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
And now here’s a beer that is cashing in on the alleged role of Russia in the US presidential elections. Pravda brewery-shop in Lviv, Ukraine, launched a craft lager called Trump in May 2017, with a portrait of Donald Trump and the tagline, ‘President of Divided States of America’, and a cheeky note demanding ‘Free Melania’.