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
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 Revolution settled in Belgium). Anyone who has drunk a Chimay Blue or Duvel would know them by their pedigree. Brewed within the walls of a monastery and principled as a non-profit venture, the revenue from the beers cover the living expenses of the austere monks, and the rest is donated to charity. The slightly sweet beer has a relatively high level of alcohol, with flavours of spices.
