Events

• CRAFT BEERS AT MACKEN FEST 2022

  Posted on November 28, 2021

  

  This is, excuse me, DAMN GOOD BEER!
  Spinning the flavour wheel ahead. These are the Macken brew delicacies ready to be served at Macken Fest 2022. This selection is based on what you all out there asked us to brew for this happening:
  Twin IPA (American IPA)
  Quorthon (Brown ale)
  9:45 A.M. (Mother of all beers)
  Cenobite (Oak aged red ale)
  The Dude (Neo-American lager)
  

  GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
  

  Dare, Act, Solve & Flow!
  

  Artwork: Jonathan Hultén
  Graphic design: Adam Zaars

• MACKEN FEST 2022 featuring in Sweden Rock Magazine

  Posted on November 28, 2021

  

  “Medium is the message” - Marshall McLuhan
  The owls are near & featuring on the realm of Sweden Rock Magazine.
  GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
  

  Join us & be part of this genuine journey.
  DARE, ACT, SOLVE & FLOW.

• MACKEN FEST 2022, T-shirts

  Posted on November 27, 2021

  

  LOOK OUT FOR WHAT NEAR FUTURE BRINGS!
  These stunning apparel & more genuine memorabilia will be available at Macken Fest 2022.
  GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
  All Macken merch is a fundraiser to Heal the Healers Now initiative, Division of David Lynch Foundation.
  

  The owls are here!
  

  Photo: Elisabeth Plómer
  We do thank All in Screen AIS AB for this collaboration.

• MACKEN FEST 2022, 14TH-16TH OF JANUARY 2022

  Posted on July 21, 2021

  

  BETTER DAYS AHEAD! USE YOUR FATE. DON’T STRIVE AGAINST IT.
  Dear All,
  As much as we were keeping our hopes high to carry out Macken Fest this September, last week was our very final deadline hoping for a positive announcement from the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) on lifting the covid restrictions to indoor events.
  

  Despite the public health situation is getting better, there is no 100% clarity & guarantee until now that the lifting of the covid restrictions for indoor venues will happen this September. Presently, a maximum of 300 persons, seated one meter apart, or 50 standing, is allowed for indoor venues. We will not conduct our festival in such circumstances. Consequently, to fulfil the promised outstanding event, we have decided to postpone the festival to January 14th-16th, 2022.
  

  Except for LUCIFER, who will by then have embarked on their 2022 tour, all the bands and artists have confirmed and committed to these new dates.
  

  However, we will very soon give you some rewarding news regarding this journey.
  

  Already purchased tickets are valid for January 14th-16th, 2022. If you have already printed your 2021 ticket, please download and print the 2022 version at Tickster. Should you require a refund, please mail support@tickster.com. Please note the refund excludes the tickster service fee (30 SEK).
  

  We totally appreciate and highly value your support and trust for Macken Fest 2022. We are working very hard to make this awesome festival a resounding success for all of us.
  Hang tight & stay with us!
  

  DARE, ACT, SOLVE & FLOW.
  /Andrés
  

  Graphic design: Adam Zaars

• Macken Fest 2021

  Posted on August 7, 2020

  

  EMBRACE, RECEIVE, EMBODY.
  We’ve got some news to you all!
  We inevitably have postponed the festival to 10th to 12th September 2021 due to the current pandemic restrictions. Since we want to make sure that you all do not miss this opportunity, the festival is taking place at the new venue Fållan, which has bigger capacity and great set-up.
  

  Last but not least, the Great Horned Owl tickets are finally available now. Make sure you get yours here.
  To all those who bought the early owl tickets, these ones are totally valid for 2021. If you want to get refunded please mail support@tickster.com.
  Please note the refund excludes the tickster service fee (30 SEK).
  

  If you have already printed out your ticket with the date 2020, please download and print out the 2021 version here.
  

  The owls are here!
  

  Graphic design: Adam Zaars

• DJs Macken Fest 2020

  Posted on June 21, 2020

  

  Fellas,
  Coincidence and fate figure largely in our lives.
  We have the immense honour to inform you that these genuine souls are DJ-ing for us in this celebration.
  The owls are here.
  

  Graphic design: Adam Zaars

• Macken Fest 2020

  Posted on April 16, 2020

  

  Speak this backwards:
  “We’ve got good news! Those bands you like are going to come back in style.”
  The early owl tickets are going on sale VERY soon. Keep your eyes wide open.
  Let’s Rock!
  

  Graphic design: Adam Zaars

• Cactus Pete - Lawless IPA - OUT NOW!

  Posted on February 22, 2020

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Cactus Pete - Lawless IPA 6.6%vol.-
  

  ERIK SAHLSTRÖM – The Lone Ranger
  SKINNY - Dragstar 1
  NIGHTMARE - Dragstar 2
  CAT - Dragstar 3
  PEPPER POTEMKIN - The Blade Runner Killer
  IDA EVILEYE - Officer Stenbacka
  NICKI WICKED - Officer Lindström
  WILHELM KAPPEN – The Bartender
  

  Concept & Screenplay by Andrés Furukawa
  Drag Queen Make-Up by Adam Spjuth & Gianluca Ruesta
  Directed by Andrés Furukawa
  Filmed by Roberto Noel
  Lighting by Paula Burenstrand & Ashley Gerner
  Edited by Roberto Noel & Andrés Furukawa
  

  “American Girl”©
  Recorded at Moonlight Mile in February 2020
  Engineered by Fred Estby and Mike Moebius
  Recorded and mixed by Fred Estby
  Produced by Fred Estby
  Arrangement and all instruments and vocals by Fred Estby
  Original song by Tom Petty, 1976
  The producer would like to thank Brisket & Friends for its generous co-operation in the making of this video.
  

  We specially thank to the musician & cast; Fred Estby (Dismember), Erik Sahlström (General Surgery / Under The Church), Skinny (Deathstars / The Heard), Nightmare & Cat (Deathstars), Pepper, Ida & Nicki (The Heard) for their artistic collaboration.
  

