Hopulist issue 5

BREW|NG Co.
EVEN MORE JESUS
DENMARk/USA
Style:
|MPER|AL STOUT
ABV: 12%
Volume: 1 P|NT
This Biblically-inspired
imperial stout from one
half of craft brewing’s
own squabbling siblings
is one of the finest
releases of its type in
recent memory. We
took a long hard look
(and drink) of this
heavenly dark beer and
discovered that we, in
fact did, need even more
Jesus in our lives.
Once upon a time
in a small town
called Niva near
Copenhagen in Denmark
twins were born, one called
Mikkel and one called Jeppe.
They grew up to be two of
the most talented brewers
of our generation. Mikkel
started Mikkeller in 2006
and his brother Jeppe, who
now lives in Brooklyn, USA,
launched Evil Twin Brewing.
But this isn’t a Hans Christian
Andersen tale, this is the real
world and in the real world
things don’t always turn out
the way of the fairy tale.
The brothers have, it’s fair
to say, a somewhat estranged
relationship – the irony of
which can clearly be seen
in the name of Jeppe’s craft
beer company. Despite their
THE
GOLD
CLUB
IN THIS SERIES
WE EXAMINE THE
BEERS THAT WE
THINK HAVE TOUCHED
PERFECTION. JUST
HOW DO THEY DO IT?