Summer is fast approaching so we wanted to look at some lighter beers. Wapno Lya Belgian Blonde is a 6% ABV that gets a little Belgian-ish without deep diving into the pure Belgian funkyness. Funky Fluid Free Szarlotka is a non-alcoholic apple pie gelato. It really hits the apple and cinnamon notes and feels like it would be a great non-alcoholic b…

We looked over the shelves at Systembolaget and found a couple of things that grabbed our interest. Two classic breweries have beers out. One is a classic and one is...something else. Nynashamns Angryggeri has been releasing some great traditional beers for years. Svenska Ölfrämjandet 40 år Jubileumsöl is a dark mild that celebrates their 40th anni…

Martin made a trip to Stockholm and picked up some beers. The subway system in Stockholm is amazing and worth the time to ride each line to see all the different decorations per stop. It's a lot of fun. Martin stopped on the Grona Linjen or Green Line because they have beers. He picked up two beers from them. Bira Bira Bira is a nice lager at 5% AB…

We searched around Systembolaget and found a couple of beers that peeked our interest. Martin found a Belgian IPA from Brouwerij-Kerkon. Hop Verdomme is a 7% ABV featuring 7 Flemish hops, which if 7 more than we were aware of. Stefan found an Irish dry stout from Sullivan's brewing. Black Marble comes in at 5.1% and give Guiness a run for it's mone…

It's Easter so that means it's time for Easter beers! What are Easter beers? I used to be boring lagers and brown ales but now it's just beers with an Easter theme. There were 108 beers released at Systembolaget to mark the holiday. Sadly, most of them didn't make it to shops in Malmö. We were able to find a few on the shelves. First is Bökebergs B…

We got some heavy hitters this episode. Big beers are always in season no matter the weather. Beerium has released their annual stout called Beeriums Friendly Giant 2025. Filled with notes of liquorice and chocolate, this stout is roasted really hard and the flavors come through. One of our favorite Norwegain breweries Lervig has come out their ann…

Hiisi Ikiiurso - Bellwoods Brewing Bounty Hunter - ep661By Stefan Halley & Martin Lindstrom

Martin and Stefan remember when Cascade Brewing released beers into the European webshops. It was a huge moment for EU beer nerds. 10 years later, Cascade has ceased production sadly. They lament the demise of the sour powerhouse that helped bring sour beers to the mainstream. Cascade Blueberry Ale 2015 is from that first release and after 10 years…

Do you like Finnish beers? Of course you do. It's beer! We got to try two Finnish beers that are very local. Panimoyhtio Tuju Pumpattava Barbaari really excited Martin as his love of Conan the Barbarian is legendary. It's a simple 5% AVB lager that is great to drink after you crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations…

Another week brings an new collection of beers. Up first is from a hot new Finnish brewery Factory Brewing. Cosmic Dance is an exciting hazy DIPA made with Citra, Nelson Sauvin and Galaxy hops. We're looking forwad to trying more of their beers. Hopfully we get some Sweden soon. We paired it with a 3F Oude Geuze Blend No 49 from season 23/24. It's …

As spring is moving towards us, it's time to put away heavy beers and start thinking about lighter fare. We love sour and fruited beers. Martin was able to procure two subjects for today's episode. Fruktrocket Frukinger Plum is a 6% fruited sour beer that gives us a kiss of plum. Collective Arts Mango, Lime and Jalapeno gose sounds like it might a …

We haven't had many Romanian beers. Stefan was able to track down a couple of beers from a Romanian brewery called Clandestin. After butchering the name a few times, Stefan finally figrued out how to pronouce Non Perignon, a 7.5% ABV NEIPA. Brewed in collaboration with Voodoo Craft Brewery (not the US Voodoo), this NEIPA is made with motueka and ci…

Find out what Carlin and Rebecca have been drinking lately with this currently drinking episode where each picks a beer to talk about and evaluate. https://ia800108.us.archive.org/9/items/brewtal-battle-currently-drinking-episode-6/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Currently%20Drinking%20Episode%206.mp3By Carlin

Martin went dumpster diving on some webshops and found a couple of Founders barrel aged beers. Released years ago, who knows what horrors they have seen in warehouses and shelves. Remember when Founders was a thing? They've really disappeared from the European market the last few years. Velvet Rush (2021) is a brown ale which should have notes of c…

