared Brewing Resurrection, a barrel-aged Påskmust flavoured stout at 5.6%. Happy Easter and Glad Påsk!

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We got some heavy hitters this episode. Big beers are always in season no matter the weather. Beerium has released their annual stout called Beeriums Friendly Giant 2025. Filled with notes of liquorice and chocolate, this stout is roasted really hard and the flavors come through.  One of our favorite Norwegain breweries Lervig has come out their annual barleywine release Paragon 2023. This barrel aged beauty is always one of our favoite releases of the year. 

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Martin and Stefan remember when Cascade Brewing released beers into the European webshops. It was a huge moment for EU beer nerds. 10 years later, Cascade has ceased production sadly. They lament the demise of the sour powerhouse that helped bring sour beers to the mainstream. Cascade Blueberry Ale 2015 is from that first release and after 10 years, it's got a lot of life in it. It could probably go another 10 years. They follow it up with another sour powerhouse beer brewery, The Bruery Terreux. Sans Pagaie 2017 is a sour blonde ale with cherries. Their version of a Belgian Kriek. 

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Do you like Finnish beers? Of course you do. It's beer! We got to try two Finnish beers that are very local. Panimoyhtio Tuju Pumpattava Barbaari really excited Martin as his love of Conan the Barbarian is legendary. It's a simple 5% AVB lager that is great to drink after you crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women. Tuletorn Brewing has dropped Astelpaju Juju. This smoothie sour is filled with mango with a touch of sea buckthorn. Two very different beers from breweries we hope to start seeing in Sweden.

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Another week brings an new collection of beers. Up first is from a hot new Finnish brewery Factory Brewing.  Cosmic Dance is an exciting hazy DIPA made with Citra, Nelson Sauvin and Galaxy hops. We're looking forwad to trying more of their beers. Hopfully we get some Sweden soon. We paired it with a 3F Oude Geuze Blend No 49 from season 23/24. It's a 6% gueuze that gives lots of apple and funky notes. For a young gueuze it's really exicting.

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As spring is moving towards us, it's time to put away heavy beers and start thinking about lighter fare. We love sour and fruited beers. Martin was able to procure two subjects for today's episode. Fruktrocket Frukinger Plum is a 6% fruited sour beer that gives us a kiss of plum. Collective Arts Mango, Lime and Jalapeno gose sounds like it might a spicy little number. It's full of mango with a bit of lime and just a jalapeno heat to keep things interesting. Let's bring the heat!

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We haven't had many Romanian beers. Stefan was able to track down a couple of beers from a Romanian brewery called Clandestin. After butchering the name a few times, Stefan finally figrued out how to pronouce Non Perignon, a 7.5% ABV NEIPA. Brewed in collaboration with Voodoo Craft Brewery (not the US Voodoo), this NEIPA is made with motueka and citra. Space Cake is an imperial stout made with hazelnuts, caramel, vanilla and cinnamon for a rich pastry stout. It's always fun to find new craft beers from around the world. 

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Martin went dumpster diving on some webshops and found a couple of Founders barrel aged beers. Released years ago, who knows what horrors they have seen in warehouses and shelves. Remember when Founders was a thing? They've really disappeared from the European market the last few years.  Velvet Rush (2021) is a brown ale which should have notes of coffee, chocolate and vanilla extract. Milk sugar was added before being barrel aged. Needless to say, most of that was missing. Nemesis is a straight up American style barleywine, which means it should be a little hoppy tasting. The have definetly faded on this.

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