Recent News
Bishops Arms Hornsgatan has closed.
The story is it will become a British pub but not part of the Bishops Arms chain. My contact had no idea how the beer selection will change.
Ölstugan 1892 Tullen pubs have closed.
Not directly related to COVID but the Göteborg chain has closed their Kungsholmen pub. The Hornstull pub is listed as "temporarily close" but it is not expected to reopen.
Obviously their planned third pub has been canceled.
Ölbistron no 50 has closed
Sad to see this cozy corner pub close.
China Kungsholmen takes over Cafe Proviant brewery
A chinese restuarant has opened at the site of the former Cafe Proviant and they have continued to operate the brewery.
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New entry on the to do list: Beer n' Play
Board games and twenty taps of craft beer.
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New entry on the to do list: Brisket and Friends.
Texas style BBQ and craft beer, may from the PKLK Brewery, which reportedly has a connection to the restaurant.
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Café Proviant has closed
Supposedly there is somebody interesting in operating the brewery but no details are available at this this.
Öleriet has closed
A new pub, the Kingstone Arms, has opened in its place. Initial reports were a little promising in that they might have cask ales. Sadly, they have handpumps that are connected to standard kegs. So no need to stop in as the beer are mostly industrial.
Zum Franziskaner now reopened.
Zum Franziskaner re-opened on January 24 with among other things, an increase in 6 taps to a total 13.
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Zum Franziskaner to close for renovations
Zum Franziskaner will be closed from Christmas to some time in late January as they undergo extensive renovations.
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Monk's Café loses alcohol permit
Both the Monks Café Wallingatan and the Monk's Porter Bar have lost their alcohol permit and therefore cannot serve any beer over 3.5 abv. The owner has appealed so there is chance they may resume serving at any time.
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Bishop's Arms Folkungagatan has closed
The Bishop's Arms pub in Folkungagatan has closed as of September 16.
Stene Isacson (formerly of Akkurat) takes over zum Franziskaner
Along with baker Sven-Åke Andersson they will take over the oldest pub in Stockholm, serving Swedish craft beers and imports from Franconia
(Photo by Bo Kullmar)
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Change in ownership at Akkurat
The actual transfer of ownership will take place any day now. The new owners say they have no plans to make any changes, except they won't be doing German/Franconian beers any longer (see zum Franziskaner for those). The world hopes this is true
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Ölkiosken Mosebacke has closed
The kiosk is on public land and the government signed a contract with the Spendrups brewery to be the exclusive beer provider.
A Facebook post (in Swedish) from the owner is here
Bar Central Skånegatan now Bistro Boheme
They are keeping the Pilsner Urquell Tanková. Food menu is changing to Tapas style small dishes.
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Mikkeller Stockholm Opens
A new entry in the growing Mikkeller beer empire has opened in the Östermalm district in Stockholm. Not far from the Östermalmstorg tunnelbana (subway/metro/tube) station.
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Big Country closed.
Big Country at Döbelnsgatan 25. Has closed This was the formerly the Mikkeller Bar in Stockholm so the site has not been good to the beer scene.
The closure is not unexpected -- the bartender told me on my last visit that the owners weren't sure about this whole "Craft Beer" thing...
Seasonal Pubs Added
Based on the recommendations of numerous frields in Stockhiolm, we've added a number of pubs that are only open in the warmer months -- any most are only open during "good weather." They are flagged with the icon
If you plan of visiting one of these, please call ahead first to make sure they are open.
Bierhaus Malmö Enters Bankruptcy and Closes
The Bierhaus in Stockholm has the same ownership and has also entered bankruptcy.
An article on the Malmö Bierhaus in Swedish is here.
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