It’s
not easy finding a Swedish pub in the country’s capital. In fact, there
isn’t one, and believe you me I’ve looked. For the past five years
I’ve lived as an English expat in Sweden working as an export manager for
a British Brewery – a job that has required me to travel around much of
the country and in particular the capital to drink in pubs. During
my numerous forays in Stockholm I’ve guzzled pints in English bars, played
the wild rover in Irish bars, been served by large men in kilts in Scottish
bars, drunk insanely strong beers in Belgium bars and eaten Gulasch Saper
Vodicka (I’m still trying to work out what this meal consisted of) in an
authentic Czech bar. But never once, in all my years of drinking in Stockholm,
can I honestly say I’ve fallen into (or out of) a Swedish pub. The reason
why there are no authentic Swedish pubs in the capital is a rather long-winded
one, so you might want to pour yourself a stiff drink before reading on.
Let’s start with the beer, as countries with thriving pub cultures tend
to produce quality beers. Sweden’s international reputation for producing
beer is not good. In fact, if I asked you what comes from Sweden, is easy
to assemble, mass-produced, pretty to look at but often lacking in substance
I wouldn’t be talking about furniture from IKEA - I’d be talking
about the beer. - Living
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It’s
not easy finding a Swedish pub in the country’s capital. In fact, there
isn’t one, and believe you me I’ve looked. For the past five years
I’ve lived as an English expat in Sweden working as an export manager for
a British Brewery – a job that has required me to travel around much of
the country and in particular the capital to drink in pubs. During
my numerous forays in Stockholm I’ve guzzled pints in English bars, played
the wild rover in Irish bars, been served by large men in kilts in Scottish
bars, drunk insanely strong beers in Belgium bars and eaten Gulasch Saper
Vodicka (I’m still trying to work out what this meal consisted of) in an
authentic Czech bar. But never once, in all my years of drinking in Stockholm,
can I honestly say I’ve fallen into (or out of) a Swedish pub. The reason
why there are no authentic Swedish pubs in the capital is a rather long-winded
one, so you might want to pour yourself a stiff drink before reading on.
Let’s start with the beer, as countries with thriving pub cultures tend
to produce quality beers. Sweden’s international reputation for producing
beer is not good. In fact, if I asked you what comes from Sweden, is easy
to assemble, mass-produced, pretty to look at but often lacking in substance
I wouldn’t be talking about furniture from IKEA - I’d be talking
about the beer. - 