  Made entirely on location in Sweden & USA, 2020
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION

• Cactus Pete release party

  Posted on February 20, 2020

  

  Lawless souls,
  Find your heroic self and come join us to enjoy the one before the final brew of our Macken beer journey. Embrace, receive, embody!
  “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

• DICKENS’ BLASPHEMIES - Winter Ale - OUT NOW!

  Posted on November 24, 2019

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Dickens’ Blasphemies - Winter Ale 5,7%vol.-
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Puppet design by Timothy Johansson
  Puppetry by Emelie Henriksson & Timothy Johansson
  Background painting by Mattias Frisk
  Filmed by Cintia Henriksson
  Edited by Andrés Furukawa
  Lighting by Emil Henriksson
  Music composed & recorded by Christian Sandberg in Studio Vättersborg
  Samplings by Joakim Andersson
  Guitar melody by Henric Ottosson
  Mastered by Joakim Sjöholm
  

  Made entirely on location in Sweden, 2019
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION

• Nightbreed - Vienna Lager - OUT NOW!

  Posted on September 22, 2019

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Nightbreed - Vienna Lager 5.5%vol.-
  

  ALEX HELLID – Baphomet
  LINDSAY TELFORD – Peloquin
  ANDRÉS FURUKAWA – Dr. Philip K. Decker
  

  Concept & Screenplay by Andrés Furukawa
  SFX Make-Up by Lindsay Telford
  Directed by Cintia Henriksson & Andrés Furukawa
  Filmed by Cintia Henriksson
  Edited by Andrés Furukawa
  Cinematography by Cintia Henriksson
  Lighting assistance by Emil Henriksson & Axel Johansson
  Scenography by Oscar Leander
  

  "Nightbrew” written by Jonathan Hultén
  Arranged by Anders Björk
  Performed by Stockholms Akademiska Orkester
  Recorded by Linus Björklund & Emil Pettersson at Soundtrade Studios, Solna June 2019
  Mixed and mastered by Linus Björklund at Hall Of Records, Stockholm July 2019
  

  The producer would like to thank Stockholms Akademiska Orkester for its co-operation in the making of this video clip.
  

  Stockholms Akademiska Orkester is:
  Helena Söderman Bohlin – Conductor
  Elin Manker – Flute
  Hanna Barriga – Flute
  Elsa Gélas – Clarinet
  Henrik Fältström – Bass clarinet
  Gunnar Hellquist – Fagot
  Peter Fältström – French horn
  Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine – French horn
  Marcos Chagallo– Violin
  Anna Isaksson – Violin
  Cecilia Wickström – Violin
  Elisabeth Harsanji – Violin
  Lovisa Gustafsson – Violin
  Fredrik Ström – Violin
  Gerda Lundberg – Viola
  Emma Hernlund – Viola
  Amanda Hofman-Bang – Cello
  Anja Fors – Cello
  Mikael Våge Zenskog – Cello
  Amanda Thieme – Contrabass
  Johan Westre – Piano
  

  This video clip is homage to Nightbreed film (1990) and Cabal novella (1988) by Clive Barker.
  

  Made entirely on location in Sweden, 2019
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION

• Nightbreed beer release party

  Posted on September 11, 2019

  

  Nightbreeds,
  This is our second and final tribute to the masterwork of the English horror author film director, and visual artist Clive Barker. This evening will be a holistic experience for you enjoying our Graf Vienna lager, while entering the Clive Barker horror & dark fantasy world.
  

  Come join us and embrace the tribes of the moon!
  

  “We’re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.” – Clive Barker

• Dismember beer release party

  Posted on August 14, 2019

  

  THIS IS A DEATHEVOCATION
  Come join us and be reborn in blasphemy!
  Tickets available here.
  

  On stage:
  LIK - Sthlm (Sweden)
  Impure (USA)
  

  Spinner of records:
  DJ Strappado (Sweden)
  

  Art © Dan Seagrave
  Logo by Nicke Andersson
  Graphic Design by AZ

• Motorpsycho beer release party

  Posted on June 25, 2019

  

  Hey Motorpsychos,
  The Devil built the hot rod for you. Fire your engine up with us!
  Acid’s Trip is tearing up the stage for us to celebrate this happening. Tobias Egge (Imperial State Electric) & Mimmi Lundström are playing records for us as well. Damn great music. Damn great beer. You don’t want to miss this!
  Graphic design: Erik Rovanpera

• Lux Interior beer release party

  Posted on May 19, 2019

  

  A date with Elvis?
  Hey Rock’n’roll worshippers,
  We call you to join us to the release party of Lux Interior - Apricot Blonde Ale and enjoy the music of the Devil. Pepper Potemkin (The Heard) & Danne McKenzie (Satan Takes A Holiday) will be DJ-ing for us this evening.
  

  Attention: This is a fundraiser to a concert performed by Mexican musicians with physical-, mental disabilities and low-income. This is organized in collaboration with Programa ANAAD México A.C.
  Your support to this fundraiser will immensely be appreciated.
  

• Tapp'78 beer release party

  Posted on April 4, 2019

  

  WANTED! Dead or alive.
  ★Beer reward★
  Tasty & always heavily armed.
  We dare you to this showdown with us to settle your point of honor. Coffins are ready to go. Drinking opponents wearing cowboy hats and/or ponchos and carrying replica pistols are rewarded to a free pint of TAPP’78.
  “Tomorrow is promised to no one.” ― Clint Eastwood
  

  Tapp’78 is our X-Dry Lager and allegorical liquid interpretation of the anti-hero nature of the Spaghetti Western-a showdown between our multi-layered everyday life and our own human ideals. We all are the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. We just are what we believe we are.

• VÄINÄMÖINEN - OUT NOW!

