There’s no better way to kick off a Monday than with the release of some great beers at the Systembolaget.
Here’s a list of what’s coming to a shelf near you from Monday, November 2nd:
| 11523 | Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock | Tyskland | Flaska | 500 ml | (55.80) | 27.90 | C | |||||
| 11506 | Ardenne Blond | Norge | Flaska | 500 ml | (87.80) | 43.90 | C | |||||
| 11700 | Beer Geek Brunch Weasel | Danmark | Flaska | 500 ml | (198.00) | 99.00 | C | |||||
| 1642 | Brewdog Paradox Isle of Arran | Storbritannien | Flaska | 330 ml | (136.06) | 44.90 | C | |||||
| 1533 | Fuller’s Vintage Ale | 2009 | Storbritannien | Flaska | 500 ml | (118.00) | 59.00 | C | ||||
| 11518 | Gouden Carolus Cuvée van der Keizer Blue | Belgien | Flaska | 750 ml | (146.00) | 109.50 | C | |||||
| 11279 | Grebbestad Lunator | Sverige | Flaska | 330 ml | (68.18) | 22.50 | C | |||||
| 11543 | Hog Heaven Ale | USA | Flaska | 650 ml | (122.92) | 79.90 | C | |||||
| 11704 | La Trappe Isid’or | Nederländerna | Flaska | 750 ml | (99.33) | 74.50 | C | |||||
| 11519 | Norwegian Wood | Norge | Flaska | 500 ml | (87.80) | 43.90 | C | |||||
| 1628 | Saxo Bio | Belgien | Flaska | 330 ml | (81.51) | 26.90 | C | |||||
| 11277 | Thomas Hardys Ale | 2005 | Storbritannien | Flaska | 250 ml | (228.00) | 57.00 | C |
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There are some incredible stand-out beers in this list so my advice would be to get your coat on, get down to the SB when it opens today and order at least one bottle of each.
However if you’re suffering from a lack of fridge space or money (or both) my top picks would be:
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel – an imperial porter brewed by Mikkeller at Nøgne-Ø in Norway using coffee containing the droppings of the weasel-like civet cats. These south east Asian animals apparantly eat only the finest coffee berries and after passing through their digestive system workers collect their droppings to flavour this exceedingly rare coffee. You’re reading this right – there’s cat crap in this beer! If you can work past this then this porter is absolute world-class and a must try!
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Brewdog Paradox Isle of Arran – an imperial stout matured in selected Islay malt whisky casks. Expect this 10% ABV monster to be huge, with smoke, vanilla, chocolate and peaty notes.Not for the faint-hearted.
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Fuller’s Vintage Ale – An annual classic that’s always worth waiting for. Some years it can be exceptional, other years ‘merely’ a great English strong ale. It’s worth buying more than one bottle so you can keep some in the cellar for a couple of years.
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Hog Heaven is a robust barley wine beer from Avery Brewing Company in the USA with an insanely hoppy aroma and sweet, sweet caramel malts. Avery recommends cellaring this beer for up to three years. A real treat at the Christmas table when the cheese is passed around.
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Norwegian Wood is an ale from Haandbryggeriet in Norway that is a throwback to a time when malts were fire-kilned and therefore beers traditionally tasted smokey. Flavoured with juniper berries too. Fascinating stuff.
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Thomas Hardy’s Ale from the UK is the very definition of the barley wine style of beer. Bottle-conditioned to mature like the finest of wines this beer will continue to improve with age for at least 26 years! So if I’ve done my sums right you’ll be able to open this 2005 vintage in 2031. Of course you might not be able to hold out that long, so buy a few bottles to drink in the meantime.
Hääärligt! Vilken måndag! Jättebra artikel dessutom.
Systemet opens in just over an hour from now. Last one there’s a sissy!
Will be leaving home very soon for this!
Managed to get one of each bottle and they where re-stocking the shelves as I left Systemet at Regeringsgatan. Looking forward to trying them out
Why da hell not save the THA for about 34 years or so…..;-))
Because by then I’d probably have to suck it through a straw……
Definitely want to try the Paradox. Any good?
Hi Mark,
Managed to try both the Paradox Isle of Arran and the Paradox Smokehead at Det Goda Köket. Can say that the Smokehead was massive, with a huge whiskey hit on the nose and in the mouth. By comparison the Ise of Arran was a lot more ‘balanced’ and very smooth. It’s an impressive beer and I’ll be doing a full review when I get back to base in Umeå.
Paradox Arran = yummy! I’ll have to buy a few more for the ”cellar” (cupboard). A very pronounced smokey whisky flavour, very different to Innis and Gunn.
@Mark: Totally agree. Paradox Isle of Arran is a more ‘integrated’ whisky beer, whereas I didn’t get Belhaven/Green King’s attempts at all.
Paradox all gone in Lund by 6 Nov. Despite/Because of/Nothing to do with the CAMRA hoo-hah.
How come it’s the 2005 vintage (anyone).
THA considerably reduced – Not least by me
FV 2009 is drier and hoppier than I remember.
Paradox all gone in Lund by 6 Nov. Despite/Because of/Nothing to do with the CAMRA hoo-hah.
How come it’s the 2005 vintage (anyone?).
THA considerably reduced – Not least by me
FV 2009 is drier and hoppier than I remember.
@maltJerry – good thinking buying as many THAs as possible, as a little bird told me unless something happens soon it looks like this release could be the last one ever at the Systembolaget.
Darren & Maltjerry: Worth buying Fullers V then? Real shame if it does turn out to be the last release of THA…