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
The term ‘Bed & Brew’ was coined in 1994 by Fredericksburg Brewing Company in Texas at its brewpub where guests had pint on the house before retiring upstairs. The concept has gained popularity since then, and includes Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co at The Hotel Denver (in photograph) in Colorado, Woodstock Inn in New Hampshire, Calistoga Inn Restaurant and Brewery in Napa Valley, Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse in Vermont, and the Seneca Lodge in New York.