  Posted on February 18, 2019

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Väinämöinen - Juicy Pale Ale 5.5%vol.-
  

  DANNE MCKENZIE - Väinämöinen
  JON SOBEL - Illmarinen
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Directed by Silva Kuusniemi
  Filmed by Cintia Regueiro
  Edited by Andrés Furukawa & Silva Kuusniemi
  Lighting by Emil Henriksson
  Make-Up by Pepper Potemkin
  

  Music written by Peter Stjärnvind
  Drums, bass and all guitars by Peter Stjärnvind
  Voices from hell by Pia Stjärnvind
  Recording made by Anders Bentell at House of Voodoo Studios
  Mixed and mastered by Linus Björklund
  

  Made entirely on location in Stockholm, 2019
  The producer would like to thank to Skansen and Pampas Marina for the filming locations.
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION

• Väinämöinen beer release party

  Posted on February 4, 2019

  

  Maan henget / Landvættir / Spirits of the Earth,
  Come join us to drink the magical Sampo and listen to the lost words of the boundless forest of Kalevala!
  

  We are honoured to invite you to the launch of our new beer Väinämöinen - Juicy Pale Ale 5,5%vol. paying tribute to the Nordic folklore focusing on the Finnish and Karelian national saga “Kalevala” and Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson [1924-1993]; rímur singer and founder of the Ásatrúarfélagið in Iceland.
  

  THE HIGHLIGHTS:
  We have the great privilege to announce that Dr. Merlijn de Smit, Historical linguist, specialized in Old Finnish, Finnish and Uralic languages from the Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies Finnish Dutch and German from Stockholm University is holding an in-depth talk on the “Kalevala” during this event at 17:30. In addition, we also welcome the Icelandic company "FaluGong Korvklúburr" joining us in this happening.
  

  Evening dinner special: Three Proper Stadium-Sized Hot Dogs with all accessories. Two traditional ones. A completely vegetarian.
  Attention: No silver bullets! Brass bullet belts ONLY.
  

  Note: This event is totally inclusive with free entry. Everybody is welcome!

• CHAC-MOOL - OUT NOW!

  Posted on December 19, 2018

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Chac-Mool - Mexican Hot Chocolate Imperial Stout 7.0%vol.-
  “This is a non-verbal experience. A visual experience, one that bypasses verbalized pigeonholing and directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional and philosophical content.” – Stanley Kubrick
  

  Penny Beattie – The Jupiter Bearer
  Ines Velasco – The Star Child
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Filmed by Andrés Furukawa, Kerryn Beattie & Martin Sarmiento
  Edited by Andrés Furukawa
  Music by Robert Andersson
  

  Recorded & mixed by Robert Andersson at Tonrummet
  

  Made entirely on location in Mexico City and Stockholm, 2018
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION

• SKORZENY - OUT NOW!

  Posted on September 30, 2018

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Skorzeny - Doppelbock 7.4%vol.-
  “Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.” – Kurt Siodmak
  

  Jörgen Sandström – The Werewolf
  Per Gustavsson – The Pervert Priest
  Julia Von Krusenstjerna – The Victim
  Erik Wallin – The Bartender
  

  Concept & Screenplay by Andrés Furukawa
  SFX Make-Up by Emelie Henriksson
  Directed by Sven Nilsson & Andrés Furukawa
  Filmed by Cintia Regueiro & Kamil Loutfi
  Edited by Andrés Furukawa
  Supporting cast by Kevin Lindström
  Lighting assistance by Emil Henriksson
  

  “Beware the moon” written, performed and mixed by Christoffer Karlsson
  Recorded & mixed at Nightcrawlers Crypt, July 2018
  Mastered by Linus Björklund at Hall Of Records, Stockholm
  

  The producer would like to thank Bröderna Olssons Garlic & Shots for its generous co-operation in the making of this video.
  

  We specially thank to the cast; Jörgen Sandström (Domedagen, ex-Entombed, ex-Grave, etc.), Per Gustavsson (Nifelheim), Erik Wallin (Mercilless) and Julia von Krusenstjerna (Mystik) for their artistic collaboration.
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION

• Skorzeny beer release party

  Posted on September 26, 2018

  

  Shapeshifters & horror freaks!
  

  On this 28th of September under the light of the full moon we are launching our homage beer to the 80's werewolf horror films and literature SKORZENY - Doppelbock 7,4%vol.
  

  The DM legends Erik Wallin from Merciless and Jörgen Sandström from Domedagen, ex-Entombed, ex-Grave, etc. are DJ-ing and howling for us to celebrate this launch.
  

  Come join us and choose your victim!
  Attention: No silver bullets! Brass bullet belts ONLY.

• VELOURIA - Elderflower Witbier - OUT NOW!

  Posted on June 11, 2018

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Velouria - Elderflower Witbier 5.0%vol.-
  “We will wade in the shine of the ever. We will wade in the tides of the summer, every summer” – Charles Thompson
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Visual collage & editing by Andrés Furukawa
  Music, guitars, bass & noises by Andreas Axelson
  Drums & percussions by Mike the Knife
  Recorded at Crypt of Death Studios, May 2018
  Somewhat Mixed & Mastered by Claes Holmberg
  

  We specially thank to Andreas Axelson (Disfear, The Lurking Fear and Tormented) to the musical collaboration to this video. We highly appreciate it!
  

  This video contains images of the following films: “Un Chien Andalou” [1928] by Luis Buñuel [1900-1983] and Salvador Dalí [1904-1989], “Eraserhead” [1977] by David Lynch, and various unknown sources. Note: We do not own any rights of these aforementioned or whatsoever.
  

• Velouria beer release party

  Posted on May 27, 2018

  

  “If Man is five, then the Devil is six, then God is seven.” – Charles Thompson
  

  Debasers,
  Here comes your beer! We are so psyched to invite you to the launch of the very first Swedish homage beer to The Pixies!! Velouria – Elderflower Witbier 5,0%vol.
  Chart with us new territories of unique loud-quiet liquid sounds, a powerful explosion of noisy flavours with unusual textures. Your last splash into the ocean!