In the last local IPA episode, Carlin and Rebecca hope to get two true regular IPAs that are well executed. https://ia801501.us.archive.org/23/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-282/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20282.mp3By Carlin

We got the gang together to cover three beers from Polish brewery Pinta. It got a little crazy and really went off the rails in several points. But that's to be expected when you get everyone together to podcast. We start with Risfactor Coconut and Coffee. This 11% ABV coffee stout starts us out with high expectations. Then we move to Liberty, a va…

After a rough start to the local IPA tasting episodes, Carlin hopes to redeem himself and actually find some beers properly labeled as just a straight up IPA. https://ia801700.us.archive.org/2/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-281/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20281.mp3By Carlin

We're keeping it local with two more Swedish breweries. Especially ones we haven't reviewed before. Sad Robot Velvet Opression is part of the Sveriges Oberoende Bryggerier release that we discussed last week. Velvet Opression is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. We really got into this one. At only 5.2% ABV, it takes like a fruit cake made with really dar…

Having enjoyed the single style mystery episodes, Carlin decided to explore some local IPAs to have Rebecca blindly taste. https://ia800605.us.archive.org/33/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-280/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20280.mp3By Carlin

Sveriges Oberoende Bryggerier is a collection of independent Swedish breweries. They have been releasing beers with the same label for a few months to show the depth and scope of independent Swedish brewers. We featured several of them during the 2025 Advent calendar. So far they have released over 30 beers. It's great to try so many different styl…

After a pretty disappointing episode, Carlin and Rebecca hope for a strong finish for their stout mystery beers. https://ia600806.us.archive.org/35/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-279/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20279.mp3By Carlin

The holidays might be behind us but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate some Saints. Dugges has released a trilogy of barrel aged imperial stouts. Saint Nick is a Barbados rum barrel aged imperial coffee, cocoa, coconut and vanilla stout. Saint Vance is a Indiana Rye whiskey barrel aged imperial coffee, cocoa, coconut and vanilla stout. Lastly, Sa…

With these two stouts, Carlin has Rebecca blindly taste a stout she’s had before and one with a few extra ingredients. https://ia600104.us.archive.org/15/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-278/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20278.mp3By Carlin

Slovakia is a beautiful country with a rich history. There is so much to see and do while you're there. While you'll find a lot of traditional breweries serving lagers and old world styles, the new beer scene is still in it's nacient days. Cierny Kamen is raising the craft beer game. We got to try two of their beers: Riwaka Time and Nexthopoit. Riw…

Coming off of one good stout from the last episode, Rebecca hopes for a few to rival it. https://ia902201.us.archive.org/22/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-277/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20277.mp3By Carlin

Stefan did some travelling over the holidays. He made it to Vienna, and of course, he picked up some beers. While you can find lots of great beers in Austria, you can't find a lot of craft beer. Fear not, he was able to find an incredible marzen from Bierschmiede. Werkstruk is a 5.2% ABV marzen that makes us sad we can't drink it all year round. We…

In the first of four blind tasting episodes, Carlin pours a few stouts to evaluate. https://ia600804.us.archive.org/9/items/brewtal-battle-mystery-beers-episode-276/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Mystery%20Beers%20Episode%20276.mp3By Carlin

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2025 and our first episode of the year. We don't want to waste any time and get right to it with two exciting beers. Poppels Grand Cru Strong Ale is a 12.6% ABV strong ale brewed with Swedish brewers Smedsbo Slott. THis strong agle is barrel aged strong ale hits strong but finishes with honey, raisins and a little marzepa…

One more Oregon beverage gets tasted along with a large format fruited sour from a well known Midwest brewery. https://ia600804.us.archive.org/25/items/brewtal-battle-beer-mail-episode-30/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Beer%20Mail%20Episode%2030.mp3By Carlin

That's a wrap for 2024. We hope you enjoyed the episodes as much as we enjoyed making them. We'll end the year on with a couple of beers from two of our favorite breweries. Martin brought 3 Fonteinen Prium Mirabelle blend no 25. This geuze has Mirabelle plums added and was added to Olorosso barrels. This is one of our favorite blends that 3F makes.…