Svagdricka
{{short description|Swedish low-alcohol malt beverage}}
Svagdricka, ({{lit|weak drink}} in Swedish) is a form of sweet, dark, low-alcohol (less than 2.25% ABV) malt beverage or small ale. In the early 20th century, there were local producers of svagdricka all over Sweden, but in recent decades its popularity has dwindled.{{cite web|title=Svagdricka|url=http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/svagdricka|website=www.ne.se|publisher=Nationalencyklopedin|language=Swedish|accessdate=1 February 2015}} It is top fermented, unpasteurized and resembles Russian kvass. It is one of the two old Swedish brews that has survived into modern times, the other one being gotlandsdricka.{{cite book|editor1-last=Oliver|editor1-first=Garret|editor2-last=Colicchio|editor2-first=Tom|title=The Oxford Companion to Beer|date=2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-19-536713-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gYVLHMmplRcC&q=gotlandsdricka|page=778|accessdate=1 February 2015}} There are only a few manufacturers left and their production volumes display great seasonal fluctuation with peaks around Christmas and Easter when it is consumed with traditional Swedish food,{{cite web|last1=Axelsson|first1=Rune B.|title=Här lever bryggartraditionen. Svagdricka allmogens dryck vid skörd och fest.|trans-title=Theis is where the traditional brewing lives on. Svagdricka, the brew for the common people during harvest and feasts|url=http://www.dn.se/arkiv/nyheter/har-lever-bryggartraditionen-svagdricka-allmogens-dryck-vid-skord-och-fest|website=Dagens Nyheter|date=5 July 1992|language=Swedish|access-date=1 February 2015|archive-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705133159/http://www.dn.se/arkiv/nyheter/har-lever-bryggartraditionen-svagdricka-allmogens-dryck-vid-skord-och-fest|url-status=dead}} although eclipsed in popularity by julmust.