• The Marriage of heaven and hell beer release party

  Posted on April 3, 2018

  

  Visionary souls,
  We are very proud to invite you to attend the launch of our British Golden Ale - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. This is our homage to William Blake’s legacy celebrating the 225th anniversary of the unique and inspiring book “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” (1790-1793).
  

  THE HIGHLIGHT
  Antony Vinall, Secretary and Trustee of The Blake Society is coming from London, UK to hold the following exclusive lecture that will take place at 19:00 during the event. This lecture and beer launch is a fundraiser to install and maintain a gravestone to mark the exact spot where William Blake is buried in Bunhill Fields, London. For more details please read on The Blake Society website.

  Fundraiser fee: 50 kr

  SUBVERSIVE ENERGY: THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN & HELL
  ‘Energy is Eternal Delight’ In 1790, as Europe felt the first shock of the French Revolution, a 32 year-old London artist-engraver and poet poured acid on to 27 copper plates to create one of the most extraordinary and subversive books ever printed. Using his ‘infernal method’ of printing, William Blake reversed established technique in order to reverse the established religion, morality and philosophy of the age. The doors of perception were to be cleansed with acid. Provocative, shocking, mind-blowing, the absurdist visions and pungent aphorisms of The Marriage of Heaven & Hell resonate just as powerfully today with all who seek to live by the imagination. Blake heard from Hell that that the end of our ‘finite & corrupt’ world would ‘come to pass through an improvement of sensual enjoyment’. To celebrate the launch of Macken Bryggeri’s ‘Heaven & Hell’ British Golden Ale, Antony Vinall, Secretary of the Blake Society, will give an introduction to the creation and significance of this unique book.
  

  ‘For every thing that lives is holy’.

  About Antony Vinall
  - Lifelong interest in William Blake since discovering him at the City of London School circa 1966, and exploring the Tate Gallery’s Blake collection around the same time.
  - MA in English Literature from Clare College, Cambridge.
  - Member of the Blake Society since 2007 [on return to the UK from a posting with the UK Diplomatic Service (EU, Brussels) at the end of a 33-year career in UK government service].
  - Trustee of the Blake Society since 2012, Secretary from 2016.
  

  In this role he has organised a variety of Blake-related lectures and events, including readings of the major Prophetic Books - among them a marathon all-day reading of the full text of Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion in central London in November 2017.

• Nyhetsmagasinet Syre

  Posted on March 26, 2018

  

  Nothing has meaning. Everything has meaning.
  An interview with Nyhetsmagasinet Syre

• Don't Shake Me Lucifer beer release party

  Posted on March 5, 2018

  

  Lucifer Rising!
  We deeply thank to all the people, who showed up last night, as well as to those souls (Nicke Andersson, Johanna Platow Sadonis, Katja Uneborg, Rio Maskinn, Sally Andersson and Emma Af Geijerstam), who collaborated to this unique and meaningful happening to honor Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, who has given us great pleasure and inspiration with his music legacy. The music is on!
  

  Photos: Anna Drvnik

• Don't Shake Me Lucifer - Out now!

  Posted on February 20, 2018

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  Macken Bryggeri presents Don't Shake Me Lucifer - Hefeweizen 5.5%vol.-
  “Courage is the key to creativity and to any relinquishing of ego structure." ― Timothy Leary, Your Brain Is God
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Graphic design by Stefan Fält
  Filming by Jonas Wikstrand, Tiffany Desirai Wikstrand, Johan Wallin & Andrés Furukawa
  Editing by Andrés Furukawa
  Music by Joseph Tholl
  Drums by Robert Eriksson, all other instruments by Joseph Tholl
  Recorded in Studio Stjärtil, December 2017
  Mixed by Robert Pehrsson
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in Austin, Texas and Stockholm, Sweden, 2018

• Don't Shake Me Lucifer beer release party

  Posted on February 5, 2018

  

  Fire demons,
  We are celebrating in collaboration with Bio Rio the release of our homage beer Don’t Shake Me Lucifer – Hefeweizen to Roky Erickson, pioneer of the psychedelic & horror rock genre.
  

  We are incredibly honored to announce that Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters, Imperial State Electric, Entombed) and Johanna Sadonis (Lucifer) will join us to DJ for all of us documenting Roky’s music legacy and music influenced by him.
  

  Happenings like this are rarely supplied these days. You really don’t want to miss this one. Lucifer awaits you!

• Beer Makers Dinner

  Posted on February 5, 2018

  

  “Magic is a faculty of wonderful virtue, full of most high mysteries, containing the most profound contemplation of most secret things, together with the whole Nature.” – Henrich Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy or Magic.
  

  I will be collaborating with the master Chef Johan von Euler from The Flying Elk in this exclusive holistic sensory experience combining five Macken beers, refined food and sharing our philosophies in terms of flavours and concepts. You are more than welcome to this honourable banquet with ad libitum Macken beer.
  /Andres

• Pitchers, Bottle Take Over

  Posted on January 29, 2018

  

  “The devil is not as black as he is painted.” ― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
  

  This coming Friday we are having our first bottle take over at Pitcher's Mariatorget Stockholm serving five of our limited edition beers. We will fill up your cornucopia with enigmatic nectars.
  You are all welcome to our arcane world!

• Nöjesguidens Ölmässa, Stockholm 2018

  Posted on January 25, 2018

  

  Beer maniacs,
  This is our first time exhibiting at Nöjesguidens Ölmässa.
  We will be serving our rare and delightful obscurities in your chalices at the appointed temple. Come and join us to rejoice your souls with our beers, your libations!

• R'lyeh - Out now!

