Zweeds zuur

Sill (Herring) This is a dish that you will either love or hate, there’s about a 50/50 chance of either. I love sill, especially in mustard sauce. There are many varieties and you can even eat fried herring fillets, but the most common way to eat herring in Sweden is the pickled herring. (https://swedishnomad.com/traditional-swedish-food)

The smell is unbearable, but it’s a real classic. If you get it on your clothes or even on yourself, the smell will stick for some time. You can buy a can of Surströmming in every supermarket, and I can promise you that it will be memorable. (https://swedishnomad.com/traditional-swedish-food)

Surströmming (pronounced [ˈsʉ̂ːˌʂʈrœmːɪŋ]; Swedish for ''sour herring'') is lightly salted fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century. Surströmming or fermented herring should not be confused with the common dish fried herring or typically preserved pickled herring. Known as strömming in Swedish, the Baltic herring is smaller than the Atlantic herring, found in the North Sea. Traditionally, strömming is defined as herring fished in the brackish waters of the Baltic north of the Kalmar Strait.[1] The herring used for surströmming are caught just prior to spawning in April and May. During the production of surströmming, just enough salt is used to prevent the raw herring from rotting while allowing it to ferment. A fermentation process of at least six months gives the fish a characteristic strong smell and somewhat acidic taste.[2] A newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food smells in the world, even stronger than similarly fermented fish dishes such as the Korean hongeohoe or Japanese kusaya.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming)

Surströmming is an infamous Swedish delicacy made of fermented Baltic sea herring. In spring, the spawning fish are caught between Sweden and Finland, then the heads are removed and the bodies are stored in a series of salted water solutions. After roughly two months, the partially preserved herrings are transferred to airtight tins where they continue to ferment for up to another year. Each year’s batch of soured (surs-) Baltic herring (strömming) could not be sold before the third Thursday in August by royal decree. The mid-20th century ordinance was meant to tackle fermentation corner-cutting. While this rule is no longer on the books, the date is still celebrated as the delicacy’s premiere day (surströmmingspremiären), particularly in Sweden’s High Coast region, the birthplace of surströmming. ... Three days after opening a can of surströmming, fermented herring will still hang in the air. It stays on the hair and skin, and between the strands of your fluffy coat. The olfactory memory will just…keep…bringing it back. (https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-swedish-surstromming/)

Okee, dat klinkt niet aanlokkelijk. Maar ik wilde het niet over haring hebben. Ik wilde het hebben over zuur bier:

Sour beer, also known as Sours,[1] is beer which has an intentionally acidic, tart, or sour taste. Traditional sour beer styles include Belgian lambics, gueuze and Flanders red ale, and German gose and Berliner Weisse. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_beer)  

Swedish beers, lagers and ales in particular, are today some of the world’s most respected. Home to brands like Omnipollo, Swedish beer has an immense amount to offer both seasoned beer lovers and people new to the craft revolution thanks to inventive yeast cultures, experimental ingredients and a keen eye for not just flavour but also mouthfeel.  (https://www.beermerchants.com/browse/country/swedish-beers)

The beer classification in Sweden and Finland sorts beers into classes based on their alcohol content. ... Only classes I and II can be purchased in supermarkets, while class III can only be purchased in restaurants licensed to do so, and the state shops Systembolaget. Class II beer is loosely divided into two sub-groups, light "Folköl" ("people's beer") with a maximum ABV of 2.8% and normal "Folköl", with a maximum ABV of 3.5%. An alcohol content of 2.8% and below is not subject to specific, higher, alcohol taxes, but only to VAT (12%) as any other food or non-alcoholic drink. Class III beer is also, unofficially, divided into two sub-groups, "Mellanöl" ("in-between beer"), with ABV between 3.6% and 4.5%, and normal "strong beer" with ABV above 4.5%. There is no real maximum amount of how much alcohol Class III beer may contain, and amounts of 10%+ are common. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_classification_in_Sweden_and_Finland)

Zweeds bier is vrij verkrijgbaar in een alcoholvrije en alcoholarme variant. Voor bier van 5% of meer zal je bij een slijterij moeten zijn. Ik kocht bij een supermarkt bier en het bijzondere was dat het sours waren. Hoe vaak zie je die in Nederlandse supermarkten?

