okay, swedish beer
you can buy "people's beer" at the grocery store and gas stations and whatever, but it's only 3.5%. Norrlands Guld is an early favorite, but there's also Falcon and Pripps. all lagers, all pretty similar. better than Budweiser, but not my thing really. i rather have ales, but I can't complain since the stuff is so easy drinking.
otherwise, all booze has to be purchased at Systembolaget, the state liquor store. limited hours, but you can at least browse aisles at the one here. some of em just have counters that you order from I guess. again, lots of lagers from northern europe so I'm not too stoked. I bought some odd english ales and a belgian I've never seen simply because I could, but dammit - the shit is kinda expensive.
also note: most bars serve only Carlsberg and one of the local lagers like Pripps Blå or Norrlands. blah. the fancier bars are expensive and rarely seem to have anything of interest.
