Hopulist issue 5

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GROUP
DENMARK-DANMARK
GROUP C
FRANCE
AUSTRALIA
PERU
DENMARK
Sat 16th JUNE
France v Australia
Peru v Denmark
Thu 21st JUNE
Denmark v Australia
France v Peru
Tue 26th JUNE
Denmark v France
Australia v Peru
The Danes have a long tradition of beer drinking, the oldest evidential
find of which dates back to 2800BC, so it’s no surprise they are at the
very forefront of craft beer in Europe if not the world.
Denmark has some incredibly inspiring producers including Mikkeller,
To Øl, Dry & Bitter, Ameger... to be honest the list is too long to go on.
The craft beer in Denmark is always thoughtful and often
features stylish designs, interesting ideas and flavours. Being age-old
connoisseurs of beer, the Danes are very interested in the traditional
types of beers from other nations and combining them with their own
ideas.
With a population of 5.7 million Denmark has the most breweries per
resident, it also regularly comes out on top of polls of the world’s happiest
people, coincidence? We think not.
Picking out one star from this amazing line-up was tricky but in the
end we just had to go for To Øl’s Sportsbajer, for obvious reasons. Yes,
you should have already guessed Sportsbajer translates to English as
sports beer. This dry-hopped lager has a real juicy feel and sessionable
ABV, brewed and designed for maximum pleasure and minimum
distraction say the experts at To Øl. So as your side fail, yet again, to
defend properly from a corner you can yell at your television without
distraction.
The design geek inside us also loves the work of Kasper Ledet, art
director and designer at To Øl and the incredible labels he produces –
this one is no exception.
kEY PLAYERS:
One of the favourites to
lift the trophy they may
be but FRANCE is very
much the poor relation
in craft beer terms. Only
a decade ago there were
no craft breweries or
speciality beer shops in
Paris, thankfully things
are changing and the vino
loving nation are seeing
a boom in producers of
artisan beer.
AUSTRAL|A has
long been at the forefront
of the craft beer scene
and as a result sales are
flourishing. Forecasts
show the industry will
continue to grow as
Australian drinking
habits continue to
change. A definate
dream destination for
the craft beer tourist.
PERU hasn’t escaped
the craft beer boom with
a healthy mix of good
micro-breweries and beer
styles readily available if
you know where to look.
TO øL
BEER: SPORTSBAJER
style: DRY HOPPED LAGER
abv: 4.5%
volume: 330ml
untappd: 3.72
FOOTY pred|ct|on:
Group W|nners: FRANCE
Group Runner’s Up: DENMARk