Overcoming Swedish Palate?

Tell him to try Omnipollo Fatamorgana and be a true patriot.

As for Belgian beers, suggest Tripel Karmeliet, which I've heard new beer drinkers compare to Blue Moon (their comparisons, not mine). Also, early in my beer days I tried Van De Keizer Blauw (Het Anker) and loved it (still do), so that might do the trick.

 

Mail him IPAs and Stouts.

 

Make him like the same beers you do. He's obviously a jerk and terrible person for not liking Belgian beer. This guy sucks. Belgium has terrible beer.

 

He seems happy with what he has, don't try too hard. What I do with friends like that, is offer them whatever I'm having. If they like it, give them more. If not, try again another day. If he stays with his pils, that is OK.

 

While flying over might not be an option, send him a box of beers from the good ol' US of A. Sounds like you have an idea of things to get him (e.g., Primo Pils) so you'll have total control of what to have him try.

 

Given he likes German Pils maybe suggest a different German lager? Maybe a Bock or Schwarzbier?

Edit: Fair warning, I have no experience with the Swedish palate this is just a random shot in the dark.

 

If you want to recommend a Belgian brewed beer that he would enjoy drinking suggest Stella Artois or Jupiler. These are the two most popular beers in Belgium and they are Euro Lagers so they should appeal to him.

Cheers!

 

Second this. Omnipollo rules. Fatamorgana is BEAUTIFUL

*edit* They also have a pilsner called Perikles

 

As a Swedish ex-pat who moved before I truly got into the beer-scene I don't have all to many local recommendations. But here are a few off the top of my head that might appeal to a new palate. Even though I also second the sentiment that if he enjoys his current beer-selection then maybe one could just let him be.

Brewski Ananasfeber and Mangofeber. Two IPA's that have a sweeter and subtler aftertaste which is easier to get into than many of their more hoppy American counterparts. One of these two should be available in most Systembolagets (liquor stores) in Sweden.

There are also a few good cheap lager beers that are widely distributed. My favorite that should be widely available is Nils Oscar God Lager. Not necessarily a break with what he's drinking now, but definitely a tier above the Norrlands Guld and Carlsberg.

Brewdog could be interesting, as it is available throughout Sweden. Perhaps their Trashy Blonde or Punk IPA?

Otherwise you could always go with a hefeweize. There aren't any great Swedish ones, but the big German brands are available throughout Sweden.

There was a mention of Omnipollo before. I am criminally unaware of most of their brews, but Nebuchadnezzar was amazing.

Lastly, I remember really enjoying Brooklyn's East India Pale Ale prior to truly getting into beer. Just a subtle and well-balanced pale ale.Definitely a very personal pick, but for it was the perfect beer to go to after just having drunk watery lager beers bought from the back of a sketchy van.

I should recommend the website of the national liquor monopoly. I'm not sure how easy it is to navigate for a non-Swedish speaker, but you should be able to work it out using Google Translate. Through the search engine it has all the beer available in Sweden. Furthermore if you know which store he's closest to you can, with a great degree of accuracy, see what beer is available to him.

 

Anyone know if there's a beer brewed with Swedish fish?

 

I'm not surprised he hates Belgian beer if his experience with it was Leffe and apple fruitbeer. Those are shit. Not all Belgian beer is great. Most of it is crap (like every other country).

 

Leffe is really not a good starting point. But most "iconic" belgian beers like LaChouffe, Westvleteren XII or Duvel are not good starting points for pils lovers, who are used to clean flavours.
I would go a different route and introduce him to all the wonders of the Lager world. I don't know what is aviable in Sweden, but stuff like Augustiner Hell and Dunkel, Köstritzer Kellerbier and Schwarzbier or such classics (maybe even a Kölsch, gasp) might show him that there is something else out there,while not being too different from what he is used to...

 

I started one of the first beer blogs in Sweden and now writing for one of the biggest.
I have been trying for a few years to convince people but they are very hard to convince!

Quite hard to convince when our good beers like Mangofeber, like @Wer34truh said, is sold for 4,70 USD a 330 ml and a pretty good makro lager is sold for 1,17 for 500 ml. pretty big difference when you need more than one good beer.

Good beers for someone who needs to be convinced is Remmarlöv, their beer is pretty good for the masses. The Blond epecially.

 

It is in Swedish, but google translate is pretty good these days. Link: MankerBeer

Well the tax may be high, but we dont pay much for healtcare, schools etc so win-win.
The monoply though, that really sucks!

 

If a guy likes pilsners and only pils, then it's hard to expand those types of people and being that young, he may be a quantity over quality guy. BUT, the beer that hooked me was Grimbergen Dubbel. Their Triple is quite nice as well, as is Delirium's. Duvel might be a good one to get him started as well.

When I was that age, I only drank Coors light and Corona. I had tried a few others, including some darker beers, and didn't like them. I thought all dark beers were bitter until I discovered what Belgium had to offer. Now I generally seek out the darker stuff first and then try their lighter offerings.