I try really hard never to be jealous. After all it’s a totally negative emotion that rarely does you any good.
However there are times when I simply can’t help but covet others. Like my 8 year-old daughter and her musical ability to play The Entertainer on the piano flawlessly while looking over her shoulder to watch Bolibompa or Tom, my 10-year-old, and his habit of hitting a driver off the fairway first time, every time, as though it is the most simple thing in the world to do (which it is not).
And today, this bright and sunny Monday morning I feel jealous again. Jealous of all the people that live in Stockholm. For two reasons:
Reason One
You can stroll right into the Systembolaget’s vinkällarbutik in Regeringsgatan this morning and pluck these bottles of beer straight off the shelves:
Admittedly you can also do the same thing at Nordstan in Gothenburg and Hansacompagniet in Malmö too. The rest of us need to pop into our local Systembolaget stores and order in bottles – which I recommend you all do because every one of these ‘middle-of-the-month’ releases is worth trying.
Reason Two
Today the capital’s newest beer emporium opens, Monks Porterhouse (now that name sounds familiar) in Munkbron 11 in Gamla Stan. As though you don’t already have enough great watering holes to satiate your every craft beer need check out the stats of the latest Monks:
- 56 beers on tap (of which at least 20 are Swedish craft beers)
- 500 different Porters and Stouts from around the world (This Monks specialises in the darker side of beer)
- An on-premises microbrewery producing only porters and stouts
- 200 other types of beer for good measure.
So yes I admit it I’m jealous. I’m a seething, spitting mass of envy. Not even the thought of you all stuck in Stockholm rush-hour traffic or constantly having to hunt for somewhere to park the car is helping right now.
Darren, you are most welcome to move down here.
So I have to return to the hell hole called Malmö today? Well, what won´t you do for a good beer? Or do I wait to get them until my next trip to Copenhagen and the wonderful beershops? Decisions, decisions.
Thanks guys for your comments, which are obviously of no comfort whatsoever
Wow, 56 taps is a lot to keep rolling. I’m moving to Uppsala soon, Stockholm won’t be far away
Well I’m sure between you and the rest of the ‘BeerSweden thirsty faithful’ that live in and around the capital they won’t have too much of a problem with static lines…..
Even though I’m just a few km away from both Regeringsgatan and Munkbron, I might as well be in Umeå. I’ve bought ”to much” beer on my way home from our vacation in France and no time for the Porterhouse right now due to a 1-year old girl…
-Jimmy
Jimmy – C’mon….there’s no such thing as too much beer…..
@Jimmy. I have to agree with Darren on this one, there can´t be too much beer. That´s like saying ”Babe, I think your boobs are too big”. Just won´t happen.
56 taps is most probably way too many. How many beers will go bad before the kegs run out etc… so better stay with the high runners, which on the other hand is probably not the ones you want! Hope I’m wrong.