Jämtlands Bryggeri is a
microbrewery
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located in the small village of
Pilgrimstad located in the
Municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Bräcke
Bräcke is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Bräcke Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,651 inhabitants as of 2010.
The community is located next to Lake Revsundssjön, 70 km south-east of Östersund.
The rail ...
in
Jämtland
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, in north western part
Sweden
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.
The brewery started brewing beer in January 1996 and is one of Sweden’s smallest breweries. The outspoken policy of the brewery is to brew beer in small quantities in order to guarantee a high quality in the production. The yearly production amounts to 750.000 liters of beer. Today, the brewery has a standing assortment of eleven different brands of beers reflecting a number of various brewing techniques.
The brewery is regularly awarded at the annual Stockholm Beer Festival (where approximately 600 brands of beers are competing). The company has competed in the festival the last eight years and has totally been awarded 58 gold medals, 28 silver medals and 14 bronze medals.
Availability
In Sweden, all of the brewery's beers can be bought or ordered at the
Systembolaget
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.
Retired beers
* Anniversary Ale - English strong ale.
* Baltic Stout - Baltic stout.
* Bärsärk Strong Ale - Ale.
* Bière De Printemps - Fruit beer.
* Hummel Extrême - Pale lager.
* Mellan Lager - Pale lager.
* Pilgrimstad Mammut - Oktoberfest/Märzen.
* Serbian Crown - Pale lager.
* Strong Ale - Ale.
* Valborg Vårbrygd - Pale lager.
* Weiss-President - Hefeweizen.
* Äppelweisen - Fruit beer.
External links
Jämtlands BryggeriSystembolaget
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Companies based in Jämtland County
Breweries in Sweden
Bräcke Municipality
20th-century establishments in Jämtland County
1996 establishments in Sweden