Slåtteröl sure is good, but Jämtlands Hell is definitely playing in the same league. St Eriks Pilsner came to mind as a runner-up for me.
If we are talking all bottom-fermented Swedish beers, and not just only the pale ones around 5%, Jämtlands Heaven and Grebbestads Lunator are both worth to mention.
Landsort Lager disappointed me with a lot of yeasty banana flavors which to me are big off-flavors in a pale lager. Perhaphs it was a bad bottle, and at 28,50 kr (I agree, that is a lot for a lager), I’ve never really given it a second chance.
I tried a bottle of Dugges Lager No. 1 this spring which was really good. It was brewed at Dugges and much better than the first Slottskällan brewed batches. When at it’s best, I will say that one is one of the best Swedish (pale) lagers.
Varför ska det betonas hela två gånger att Nynäshamns Landsort Lager är dyr för att vara en lager när man lika gärna kan säga samma sak om Nils Oscars God Lager?
God Lager och Landsort Lager har ju ungefär samma literpris: 56 kr/liter respektive 57 kr/liter. Det är bara Oppigårds Slåtteröl som är billigare med ett literpris just under 50 kr/liter.
@Hans – I specifically mentioned the price of Landsort Lager because I personally believe it is a lot of money to pay for such a beer – elevating it way out of the price range of most lager drinkers. As I said on camera I’m often more than happy to pay extra for a craft beer because I believe I get more. However there are limits and Landsort is on the edge of mine.
In order for craft beers to really break through to mainstream beer they have to be priced realistically. If they become too expensive I fear only the beer geek community will tend to buy them.
You have a point about the per litre price contra God Lager, but if that came in a 500ml serving I’d have made the same point about it too.
Klart att jag har en poäng med literpriset. Hur kan man annars jämföra prisnivån på öl i olika stora förpackningar?
Jag håller faktiskt med om att 57 kr/liter är i dyraste läge för den typen av öl, framför allt om man vill få vanliga kunder på Systembolaget att prova nånting nytt någon gång. Jag har själv också mina ekonomiska begränsningar förresten, hur mycket jag än tycker om gott öl från våra lokala bryggerier.
Men återigen, exakt samma kritik gäller God Lager. Varenda droppe, varenda slurk kostar ju detsamma. Så varför skulle man då bara påpeka prisnivån i det ena fallet och inte i det andra? Det kanske är mig det är fel på, men sånt har jag svårt att förstå. Nå ja.
I guess you answer the question I asked in the topic of this post I made about a month ago!
http://www.olkultur.com/2010/06/sveriges-basta-lagerol.html
As you probably understand, I totally agree with you – Slåtteröl is about as good as Swedish lager gets.
Slåtteröl sure is good, but Jämtlands Hell is definitely playing in the same league. St Eriks Pilsner came to mind as a runner-up for me.
If we are talking all bottom-fermented Swedish beers, and not just only the pale ones around 5%, Jämtlands Heaven and Grebbestads Lunator are both worth to mention.
Landsort Lager disappointed me with a lot of yeasty banana flavors which to me are big off-flavors in a pale lager. Perhaphs it was a bad bottle, and at 28,50 kr (I agree, that is a lot for a lager), I’ve never really given it a second chance.
I tried a bottle of Dugges Lager No. 1 this spring which was really good. It was brewed at Dugges and much better than the first Slottskällan brewed batches. When at it’s best, I will say that one is one of the best Swedish (pale) lagers.
Good review… good lager’s but i prefer both, hell and st eriks, pickla pils is also nice
Have a really good summer… /Fredrik
Varför ska det betonas hela två gånger att Nynäshamns Landsort Lager är dyr för att vara en lager när man lika gärna kan säga samma sak om Nils Oscars God Lager?
God Lager och Landsort Lager har ju ungefär samma literpris: 56 kr/liter respektive 57 kr/liter. Det är bara Oppigårds Slåtteröl som är billigare med ett literpris just under 50 kr/liter.
@Hans – I specifically mentioned the price of Landsort Lager because I personally believe it is a lot of money to pay for such a beer – elevating it way out of the price range of most lager drinkers. As I said on camera I’m often more than happy to pay extra for a craft beer because I believe I get more. However there are limits and Landsort is on the edge of mine.
In order for craft beers to really break through to mainstream beer they have to be priced realistically. If they become too expensive I fear only the beer geek community will tend to buy them.
You have a point about the per litre price contra God Lager, but if that came in a 500ml serving I’d have made the same point about it too.
Klart att jag har en poäng med literpriset. Hur kan man annars jämföra prisnivån på öl i olika stora förpackningar?
Jag håller faktiskt med om att 57 kr/liter är i dyraste läge för den typen av öl, framför allt om man vill få vanliga kunder på Systembolaget att prova nånting nytt någon gång. Jag har själv också mina ekonomiska begränsningar förresten, hur mycket jag än tycker om gott öl från våra lokala bryggerier.
Men återigen, exakt samma kritik gäller God Lager. Varenda droppe, varenda slurk kostar ju detsamma. Så varför skulle man då bara påpeka prisnivån i det ena fallet och inte i det andra? Det kanske är mig det är fel på, men sånt har jag svårt att förstå. Nå ja.
I must say that S:t Eriks Sommarlager from Jessica Heydrich magic hand is at this very moment the best swedish lager.
I also put my vote on Slåtterölet. I hope it will come back again next summer.