  Posted on November 24, 2017

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  Macken Bryggeri presents R'LYEH - Smoked Baltic Porter 6.3%vol.-
  “What has risen may sink. And what has sunk may rise. We hear its call and await our inevitable doom.” – H.P. Lovecraft
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Animation by Pablo Angeles
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely in Stockholm and Mexico City, 2017

• Sherry Monster Stout

  Posted on November 14, 2017

  

  Ladies and Gentlemen,
  Our collaboration between Brutal Brewing & Macken Bryggeri is certainly not an ephemeral happening but another turn of the golden spiral of a true and strong relation through our life journey.
  

  The inception of this approach can be traced back in October 2002, when Andrés Furukawa (Macken Bryggeri) and Richard Bengtsson (Brutal Brewing) met for the first time at Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin (VLB), Germany. Both Andrés and Richard hold their Brewmaster degree from this German institution. In fact, Richard was Andrés’ teacher in Brewing Chemical- & Technical Analyses during Andrés’ Brewmaster studies. A sensei to a black belt student!
  

  Our collab beer “Sherry Monster Stout” was designed at Brutal Brewing pilot brewery by Andrés Furukawa and Calle Berndtsson; one of Brutal Brewing’s head brewers and beer recipe guru. The intention of this unique brew is to create a monster made up of distinct brewing philosophies, scientific (i.e. Nikola Tesla inventions, galvanism and the Antikythera mechanism), and cultural inspirational sources (i.e. art; music, films, literature and paintings); a powerful mutation that reflects our mutual obsession to top quality beer, the concept and the integrity of our brands shall be as one!
  

  Sherry Monster Stout is about to bring back to life the wonder, the unexplored, the unexpected to the beer fans’ pleasure and imagination in inexplicable ways.
  

• R'lyeh beer release party

  Posted on October 28, 2017

  

  Horror freaks,
  We summon you to awake Cthulhu from his slumber and drink the dark substance of the Old Ones
  with our R'lyeh - Smoked Baltic Porter.
  

  Join us on 23rd of November at Cosmopolite in Stockholm from 17:00 onwards.
  

  Science Fiction Bokhandeln is joining us to our beer release and will donate H.P. Lovecraft related prizes (i.e. books and collectibles) for a quiz run by Ulf Hässelbäck (on behalf of SF-B) on the literacy work of this grand master of the early 20th century horror fiction. Cthulhu Ftaghn!
  

• Gonzo Attack - Out Now!

  Posted on September 5, 2017

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  Macken Bryggeri presents GONZO ATTACK - Breakfast Cereal Ale 6.6%vol.-
  'Punk rock' is a phrase used by dilettantes and heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies, the bodies, the hearts, the souls, the time and the minds of young men who give everything they have to it. - James Newell Osterberg, Jr.
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Filming by Alexandra Franzén, Henry Yuan and Andrés Furukawa
  Drums & guitar performance by Nike Markelius
  Gg tattoo on leg: Thomas Daun
  Ain’t it fun tattoo on forearm: Cladde
  L.A.M.F. tattoo on neck: Thomas Daun
  Editing by Andrés Furukawa
  

  Song written by Johan Wallin
  Recorded and mixed by Tim Rosenqvist in Dödskallegrottan on 2017-08-23
  Guitars: Johan Wallin
  Bass: Tim Rosenqvist
  Drums: Thomas Daun
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in New York City and Stockholm, 2017

• Gonzo Attack beer release party

  Posted on September 2, 2017

  

  Hey cereal killers,
  You belong to the blank generation, but you can take it or leave it each time!
  We call you to manifest yourselves and hail the frank and confrontational cultural
  revolt of the 70's NY punk rock music with our Gonzo Attack - Breakfast Cereal Ale.
  

  Join us on 8th of September at Snotty Sound Bar in Stockholm from 18:00 onwards.
  

• The Dude - Out Now!

  Posted on June 28, 2017

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  Macken Bryggeri presents THE DUDE - Neo-American Lager 4.5% vol.-
  That's the way the whole durned human comedy keeps perpetuatin' itself down through the generations.
  

  Jonathan Hultén - The Dude
  Anders Hellström - Walter
  Markus Jansson - Donny
  Andrés Furukawa - The Stranger
  

  Bowlers:
  

  Ashley Gerner
  Emelie Andersson
  Emelie Hemming
  Jacob Bedro
  Johannes Andersson
  Johan Wallin
  Shaam Albayati
  Sofia Räven Blom
  

  Concept by Anders Hellström, Jonathan Hultén & Andrés Furukawa
  Filming by Anders Hellström
  Editing by Jonathan Hultén
  Cover song “The Man in Me” (Bob Dylan, 1970)
  All instruments (except*) & vocals by Jonathan Hultén
  *Pedal steel guitar by Leonard John Lindahl
  Recorded in Stockholm in May-June, 2017
  Produced by Jonathan Hultén
  We would like to thank to Birka Bowling AB for its generous co-operation in the making of this video.
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in Stockholm, Sweden 2017

• The Dude beer release party

  Posted on June 17, 2017

  

  Hey nihilists, there's a beverage here!
  We call you to bowl and abide with The Dude - Neo-American Lager on 28th of June
  at Svea Bowlinghall in Stockholm from 19:00 onwards.
  

  A mini tournament will take place that evening and the winner will get a non-pissed
  or pissed rug. All is up to you!
  

  Price: 400 kr/lane/hour incl. VAT and shoe rentals. 3-4 persons per lane is advisable.

• Stockholm Malt, Mat & Destillat, Stockholms nya Öl & Whiskymässa

  Posted on March 28, 2017

  

  As above, so below. The human being finds herself or himself in the middle. We are pleased to inform you that we are exhibiting our craft beer delicacies at Stockholm Malt, Mat & Destillat at Stockholmsmässan on 31st of March and 1st of April.
  

  Find us at the craft brewer hall and embrace the intriguing and the elusiveness. We'll be serving Cenobite, Sedna, True Will and Twin IPA. A must to taste by all beer hunters out there.
  The owls are near!

