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Intro BeerThe surge in the number and popularity of small breweries worldwide in the past decade has been as impressive as the brews they create. In a time of super-sized multinational drinks companies, entrepreneurs on every continent set out with little idea more than creating great beer. Perhaps it’s a touch ambitious to claim a definitive list of the best beers – but we certainly provide a taste of some of the best you’ll find around the world. [Photo: Magic Rock Brewing/Sam Needham]
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CastagnaleBirra del Borgo, Borgorose, Italy – Beer: Castagnale. Italy might be largely seen as a centre of excellence in wines, but craft beers are gaining in popularity. Birra del Borgo is a prime example, founded by Leonardo di Vincenzo in a former brewery in Colle Rosso. A good place to start is with Castagnale and its smoked, malty flavour tinged with orange, lemon and coriander, not forgetting the star of the show: chestnuts. birradelborgo.it/en
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EnkirBirra del Borgo, Borgorose, Italy – Beer: Enkir. For Enkir beer, Birra del Borgo’s inspiration goes back to an ancient recipe. In fact, a full 55% of the ingredients are made up of the ancient einkorn wheat. Indeed, Enkir is the ingenious result of a collaboration between a baker and the Birra del Borgo’s expert brewers, who advise to drink it alongside ‘subtle cheeses and cereal-based soups’. birradelborgo.it/en
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Schneider WeisseSchneider Weisse, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Tap 6 Mein Aventinus. Schneider Weisse’s star Wirtshaus (German for pub-restaurant) is located in Munich’s Tal, once a major street for traders to deliver their goods to the Bavarian capital and beyond. Hugely popular, this brew is known in this beer-friendly city as one of the best there is – for locals and tourists alike. One of its most famous brews is its Tap 6 Mein Aventinus, but rather than having to head to Munich, it’s now available in numerous locations across the world. schneider-weisse.de
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Schneider FestweisseSchneider Weisse, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Tap 4 Meine Festweisse. For the more adventurous, the less widely available Schneider Weisse’s Tap 4 Meine Festweisse is a great choice. Reflecting the fact that most breweries have their sights on the burgeoning ‘green’ market, it is certified as organic. Based on an old Oktoberfest recipe used between 1916 and 1944, it’s 50% wheat and barley malt and is well worth a trip to Schneider Weisse’s Munich Tal Wirtshaus. schneider-weisse.de
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Spray Tan Gone WrongHet Uiltje Crafty Beer, Haarlem, Netherlands – Beer: Spray-Tan Gone Wrong. With its outlandish names and owl motif, Het Uiltje Crafty Beer is a funky, fun brewery. Fun, however, doesn’t get in the way of serious brewing. Founded by Robbert Uyleman, he now has three bars in Haarlem, and his beers are available in numerous countries. Spray-Tan Gone Wrong is a pilsner malt, with roasted rye and oat. uiltjecraftbeer.com
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Me, Myself, And IHet Uiltje Crafty Beer, Haarlem, Netherlands – Beer: Me, Myself & IPA. Het Uiltje Crafty Beer’s headquarters is the Uiltje Brewery and Taproom in Haarlem, and this is invariably where the many beers first emerge. As well as a special ‘Owl Family’ range, ‘casked series’, ‘guest beers’ and ‘one-offs’, it carries a range of seasonal brews, with Me, Myself & IPA one of the most successful. uiltjecraftbeer.com
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BosteelsBrouwerij Bosteels, Buggenhout, Belgium – Beer: Tripel Karmeliet. In the years when small craft breweries were diminishing in number, there was nothing more precious to beer connoisseurs than a brewery with even a hint of authenticity. Bosteels Brewery, in the Belgian village of Buggenhout, has been a family business since 1791; for a combination of quality and authenticity, try its Tripel Karmeliet, brewed from a 1679 recipe with wheat, oats and barley. bestbelgianspecialbeers.be/en/tripel
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Jasmine IPAPasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Beer: Jasmine IPA. Passion for craft beers is in no way confined to Europe and North America. Expats and locals often join together to set up breweries and beers that take the best of both worlds, such as in Ho Chi Minh City’s Pasteur Street Brewing. If you spot the Pasteur Street logo across the country, order its biggest seller, the 6.5% golden Jasmine IPA. pasteurstreet.com
