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
Published: Mar 27, 2018
True Brews: The art of craft beers

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  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
  • True Brews: The art of craft beers
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. Some brewers resort to being inventive: They used peas and corn to cut the amount of malt, while others circumvented laws that prevented the use of fruit extracts, spices and other ingredients in beer. Following the loosening of brewing laws in 1994, there has been a rise of craft beer in the country, with breweries such as Coedo Brewery in Saitama making beer from sweet potato.