I’ve never had the normal Stormaktsporter, but when I tried Kaggen 2007 about a year ago, all I was able to put down in my notebook was ”Fantastic!”. Outstanding beer, not a single bit overrated. I’ve had a fair amount of good beers since then, including an aged bottle of Westy 12, but not a single one has topped Kaggen so far.
Regarding hard to get the beer outside Sweden I must tell you about how surprised we got when we were on a South California Extreme Beer Tour last year and ended up at a Pizza Port brewpub in Carlsbad. Pizza Port had also a Beer shop and we found a Bottle of Kaggen 2006 in their window.
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I wish I could taste that beer some day. Cheers guys and thanks! Keep up the good work for the next 40 episodes. You know I will be watching anyway.
Niklas – you keep watching and we’ll keep filming
True beer passion! Love it!!
I haven’t actually tasted the normal one. Just Kaggen, which is the most fantastic beer I’ve ever tasted.
Keep up the good work!
I’ve never had the normal Stormaktsporter, but when I tried Kaggen 2007 about a year ago, all I was able to put down in my notebook was ”Fantastic!”. Outstanding beer, not a single bit overrated. I’ve had a fair amount of good beers since then, including an aged bottle of Westy 12, but not a single one has topped Kaggen so far.
I totaly agree with Johan. I tasted Stormaktsporter and I have tasted Kaggen at the brewery in Örebro.
http://www.dalaolakademi.se/narkekb.html
Regarding hard to get the beer outside Sweden I must tell you about how surprised we got when we were on a South California Extreme Beer Tour last year and ended up at a Pizza Port brewpub in Carlsbad. Pizza Port had also a Beer shop and we found a Bottle of Kaggen 2006 in their window.
Congrats Darren, and thanks for another great episode! On a side note, did you hear that YouTube is now allowing you to post 15 minute videos? http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/29/youtube.allows.15.minute.video.uploads/