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Spice Island SaisonPasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Beer: Spice Island Saison. Such has been its success, Saigon’s Pasteur Street Brewing now has 3 breweries and more than 70 beers. Sold in around 80 bars, the brews invariably use local ingredients to come up with craft beers that have a Vietnamese flavour. Spice Island Saison is a fine example: a gold medal winner at the Asian Beer awards, its slightly misty appearance is complemented by a spicy flavour ‘with a citrus and black pepper aroma’. pasteurstreet.com
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Boston LagerSamuel Adams Boston Brewery, Boston, USA – Beer: Boston Lager. Samuel Adams Boston Brewery has been a significant presence on the US craft beer scene since 1988. Amidst growth and new tastes, there has been a consistent favourite on the menu: Boston Ale, which dates back to the 1988 opening. It is the ‘earthy English hops’ and ‘sweetness of caramel malts’ that help maintain its popularity. samueladams.com/craft-beers/boston-ale
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OctoberfestSamuel Adams Boston Brewery, Boston, USA – Beer: Octoberfest. For many of the approximately 6 million annual visitors to Munich’s legendary Oktoberfest, it might come as a surprise that there are nowadays copycat events in various parts of the world – particularly in the US. In homage to the original, various craft breweries come up with their own Oktoberfest brew. Samuel Adams’ ‘Octoberfest’ is a fine example – this bottom-fermenting, 5.3%, ‘deep red amber’ lager even uses Bavarian hops. samueladams.com/craft-beers/octoberfest
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Schlenkerla RauchbierSchlenkerla Rauchbier, Bamberg, Germany – Beer: Märzen. Even the name ‘Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen’ somehow sounds as if it has genuine depth, more so when one learns its maturing takes place in 700-year-old cellars in the Bavarian city of Bamberg. This dark smoked beer is created by way of burning beech wood to create the intense smoky malt flavour. Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen oozes with brewing history, and its malt – as tradition dictates – is dried with a traditional open fire. shop.schlenkerla.de/Rauchbier-Maerzen
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Eiche DoppelbockSchlenkerla Rauchbier, Bamberg, Germany – Beer: Eiche Doppelbock. Bamberg’s Schlenkerla Rauchbier – smoked beer – has managed to maintain age-old traditions when technology suggested it should be consigned to history. This unique selling point today looks like fantastic foresight, as its delicious beers provide craft beer inspiration. In contrast to the above-mentioned beech-smoked Rauchbier, this smoked double bock relies on oak to produce layered tastes for a renowned Christmas beer. shop.schlenkerla.de
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Coffee StoutSierra Nevada, USA – Beer: Coffee Stout. Headlined as having ‘rich coffee and roasted malts for a cold-weather wonder’, Sierra Nevada’s Coffee Stout highlights the multitude of experimental flavours many craft breweries have in their lineup. This version contains nugget hops and assorted malts, such as caramel, chocolate and wheat, plus cold-brewed coffee. Brewers recommend it with a good old-fashioned shepherd’s pie. sierranevada.com
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Big Foot Barleywine Style AleSierra Nevada, USA – Beer: Big Foot Barleywine Style Ale. One of the pleasures of imbibing craft beers is taking on the vast array of locally inspired brews that breweries manage to come up with. The founders of Sierra Nevada – unsurprisingly – invoke images of the Sierra Nevada Mountains for inspiration, using descriptions such as ‘bold, wild and unwavering’. Check out its fabulous Big Foot Barleywine Style Ale, a ‘bruiser of a beer’, at 9.6% alcohol. sierranevada.com
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HarviestounHarviestoun, Scotland, UK – Beer: Schiehallion. Even after 3 successful decades in business, Harviestoun continues to come up with imaginative beers. Harviestoun brewery is based around an hour from Edinburgh, north of the River Forth. Its Schiehallion lager is named after the Highland mountains, and it’s a golden flagship brew that’s available in cask, keg and bottle. harviestoun.com
