Craft beer&rsquos relationship with the US indie music scene, and the parallels between them, are long and strong. Indie music of the early 1990s was considered to be music made for the sak...Image by Mick Hutson/ Getty Images
It&rsquos like the 1960s&rsquo groupies waiting for a glimpse of Jagger or Richards backstage. Instagram and the rise of &lsquohype beers&rsquo have seen an increase in fanatical enthusiast...Image by Boston Globe/ Getty Images
Grand Rapids in the state of Michigan have earned it the title of &lsquoBeer City&rsquo because of its vibrant craft beer industry that produces small and balanced batches. Along the city...Image by Courtesy Experience GR
The term &lsquoBed & Brew&rsquo 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 gai...Image by Courtesy: The Hotel Denver
Belgians are more loyal to the yeasty, earthy notes of traditional ales brewed by the trappist monks of Belgium since the 18th century (when the wandering monks fleeing the French Revolutio...Image by Francois Lenoir / Reuters
Craft beer labels have become as unique as their ingredients, with artwork fit for galleries. For instance, Neshaminy Creek features gnomes on its labels, drawn by JP Flexner, while Omnipol...Image by Courtesy: Neshaminy Creek_JP Flexner
Japan has not been as open to the possibilities of craft beer. Laws prohibiting the practice of home-brewing and a large tax on drinks with higher malt content have made beer expensive. Som...Image by Buddhika Weerasinghe / Getty Images
When the British were expanding their power over the Indian subcontinent, George Hodgson, a London brewer in the 1700s, used his connections to dominate beer export market to India. To pres...Image by Ann Ronan Pictures / Print Collector/ Getty Images
The association between India and Britain over beer has taken on myriad forms. One example is Bundobust, a collaboration between restaurateur Mayur Patel and Mark Husak of the Sparrow Bier ...Image by Tom Joy / ilikepress
Hops, one of the four main ingredients - along with water, malted barley and yeast - of beer, has been declared the 'herb of the year' by International Herb Association this year. Hops, whi...Image by AAron Ontiveroz /The Denver Post via Getty Images
India's first microbrewery - Doolally - opened in Pune in 2009, and in Mumbai in 2015. With a noted German brewmaster, the chain offers quality artisanal brews, notably a fine apple cider a...Image by Courtesy: Doolally
One of the trends to look out for in 2018 is lambic beer. Lambic is a Belgian beer made from malted barley and unmalted wheat, fermented by natural, airborne yeast and sometimes flavoured w...Image by Francois Lenoir / Reuters