• TWIN IPA - out now!

  Posted on February 23, 2017

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  Macken Bryggeri & Nils Oscar present TWIN IPA - American IPA 6.8% vol.-
  Through the darkness of future's past, the magician longs to see. One chants out between two worlds...
  

  C454/N669/H6776/M3/N576/CONCEPT/BY/ANDRES/FURUKAWA/M654/B789/W26/MN78/H45/JK78
  /DF45/N987/JK78/U78/R348/J57/N454/K876/N676/SHOT/AND/EDITED/BY/JONATHAN/HULTEN/
  G565/J675/K676/B565/HF456/THE/OWLS/ARE/NOT/WHAT/THEY/SEEM/K87/

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in Arvika, Sweden 2017

• TWIN IPA beer release party

  Posted on February 2, 2017

  

  Doppelgängers,
  Let's rock! We've got good news. That beer you like is going to come back in style.
  Our TWIN IPA release party will take place on 2/3 at Fotografiskas Bar.
  Come and join us to this wonderful and strange happening. The owls are near!

• Cenobite - out now!

  Posted on December 7, 2016

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  Macken Bryggeri presents CENOBITE - Bourbon Red Ale 6.9% vol.-
  We’ll tear your soul apart!
  

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Filming by Andrés Furukawa & Lee Zillén
  Editing by Andrés Furukawa & Jonathan Hultén
  Lemarchand’s Box Replica by Robi Kosmac & Tamara Rimele
  Special Effects Makeup by Lee Zillén & Alexandra Lilja
  Pinhead performance by Jörgen Thullberg
  

  Music by Thomas von Wachenfeldt
  Recorded at Bowstead Studios, Gränsfors, Sweden
  Produced by Thomas von Wachenfeldt
  Co-Produced by Alex Hellid, November 2016
  Engineered by Thomas von Wachenfeldt
  

  Thanks to Chris Aslanian at Fylkingen for the filming location
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in Stockholm, Sweden 2016

• Cenobite - Bourbon Red Ale release party

  Posted on December 7, 2016

  

  Explorers in the further regions of experience,
  Our Cenobite - Bourbon Red Ale release party will take place on 8/12 at The Bishops Arms Gamla Stan.
  

  Come and join us. Your pleasure will be legendary, even in hell!

• Entombed Sverige beer on Close-Up Båten

  Posted on October 15, 2016

  

  Entombed Sverige beer will be available on Close-Up Båten 27–28 oktober.
  

  Macken Bryggeri together with Threeman Refreshments launches Entombed Sverige beer on Close-Up Båten.
  

  "What man's created. Man can destroy.
  Bring to light that day of joy!"
  - Entombed, 1989

• Slussen -Extra Special Bitter on StockholmDirekt

  Posted on October 13, 2016

  

  A short interview with our brewmaster dr. Andrés Furukawa about story behind Slussen -Extra Special Bitter has been published on StockholmDirekt.
  

  No room for an urban outcast. No room for the strange.
  

  A beer for old memories sake available here.
  

• Macken Bryggeri on Ölpodden

  Posted on October 5, 2016

  

  Our brewmaster dr. Andrés Furukawa was interviewed by Ölpodden during Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival.

  If you want to know more on this mischievous journey called Macken Bryggeri, listen to Ölpodden podcast from 09:14-22:00.

• True Will - Official Beer Tasting

  Posted on October 2, 2016

  

  We are delighted to invite you to the official release tasting of our limited edition beer True Will - Victorian Christmas Pudding Porter celebrating Aleister Crowley's 141th birthday.
  

  The scope of this collaboration with Millesgården Lanthandel is to provide you a genuine holistic sensory experience comprising an elegant assemblage of beer and food degustation in a dramatic and magnificent art environment through an arrangement, movement and composition of heavy bronze sculptures with the lightest natural materials of water and air arranged in fountains and sky. Come and join us in this stylistic unique experience.

  Love is the law, love under Will!

• True Will - out now!

  Posted on September 26, 2016

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  Macken Bryggeri presents TRUE WILL - Victorian Christmas Pudding Porter 8.0% vol.
  Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law!
  As long as an idea is being examined you are free from it. The spirits of the Goetia are portions of the human brain.

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Filming by Emily Steindl
  Editing by Jonathan Hultén & Andrés Furukawa
  Solomon triangle replica by Tamara Rimele & Robi Kosmac
  Voice-over by Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)
  Music by Erik Wallin
  Recorded at Studio Qlaque, Stockholm, Sweden
  Produced by Erik Wallin and Marcus Klack in August 2016
  Erik Wallin plays Tanglewood acoustic guitar
  Soundscapes by Marcus Klack
  Engineered by Marcus Klack
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in Stockholm, Sweden 2016

• Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival 2016

  Posted on September 23, 2016

  

  We’ll see you once again at Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival and Taste Experience on the 29th September - 1st October & 6th-8th October 2016 at Nybryggarbaren, Hall II.
  A Macken beer trinity will be served at the festival this year, featuring a genuine magickal libation that had never been brewed in Sweden until now. A must to taste by all beer hunters out there.
  The owls are near!

• Cro-Magnon - out now!

  Posted on July 11, 2016

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  Macken Bryggeri presents CRO-MAGNON - Belgian Strong Ale 7.6%vol.
  Bring back your Original Mind! - The common psychological inheritance of mankind. Since 35,000 years ago, the caves are the living membrane between us and the realm of the animal soul.

  Special thanks to Prof. Lars Werdelin & Dr. Jean Clottes for sharing their knowledge and contributing to this approach.