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Ola DubhHarviestoun, Scotland, UK – Beer: Ola Dubh. Harviestoun has readily taken advantage of Scotland’s renown as a home for the finest whisky in the world. The notion of collaborating with Highland Park came in 2007 and resulted in Ola Dubh, a beer aged for up to 6 months in casks that once held precious 12-year-old single malt whisky. There is now a choice of 6 subtly different Ola Dubhs. harviestoun.com
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Odell BrewingOdell Brewing, Colorado, USA – Beer: 90 Shilling Ale. Odell Brewing’s 90 Shilling Ale is another beer with a reassuringly old-time sound to its name, though it’s every bit a creatively modern brew. The name can be traced back to ‘the Scottish method of taxing beer’ on the quality of the brew – 90 Shilling, of course, was the tax on the best beers. Characterised by its nutty roasted malt aroma with a hint of apricot, it is served in draft, bottles and cans. odellbrewing.com
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Odell IPAOdell Brewing, Colorado, USA – Beer: IPA. Odell Brewing might be located in the US, near Fort Collins, Colorado, but it has something of an international feel at its core. As with the Scottish inspiration behind 90 Shilling, its ‘125-barrel brewhouse’ was made to measure in Germany. This internationalism can be seen in its IPA, a big favourite of Odell’s followers. At 7% alcohol, it has Viennese malts along with 9 US hop varieties. odellbrewing.com
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By The HornsBy the Horns, London, UK – Beer: 2Tone. London-based By The Horns Brewing Co. is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and it can point to a number of classy beers along the way – as well as plays on clever cultural references, such as Mick the Miller Amber Ale, named after the famous greyhound. 2Tone refers to the memorable beats of modern Ska in the early 1980s, and its modern London lager counterpart has also proved a hit – after all, who can resist a drink that’s as cool as this 2Tone branding. bythehorns.co.uk
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Black Isle Organic BlondeBlack Isle Organic, Scotland, UK – Beer: Blonde. While big business attempts to come up with ever more inventive ways to showcase its green credentials, a number of craft breweries have managed to stay ahead of the game. Black Isle Organic knows where its barley comes from – because it owns the farm in Scotland. Its continental-style Blonde has proven to be a popular creation, and even its Hallertau hops are organic. blackislebrewery.com
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Black Isle Organic Scotch AleBlack Isle Organic, Scotland, UK – Beer: Scotch Ale. Black Isle Brewery is more than an organic brewery nowadays, and includes the Black Isle Bar and Rooms, a 14-room hostel in Inverness that serves simple wood-fired pizzas and salads. Its Scotch Ale probably originated in 19th-century Edinburgh, and it’s likened to a fruitcake because of its malty, rich and spicy taste. blackislebrewery.com
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Meantime Yakima RedMeantime, London, UK – Beer: Yakima Red. London has become a centre of a new wave of craft breweries in recent years, and Meantime is another example. Its Yakima Red is an interesting example from this brewery eager to experiment malts from Germany and Britain. Hops from Washington State’s Yakima Valley, combine to produce its ruby red colour and full flavour. meantimebrewing.com
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Meantime IPAMeantime, London, UK – Beer: IPA. India pale ales (IPAs) are now a staple of most self-respecting craft brew menus. As history and flavour dictate, Meantime’s version uses bags of hops, in this case Kent Fuggles and Goldings, and it comes in at a respectable 7.4% alcohol. meantimebrewing.com
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Gateway BrewingGateway Brewing Co., Mumbai, India – Beer: A1, India Pale Ale. As just about any modern brewer will explain, the origin of India Pale Ale can be traced back to the British Raj and the colonialists’ desire for a beer to better survive the long trip to India – always typically packed with fresh hops. Today, the story has come full circle, with the likes of Mumbai’s Gateway Brewing Company producing its own high-quality IPA, created with Chinook hops. gatewaybrewery.com
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White ZenGateway Brewing Co., Mumbai, India – Beer: White Zen. As well as its India Pale Ale, Gateway Brewing have created a number of Mumbai favourites that are also getting wider attention. So the story goes, White Zen owes it existence to Germany’s Hefeweizen (otherwise known as Hefeweissbier), or more precisely, the pronunciation of this German word for wheat beer. This German-inspired brew relies on Hallertauer hops and – of course – wheat for its distinct flavour. gatewaybrewery.com
