Hopulist issue 5
Welcome to issue 5 of Hopulist. We bring you the latest news, brews and intrigue from the craft beer universe and we hope you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. This month we feature Hop Hideout, Home Brew Club, Writer's of Craft, our World Cup 2018 Special and much more...
Welcome to issue 5 of Hopulist. We bring you the latest news, brews and intrigue from the craft beer universe and we hope you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. This month we feature Hop Hideout, Home Brew Club, Writer's of Craft, our World Cup 2018 Special and much more...
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GROUP<br />
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GERMANY-DEUTSCHLAND<br />
GROUP F<br />
GERMANY<br />
SWEDEN<br />
MEXICO<br />
SOUTH KOREA<br />
Mon 18th JUNE<br />
Germany v Mexico<br />
Sweden v S.Korea<br />
Sat 23rd JUNE<br />
S.Korea v Mexico<br />
Germany v Sweden<br />
Wed 27th JUNE<br />
S.Korea v Germany<br />
Mexico v Sweden<br />
When you think of German beer, you no doubt have visions of steins,<br />
Oktoberfest and perhaps even lederhosen. But the German industry has<br />
a few surprises up its sleeves to go with the stereotypes.<br />
Let’s get one thing straight, the Germans are very good at brewing<br />
beer. Weissbeer was a German invention as are many other styles of beer<br />
including Pilsners. Some of the more common, mass-produced names<br />
like Erdinger are still well worth sampling, simply because they are very<br />
well brewed. Moving into craft, strict German regulations have long<br />
restricted progressive brewers but there are some names you probably<br />
recognise such as AndUnion and Stone Brewing Berlin (although<br />
obviously of american origin). There are also some lesser known<br />
names worth investigating such as BRLO, Hoppebrau and Sudden<br />
Death Brewing. Often they will have to work around the purity laws by<br />
marketing drinks as Biermischgetränke or ‘mixed beer drinks’ but this<br />
allows them to not only brew classic pilsners and wheat beers but also<br />
things like fruit flavoured stouts and eccentric sours.<br />
Our choice of German beer goes to Munich-based AndUnion and<br />
its Friday Über IPA. One of the main reasons we plumped for this is<br />
that it is actually quite easy to get hold of – not an uncommon sight in<br />
supermarkets. It boasts that it is a Bavarian take on the American-style<br />
IPA and offers a clear, hoppy and fruity experience of this beer type with<br />
some strong malty body. We are also a big fan of how AndUnion markets<br />
itself – the lines and designs are clean and the beer follows suit quite<br />
nicely.<br />
kEY PLAYERS:<br />
Scandinavian<br />
powerhouse SWEDEN<br />
accounts for some of<br />
the best craft beers<br />
in the world which is<br />
echoed by the success<br />
of their export market.<br />
Omnipollo, Brewski,<br />
Stigbergets and Brekeriet<br />
are just four of the big<br />
players that, if you<br />
haven’t already, you need<br />
to check out on your<br />
craft journey.<br />
MEX|CO is the<br />
world’s largest exporter<br />
of beer! The craft beer<br />
movement is therefore<br />
battling against a<br />
market dominated by<br />
corporates. Although<br />
this makes it difficult<br />
and slow it is still worthy<br />
of further investigation<br />
given the opportunity.<br />
SOUTH kOREA<br />
has become a key player<br />
in the Asian craft beer<br />
scene with many of the<br />
breweries and tap rooms<br />
congregated near US<br />
military bases.<br />
ANDUN|ON<br />
BEER: FR|DAY üBER |PA<br />
style: |PA<br />
abv: 6.5%<br />
volume: 330ml<br />
untappd: 3.63<br />
FOOTY pred|ct|on:<br />
Group W|nners: GERMANY<br />
Group Runner’s Up: Mex|co