  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Voice-over by Prof. Lars Werdelin & Dr. Jean Clottes
  Interviews by Elin Unnes & Olivier “Zoltar” Badin
  Filming by Andrés Furukawa, Eva Gadd & Sebastian Gadd
  Stone drawing by Ella Gadd
  Photos by Erik Qvick
  Editing by Andrés Furukawa & Martina Korosec
  Music by Erik Qvick
  Recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland at Mobile Pandemonium, July 2016.
  Erik Qvick plays: Turkish Davul Drum, Hubback Shamman Bells, Icelandic Lava Stones, Animal Jawbone, Peruvian Chapcha Goat Nails and Hubback Drone Drum.
  

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made on location in Sweden, Iceland and France, 2016

• Cro-Magnon - Belgian strong ale release party

  Posted on July 5, 2016

  

  Hey modern humans,
  Our Cro-Magnon - Belgian Strong Ale release party will take place on 13/7 at The Bishops Arms Vasagatan.
  

  Come and join us to the vortex of the underworld... to the inner world of your Self!

• Bryggeridagarna at Skansen

  Posted on May 31, 2016

  

  Stockholmers,
  We want to inform you that Macken Bryggeri is partaking in Bryggeridagarna at Skansen.
  Our springtime celebration beer Summerisle - Helles Bock will be served there to quench your thirst and delight your senses. Take your chances!

• Beer & food pairings with Macken Bryggeri

  Posted on May 19, 2016

  

  Synergy = A cohesive group is more than the sum of its parts.
  Join us for some amazing beer and food pairings at Nya Carnegiebryggeriet on May the 24h at 5 PM.
  

  Pairing are as follows:
  Shougun Assasin - Ceviche of Char
  Slussen - Pulled Pork slider
  Summerisle - Malt ice cream
  

  Come and join us to this sensory experience!

• Summerisle - out now!

  Posted on April 29, 2016

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  Macken Bryggeri presents SUMMERISLE - Helles Bock 6.8%vol.
  It's time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man!

  The Sacrificed Fool - Andrés Furukawa
  Queen of May / Lord Summerisle - Emily Steindl
  Willow / The Goat - Susanna Berglund
  Librarian / The Badger - Jaana Vickhoff
  The Fox - Caroline Andersson
  The Rat - Malin Ottosson
  The Wolf - Klara Persson
  The Snake - Nina Hedman
  

  Concept & Screenplay by Andrés Furukawa
  Filming by Emily Steindl, Andrés Furukawa, Susanna Berglund & Malin Ottosson
  Editing by Emily Steindl
  Voice-over by Anne Anstruther
  Wicker Man Replica by Tamara Rimele & Robi Kosmac
  Fire Assistance by Johan Frölund
  Music by 'The Fair Isles'
  Guitar & Mellotron by Nicklas Barker
  Vocals by Signe Carlberger
  12 String & Percussion by Marty Willson-Piper
  Bass by Daniel Bengtsson
  Recorded and mixed at Studio Rymden by Daniel Bengtsson
  

  The producer would like to thank all of the powerful female souls involved for the privileged insight into their self-contained human nature and their beautiful power of creation. Thank you for your generous co-operation in the making of this video clip.

  A MACKEN BRYGGERI PRODUCTION
  Made entirely on location in Stockholm, Sweden 2016

• Summerisle - helles bock release party

  Posted on April 18, 2016

  

  Self-cointained souls,
  In this Walpurgis night (Valborgsmässoafton) we are releasing our spring time celebration beer Summerisle - Helles Bock at Black & Brown Inn in Maria Torget from 19:00 onwards.
  

  This is our first lager beer and a homage to the British cult film The Wicker Man from 1973; a true libation to the fertility and the generative force in nature.
  

  Come and join us. It's time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man!

• GRILLED CHEESE – VS – MAC & CHEESE

  Posted on February 26, 2016

  

  We are the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom!
  Macken beer will be served in this pop-up approach Grilled Cheese VS Mac N Cheese at Austin Food Works on March the 6th and the 27th.
  

  Take your chances!

• Hjärt-Lungfonden Diplom

  Posted on February 25, 2016

  

  For your information. We truly embrace it!

• Quorthon - brown ale release party

  Posted on January 31, 2016

  

  Sons of the Damned and the Wild,
  We summon you to join us to this paramount celebration.
  Hold high the banner black and spread the spell!
  

  On February the 17th we celebrate Quorthon's 50th birthday with our brown ale at Geronimo's FGT in Gamla stan from 22:00 onwards.

  Attention: This is a fundraiser to Hjärt-Lungfonden. All funds generated from this event will be addressed exclusively to heart disease research.

• Macken ölprovning 100-lappen

  Posted on January 20, 2016

  

  Dwellers of the Threshold,
  We call you to join us to Långbro Värdshus for a tasting of our craft beers on Wednesday the 27th from 17:00-19:00. This tasting is part of the 100-lappen events hosted by Långbro Värdshus and comprises the tasting of three different beer styles side by side:
  Slussen - Extra Special Bitter
  Shogun Assassin - Ice Sake Ale
  Sleepwalker - Oatmeal Coffee Stout.
  

  We will make sure to provide you new flavour perspectives to your senses. See you there!

• Sleepwalker - OUT NOW!

  Posted on November 29, 2015

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  Macken Bryggeri presents SLEEPWALKER - Oatmeal Coffee Stout 6.2% vol.
  "Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night." - William Blake.

  The film:
  Concept by Andrés Furukawa
  Dance performance by Martina Korošec
  Illustrations by Susanna Berglund
  Music by Robert Fjällsby
  Footage & editing by Martina Korošec
  

  We want to thank to Robert Fjällsby (The Coffinshakers) for the musical collaboration to this approach.

  Fine prints

  The video theme consists of noctabulism represented through German expressionist art elements, mainly inspired by the film Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari [1920] by Robert Wiene [1873-1938].

  The Sleepwalker dance performance is derived from the Hexentanz [1926] by Mary Wigman [1886-1973] and Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) by Rudolf von Laban [1879-1958].

  The illustration visual style and credit font are inspired by film design of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari [1920] by Hermann Warm [1889-1976], Walter Reimann [1887-1936] and Walter Röhrig [1897-1945].