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Magic Rock CannonballMagic Rock, Huddersfield, UK – Beer: Cannonball. With a name like Cannonball, drinkers will expect great things from Magic Rock Brewing’s IPA. At 7.4% alcohol, it is made up of extra pale and Golden Promise malts and a variety of hops, such as Amarillo, Centennial, Citra, Columbus, Magnum and Simcoe – as usual for a pale ale, it’s ‘massively hopped’, and brewers reckon it will ‘blow you out of the water.’ magicrockbrewing.com [Photo: Sam Needham]
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Magic Rock Great AlphonsoMagic Rock, Huddersfield, UK – Beer: The Great Alphonso Mango Pale Ale (a collaboration with Brodie’s Beers of London). From the same creative minds as the above-mentioned Cannonball comes The Great Alphonso. They had, however, some assistance from Brodie’s Beers of London, and together produced a distinctive fruity mango pale ale. Its hops are Cascade, Citra and Magnum, with sweet mangos added at various stages to give The Great Alphonso a fruity kick. magicrockbrewing.com
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OtleyOtley, Wales, UK – Beer: O2. There is invariably hot competition to win an award at a national beer championship, though none could better the Champion Beer of Wales in 2012 in the category of Golden Ales. Brew masters at Otley O2 used pale and lager wheat malts and a combination of nugget, Cascade, Chinook and Columbus hops to create this winning golden ale. otleybrewing.co.uk
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Dark StarDark Star, West Sussex, UK – Beer: Dark Star Original. The star of the Dark Star brewery in Sussex is … well … its Dark Star Original. Ingredients include chocolate and crystal grains, and it’s rather secretively described as ‘a beer that defies classification’ with a ‘complex malt flavour’. Whatever is behind the fulsome flavour, it has been a big hit – so much so that it became a regional beer award winner. darkstarbrewing.co.uk
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PartridgeDark Star, West Sussex, UK – Beer: Partridge. For a real taste of Sussex, the county’s Dark Star brewery came up with the 4% Partridge bitter. Brewers have used a combination of styles and flavours to produce what they consider a traditional Sussex brew – and this means a variety of ingredients, such as smoked malt, crystal, chocolate and wheat, plus East Kent Goldings hops. darkstarbrewing.co.uk
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Thornbridge BreweryThornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire, UK – Beer: Eldon Bourbon Oak Imperial Stout. Derbyshire’s Thornbridge Brewery is always up for an international-focused experiment or two. They include a Bayern Pilsner, an Otto Weizen Doppelbock and a Bamberg Smoked Bock. One of its best, however, is the more local Eldon Bourbon Oak Imperial Stout, named after a spot in the region’s Peak District. The Bourbon-soaked oak provides some oomph for this 8% stout. thornbridgebrewery.com
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Jaipur IPAThornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire – Beer: Jaipur IPA. Many of Thornbridge’s beers are available in kegs and casks, with the former including an Imperial Raspberry Stout and the latter including its Jaipur India Pale Ale. The similar Jaipur X Imperial IPA was created in 2015 to mark ten years of the first brew of Jaipur. It has an alcohol content of 10% compared to the 5.9% of its cask cousin. thornbridgebrewery.com
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Great Divide HibernationGreat Divide, Denver, Colorado, USA – Beer: Hibernation. Even though there was only a very small craft brewery scene in Colorado in the mid-1990s, Brian Dunn was confident that high-quality beers would find a place in the Denver market. Two decades later, his beers are a watchword for quality. Hibernation, for example, has been a Great Divide winter beer since 1997. A multi-award winner, its 8,7% alcohol makes this old-style English ale a genuine winter warmer. greatdivide.com
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Great Divide Yeti ImperialGreat Divide, Denver, Colorado, USA – Beer: Yeti Imperial Stout. In contrast to its winter Hibernation tipple, Great Colorado’s Imperial Stout is a year-round favourite. Also multi-awarded (including a US Beer Tasting Competition Grand Champion Winter-Imperial Stout winner) it is created with ‘an enormous quantity of American hops’ and is notable for its roasted malted flavours. greatdivide.com
