Style: Cocktail
Beer: Omnipollo – Paradis Pineapple
Origin: Sweden
Size: 44cl
Alcohol: 10%
Price: 70kr
Systembolaget: 31804
So when I was planning this tasting, I wanted to do something a bit special. I have always wanted to have a few beer cocktails in a tasting, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity. I knew I wanted one to be focused on tropical flavours, so I picked the Omnipollo Paradis Pineapple DIPA as the base. Omnipollo is one of the best known craft breweries in Sweden today and are continuing to grow. Founded in Stockholm by brewer Henok Fentie and artist Karl Grandin in 2010, they are originally a “gypsy brewery” who rented space in other breweries such as Dugges. This continues today, but they have also built their own brewery in an old church in Stockholm in 2020. Even though the beer was 10%, I thought it needed a bigger kick! I decided to add rum to the cocktail, so I went for Captain Morgan Tiki, a pineapple infused spiced rum. I then added some sugar syrup and lime juice to round off the cocktail.
The result was refreshing and powerful! The big tropical aromas from the beer were boosted by the extra pineapple notes from the rum. The lime and sugar added citrus and balance to the beer. All in all, this cocktail turned out rather well, and I think I’ll be trying it again in the summer months, when the extra warmth will give it an extra dimension.