  The music is derived from the Swedish lullaby Trollmors Vaggsång [1943] by Margit Holmberg [1912-1989] played backwards with plain piano.

• Macken Bryggeri & Nordic Kiwi Brewers Tap Takeover

  Posted on November 15, 2015

  

  This tap takeover is going on Saturday 21st of November at Big Country Stockholm (located in the former Mikkeller Bar), Döbelnsgatan 25. Come by and taste 3 taps of Macken Bryggeri & 6 taps of Nordic Kiwi Brewers.

• Slussen Extra Special Bitter at Systembolaget local stores

  Posted on October 28, 2015

  

  Shiver and shudder… something is dashing towards you!

  Our Slussen - Extra Special Bitter will be available at Systembolaget local stores from November the 2nd. The first assigned store is located in Vasagatan 21, Västerås City. Additionally, it will also be available through online retail (i.e. bottles) to anyone with 20 years or older in Stockholm and all Sweden.

  You can order now Slussen – Extra Special Bitter through Systembolaget’s website. Article number: 30702-03.

• Shogun Assassin - OUT NOW!

  Posted on September 23, 2015

  Macken Bryggeri presents SHOGUN ASSASSIN - Ice Sake Ale 6.5% vol.
  Refusing the ethos to transcend. The idea and not the ideal is what we care. 古川

  The anime:
  Music by Robin Klockerman
  Animation by Pablo Angeles
  Japanese text by Johan & Ann Fornander
  

  We want to thank to Pablo Angeles (Mexican Academy of Film Animation Awarded) for the animation; to Robin Klockerman (Yuri Gagarin) for the analogue music; to Johan & Ann Fornander for the Japanese translation text.

• Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival 2015

  Posted on September 16, 2015

  

  Chanted loudly, chanted lowly!

  We’ll see you again at Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival and Taste Experience on the 24th-26th September & 1st-3rd October 2015 under the wings of Akebono Unlimited at the Taste Experience hall (i.e. Hall II).
  

  Our new beer album “Gasölines Vol. II” will be released at the festival, featuring our new and most genuine beer so far. A beer delicacy for you to taste!
  

  Once more we want to thank to Åke Nordgren from Akebono Unlimited for his huge support to us for partaking at this event.
  

  Graphic design: Adam Zaars

• C'mon Billy out now!

  Posted on July 15, 2015

  Macken Bryggeri presents C'MON BILLY - Golden Maple Belgian Ale 6.6%vol.
  Our beer is a frozen sound about to resonate.

  The film:
  Concept by Andrés Furukawa and Susanna Berglund
  Music by Sebastian Gadd
  Collage by Susanna Berglund
  Editing & footage by Susanna Berglund & Adam Zaars

• Slussen Extra Special Bitter at Systembolaget

  Posted on June 28, 2015

  

  More Slussen for the summer!

  We are now at your convenience store. We mean it like it is… like it sounds.

  You can order now our Slussen – Extra Special Bitter through Systembolaget’s ordering assortment.

• Slussen release party

  Posted on February 23, 2015

  

  We are celebrating the release of our new beer Slussen – Extra Special Bitter 5.2%vol., 40 IBU at The Flying Elk on Wednesday, March the 4th, 2015.

  The Flying Elk is located very near from Slussen. In fact, you can stare at all the relevant landmarks of Slussen from short distance there.

  Look forward to meeting you all self-contained souls, who feel connection to this historical and architectural masterpiece in the heart of Stockholm.

  Join us!

  "It is the end of an era...
  Between cold waters, in times of change
  No room for an urban outcast
  No room for the strange
  The sluice now belongs to future past."

• Slussen Out now!

  Posted on February 18, 2015

  Macken Bryggeri presents SLUSSEN - Extra Special Bitter 5.2%vol.
  Welcome to our emotional chamber! History shimmers in the now.

  Photography & Editing: Susanna Berglund
  Concept: Andrés Furukawa and Susanna Berglund
  Music: Jonas Stålhammar
  Voice-over: Carl Johan De Geer
  

  Fine prints

  The video was constructed from still photographs taken at Slussen in and around the winter solstice 2014.

  The music was composed using exclusively analogue instruments such as Mellotron (3 Violins, FX tapes, Celesta & Vibes), Mini Moog, Theremin, Tubular Bells and Electric Guitar.

  The voice-over quotes a fragment of the original speech by Yngve Larsson during the opening ceremony of Slussen in October, 1935.

  Special thanks to Carl Johan De Geer for believing in and contributing to this approach.

• Wovoka release party

  Posted on October 30, 2014

  

  We are releasing the ghost of Wovoka - Imperial IPA 8.0%, 120 IBU - at Babajan Bar this All (Un)Hallows 1/11, 2014.

  We will be giving away 15 official posters of Wovoka label and some Macken t-shirts to the first guests, who join us to this ghastly ritual.

  See you there!

  "The old man rises from the veils of slumber
  Where the rattle shakes far beyond these plains
  The core speaks through us and shall do the same to you
  Embrace the ghosts and live as one"

• Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival

  Posted on September 22, 2014

  We are truly excited to inform you that we will be serving our beers at Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival with Taste Experience under the wing of Akebono Unlimited on the 25th - 27th September & 2nd - 4th October 2014.

  You can find us in hall II. Show your support by visiting us and enjoying our brews!

  Together with Akebono Unlimited, we will certainly ensure you a true holistic sensory experience.

  Our eternal thanks to Åke Nordgren from Akebono Unlimited for giving us the opportunity to be present at this paramount event.

• Gasölines 1 Out Now!

  Posted on July 8, 2014

  Macken Bryggeri presents its first beer album "Gasölines 1", featuring Twin IPA (India Pale Ale), Alraune (Belgian Dubbel), and Mistress Of Taboo (Wee Heavy). Feel'er up!