tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063336148354773251.post2289527213998502716..comments2013-09-04T13:26:33.931+02:00Comments on Sweden from the Cheap Seats: 28 Days LaterJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494485615727946650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063336148354773251.post-33974085368188524852008-02-20T22:01:00.000+01:002008-02-20T22:01:00.000+01:00Is shampoo called "Balsam" there? Maybe ...Is shampoo called "Balsam" there? Maybe there is good beer somewhere. People who come here think our bread and beer are horrible, but that's because they buy the cheapest thing at Krogers. Maybe there's something equally confusing there?<br><br>I sent an email to the address at the bottom of the blog entries, which bounced. Please ask Jennifer to check her umich email!<br><br>Sara S.sandstedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041750390097221595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063336148354773251.post-69147701711768178622008-02-21T08:01:00.000+01:002008-02-21T08:01:00.000+01:00Lättöl (light beer, 3.5% alcohol) is sold pretty m...<i>Lättöl</i> (light beer, 3.5% alcohol) is sold pretty much anywhere, and is generally awful. <i>Starköl</i> (5% or 7% alcohol) is sometimes a little better, but is only available at <a href="http://www.systembolaget.se/Applikationer/Knappar/InEnglish/" rel="nofollow">Systembolaget</a>, the state run liquor monopoly. The difficulty in choosing a starköl is that there isn't much of a price range: cheap, really bad beer costs maybe 12 SEK a can, and the market seems to top out at 14 SEK a can.<br><br>There is, of course, a limited selection of imported beer, which would be fine, but the price on that goes up fast. Actually, except for wine, the selection on just about everything is limited at Systembolaget, at least the one here. There are a couple more locations in Uppsala, but the one we've been going to is the fancy, downtown store, so I'm not hopeful that the selection will improve. ot that we can afford to buy anything fancy, anyway!<br><br>I think I fixed the mail link now (it does help if I spell the address correctly), but in the meantime Jennifer does check her umich account frequently.joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494485615727946650noreply@blogger.com