True Brews: The art of craft beers
The beer renaissance in the US since the mid-'80s is a phenomenal crowd (enthusiasm) funding project. It has caused brewmasters to dredge up - among other varieties - a memory of India Pale Ale (IPA) and reintroduce it to bitter-loving beerheads. The IPA was born of desperate British attempts to produce a beer that could withstand the vagaries of time and a sea journey from London to its colony in India. Craft beers are having their moment in the sun, with many microbreweries in Indian cities vying to school your tastebuds with complex flavours and finish
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
It’s like the 1960s’ groupies waiting for a glimpse of Jagger or Richards backstage. Instagram and the rise of ‘hype beers’ have seen an increase in fanatical enthusiasts who wait outside brewery gates for a new line of craft beer on the day of its launch. “People spend the night in the parking lot,” said Henry Nguyen of California’s Monkish Brewing Company to The New York Times in February 2017. “It was about 15 hours of waiting, sometimes for only six cans.”
