The Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers, will be showcasing an exceptional range of high quality, innovative and style-diverse American craft beers at this year’s Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival (SBWF), 24-25 October at Nacka Strandmässan.
Featuring 20 American craft breweries and 59 different beers the range includes an impressive array of styles, strengths, flavours and brewing techniques. Festival-goers can look forward to discovering breweries new to the Swedish market alongside long-standing favourites. Choose from crisp and snappy lagers, sour, tart or fruity delights, classic wheat beers, a plethora of hop-forward and bitter ales and a host of bold and experimental brews. There’s something to intrigue and excite every beer lover, from the curious newcomer to the most devoted enthusiast.
Eight American craft brewery representatives will be attending the festival and this year’s activation will include a bespoke new tasting area for brewers to pour their own beers and interact with festival-goers.
Don’t miss the ever-popular American craft beer Masterclass tastings led by the brewers themselves and featuring upto eight highly-sought after beers. Tastings are on:
6pm Friday 24 October
1pm and 5pm Saturday 25 October
Tickets are available on the SBWF website.
The following American craft breweries will be participating in this year’s festival:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- Alesong Brewing and Blending
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Bootstrap Brewing
- Equilibrium Brewery
- Fremont Brewing
- Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Griffin Claw Brewing Company
- Hinterland Brewery
- Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers
- Knee Deep Brewing Company
- Monster Brewery
- Night Shift Brewing
- Rogue Ales
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
- The Bold Mariner Brewing Company
- The Virginia Beer Company
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Uinta Brewing Company
- Wormtown Brewing
Lotte Peplow, Brewers Association American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe, comments: “Outside of the U.S. Swedish beer drinkers are among the most discerning and appreciative in the world, making SBWF a highlight of the Brewers Association’s calendar. This year, we have curated an outstanding selection of beers that will surprise and delight festival guests, from the newcomer to the diehard fanatic. Many of the beers available are award-winning examples of their style with impressive medal hauls from prestigious international beer competitions. We look forward to welcoming visitors to our booth.”
Sweden is an important export market for American craft beer and the second biggest in Europe accounting for 5.4% of all exports. Beers can be found in Systembolaget or on trade venues throughout Sweden.
A wealth of free resources is available to download from www.brewersassociation.org or www.craftbeer.com
About the Brewers Association
The Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The BA represents 5,600-plus U.S. breweries. The BA’s independent craft brewer seal is a widely adopted symbol that differentiates beers by small and independent craft brewers. The BA organizes events including the World Beer Cup®, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® and American Craft Beer Week®. The BA publishes The New Brewer® magazine, and Brewers Publications® is the leading publisher of brewing literature in the U.S. Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com® and about homebrewing via the BA’s American Homebrewers Association® and the free Brew Guru® mobile app. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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