I’ve spent the morning sifting though tasting notes sent in to me by BeerSweden readers all wanting to be a part of a Swedish beer blogging first by joining me for a ‘live’ Facebook tasting of two beers especially released just for us by those nice chaps at Sigtuna Brygghus.

After much deliberation and plenty of laughs I have finally managed to whittle it down to the final five. Three of the chosen ‘jury’ run and write their own Swedish beer blogs (so I suppose you could claim they had an unfair advantage….) and the other two are die-hard BeerSweden fans and regular commenters over at BeerSweden’s Facebook page.

So here, without further ado, are the five chosen panellists for the first ever BeerSweden Facebook Live Tasting:

Pelle Stridh – long-time (and I mean long-time) beer activist and evangelist and the man behind the Allt om Öl and Humulus Lupulus websites

Carl Ralph – one half of the dynamic duo from the respected Swedish beer blog Schnille och Schmak.

Johan Lenner – a relative newcomer to the Swedish beer blogging scene (can I say that as someone who has only been blogging for half a year…..?) with his food and beer-orientated site Portersteken.

Anders Thomas – A loyal BeerSweden fan who submitted his entry within 15 seconds of me posting details of this tasting on Facebook. Such lightening reactions deserve recognition!

Carl Ljungberg – Another BeerSweden follower whose tasting notes of Sailor Premium Lager had me in stitches (”an after-taste that left me feeling sea-sick” being a highlight).

Congratulations to those of you who are going to get the opportunity to try some pretty special Sigtuna beers very soon and a big thank you to all of you who took the time to send in your entries.

As an aside I note that I didn’t receive a single entry written by a woman. This is a shame because not only do I happen to know that over 20% of BeerSweden’s Facebook fans are from the fairer sex but it’s also a pretty well known fact that women generally have a better sense of taste than men. Remember that beer is an equal opportunities drink ladies so please get involved next time!

I’ll be posting details of the exact date and time of this unique Facebook live tasting a little closer to the time – so watch this space!