It's the best episode of the year! The Systembolaget Christmas Beers 2023 release! It doesn't get more fun this. This year there were 196 beers released as part of the Christmas beer day, plus a few more before and after.

Before we begin with the rundown, we're joined by Samppa the snowman. He'll be modeling most of the beers this calendar. He's very excited to join the team this year.

We picked some wild beers this year. We start with our most traditional julebryg. It's Julebrygd from Bryghus 19. This is a very traditional bock ale that is the perfect beer for any julbord. A traditional classic from Delirium is next. Noel is a 10% belgium winter ale. From there we have our wildcard choice, Wet Whistle Brewery has released Gingerbread Stout. It's a gingerbread imperial stout with a strong gingerbread flavor. Next is Stigbergets Xmas Barley Wine. This is a straight down the middle barleywine. No adjunts, no fillers, nothing more. If you've forgotten what a traditional barleywine tastes like, this is a good one to refresh your memory. Finally we have Dugges Christmas Mega. This is a crazy Jamaica Rum Barrel-Aged imperial vanilla and black peper stout. It's a bold choice that really brings the flavor.

We start our advent calendar tomorrow and we hope you'll enjoy our picks for the calendar.

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