2009 Beer of the Year Preview
2009 was a great year for the BeerCast, we managed to get through 63 beers over the space of 16 podcasts, attend several beer festivals, and unleash a few new panellists on the podcasting public. As things wind down over Christmas we’ll be turning our attention towards the turn of the year – which means […]
BeerCast #28 – Swedish Special
BeerCast #28 – Swedish Special. For New Year 2009 BeerCasters Richard, Shovels, Andy and Jess celebrated in Stockholm – one of Europe’s funkiest cities. As we’re never off duty, while there we visited a Systembolaget on Klarabergsgaten and picked up four beers for an impromptu podcast. Recorded on an iPhone rather than our usual high-tech studio setup, the quality isn’t that great – but it’s just about audible. Happy new year!
1. Oppigårds Golden Ale (5.2%)
2. Nils Oscar India Ale (5.3%)
3. Åbro Sigill III (5.2%)
4. Carnegie Baltic Porter (5.5%)
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In praise of…Akkurat
Sweden’s not all about Skol and drinking vodka in ice bars, there can be something for the real ale drinker there – but you certainly have to search for it. If you find yourself in Stockholm (and most visitors to Sweden will at some point), then Akkurat deserves to be right at the top of […]
The BeerCast in Sweden
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Lagerboy Speaks – Nils Oscar God Lager
There’s no denying Nils Oscar’s God Lager has an interesting title, as the classically-styled cream and silver label certainly grabs the attention. It got Lagerboy’s, that’s for sure (although anything higher up than Tennants usually will). The name refers less to a religious beer experience than the translation of ‘Good Lager’ into the brewery’s native […]