We are Dugges Bryggeri. We love making beer. This is our website. If you have any questions, drop us a line via e-mail, Twitter or Facebook. Hope to hear from you. Have a nice day! (https://dugges.se/#)

Dugges heeft een enorm breed assortiment, gezien op https://dugges.se/beers/. 

Elderflower & Pear Sour Fruit Ale Label text: A sour fruit ale with puckering flavors of elderflower and pear, on a crisp sour. Sourlicious! Story text: So what’s our goal with this sour fruit ale? To create summer in a can. This is a real summer beer. A summer sour to be more correct. Imagine sunny blue skies, green trees, and a warm breeze. Together with this beer. Elderflower and pear. Sweetness meets sourness and blends perfectly together. Its character is flowery, fruity, and sweet. Just how we all love summer, right? Summery! ... ABV: 4,5% vol. Ingredients: Contains: Water, Barley malt, Pear, Elderflower, Yeast, Lactobacillus, Natural Aroma Type: Sour (https://dugges.se/beers/elderflower-pear/)

Hybrid 02 Grape Ale Label text: This is HYBRID 02 Exploring is in our DNA and putting two and two together can never go wrong, right? So, that’s what we did here. A hybrid is a blend between different things, and Hybrid 02 is just that. It’s a beer, wine and berries blend with a very very very very berry berry berry berry taste. Verryberryness! It all started with a discussion with our friends at Stillwater Artisanal. A discussion on wine, beer and development. A discussion on fruits, acidity and looking at things the other way. The answer to that was Hybrid 01, and after that we continued exploring on our own. So, now we give you Hybrid 02. A beer, wine and fruits blend with very berry tones and a oaky taste on top of that, stemming from the barrels. It has that puckering sourness, sweet fruitiness and vinous tones forming a unity among the flavors. United!... ABV: 11,5% vol Ingredients: Contains: Barley malt Type: Grape Ale (https://dugges.se/beers/hybrid-02/)

Ingefära Folköl Label text: This is Ingefära! We don’t usually give our beers Swedish names. This is, however, not a usual beer. This is an homage to a classic, ginger. Packed with it, in abundance, full on, with a sour twist. And, to that some lemon. Just imagine freshness in a bottle with fruits and spices blending together. There you go. Say after us: Ingefära! Here in Sweden we have something called Folköl. Folköl’s are beers with an ABV of 3.5% or lower. The nice things about these beers as that they can be sold in ordinary grocery stores, and the like (instead of only in the government owned liquor monopoly). If you translate Fölköl to English it would be ’people’s beer’ and that’s just what this is. Having not done Folköl for a while we decided to do a people’s version of our imperial sour Ginger. It still has the same fresh tones of ginger and lemon, but with a lower ABV. Same, but different. Meet Ingefära! ... ABV: 3,5% vol Ingredients: Contains: Barley Malt, Wheat Type: Folköl (https://dugges.se/beers/ingefara/)

De Ingefära Folköl heb ik geproefd. Het doet denken aan frisdrank. Het doet niet echt denken aan bier.

Mango Mango Mini Sour Fruit Ale Label text: If you’re going to put fruit into a beer, there’s no better fruit than mango. At least that’s what we think. And, though this sour beer might sound like an echo, it’s not. This collaboration with Stillwater explores the true depth of Mango flavor. Three layers of taste and aroma from fruit and hops. Folköl! Mango Mango Mango, the big brother of Mango Mango Mini, is one of our staples, a core, a baseline. It’s been around for a few years now though we never grow tired of it. That mango freshness layered on a crisp sour is just right. Mango Mango Mini is our attempt at making the beer even more accessible. Less alcohol, a little less tart but still the same mango madness going on. Also, having it at 3,5% lets us sell it in grocery stores in Sweden. Access the Mango. Mini! ... ABV: 3,5% vol Ingredients: Contains: Barley Type: Sour (https://dugges.se/beers/mango-mango-mini/)

Mango Mango Mini Dugges Ale- & Porterbryggeri AB.. Style:Fruited Kettle SourABV:3.5% (https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12172/612638/)

De Mango Mango Mini heb ik geproefd. Het bier smaakt zuur en doet denken aan frisdrank. 

De bierwereld is wel heel erg breed met dit soort frisdrank aan e ene kant en de barrel aged zware bieren aan de andere kant. Je komt wijnachtige bieren tegen, bittere bieren, moutige bieren, rokerige bieren, maar dus ook zoete frisdrankachtige bieren.