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Bristol Beer FactoryBristol Beer Factory, Bristol, UK – Beer: Bristol Milk Stout. Modest in size, the 2004-founded Bristol Beer Factory now claims 8 regular bottled beers and seven cask ales, with around 5 exciting specials each year. Bristol’s dark, creamy Milk Stout is an impressive throwback. Fermented in the bottle, the advice is: ‘pour carefully in one motion, leaving the small amount of yeast in the bottom of the bottle.’ bristolbeerfactory.co.uk
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Bristol Beer FactoryBristol Beer Factory, Bristol, UK – Beer: Bristol Hefe. Bristol Beer Factory’s heritage is clear from its location in the 1904-built fermenting block of the former Ashton Gate brewery. And like many up-and-coming craft breweries, it’s gone back to an old-Bavarian favourite for inspiration. Its ‘German-style wheat beer’ has the familiar cloudy appearance, and is also fermented in the bottle – and as in a Bavarian Wirtshaus, you just need to pour slowly, swirl a bit, then pour again. bristolbeerfactory.co.uk
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Lammsbräu DinkelLammsbräu, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Lammsbräu Dinkel. Bavaria has more breweries than anywhere else in Germany, which means competition is red hot. When Franz Ehrnsperger announced his Lammsbräu brewery was going organic back in 1977, it seemed a gamble. Four decades later, Lammsbräu’s presence in the market is significant and growing. With its gentle banana, nut and vanilla aromas, and light fruity taste, 2013 European Beer Star gold medal winner Dinkel is the perfect introduction to Lammsbräu. lammsbraeu-biobier.de
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Lammsbräu Dunkle WeißeLammsbräu, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Lammsbräu Dunkle Weiße. Lammsbräu relies on more than 100 organic farms to create its beers, while every stage of the brewing process is conducted in a certified environmentally friendly way. The annual but limited 1628 series shouldn’t be missed, and Lammsbräu Weiße is a long-standing favourite, though its near cousin Dunkle Weiße is also exceptional. Its chestnut-coloured appearance, and its slight banana and caramel taste and aroma are hard to beat – even in Bavaria. lammsbraeu-biobier.de
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Nut Brown AlePalaweño Brewery, Palawan, Philippines – Beer: Nut Brown Ale. Proudly branding itself as the ‘first craft beer in Palawan’ and the ‘first female craft beer brewers in the Philippines’, the Palaweño Brewery is certainly making an impact. Local and international influences abound at Palaweño, with the latter seen in its American Amber Ale and Belgian Wheat Beer. The big-hitting (7.2%) Honey Nut Brown has been lovingly created on the old-style English ale with Palawan honey. palawenobrewery.com
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Ayahay IPAPalaweño Brewery, Palawan, Philippines – Beer: Ayahay IPA. Ayah and Malu are the brains and talent behind the Philippines’ Palaweño Brewery and since its inception in around 2012 the popularity of their small selection of brews has steadily grown. Located in Puerto Princess City, Palawan, if you are in this part of the world, seek out the Palaweño microbrewery and start with an Ayahay India Pale Ale. palawenobrewery.com/craft-beer
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TeTe wheat bereTê tê, Ho Chi Minh City – Beer: Tê Tê Wheat Beer. Another newcomer on the craft beer scene that showcases the expansion of the movement from its usual locations is Tê Tê. Located in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, Tê Tê are one of a handful of small breweries shaking up the local beer culture. You can find their ‘Belgian-style Wit’ beer at around 9 bars and restaurants (and counting) in Ho Chi Minh City. tetebeer.com
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Lakeland GoldHawkshead, Lake District, UK – Beer: Lakeland Gold. There are certain expectations associated with a trip to the northern English Lake District national park, including long walks in changeable weather, stunning countryside and traditional English pubs. Since 2002, Hawkshead Brewery has been set on ensuring that the beer experience here is just as unforgettable. Head over to Hawkshead Beer Hall for food, music and Lakeland Gold – blended with English and American hops, it’s a ‘real drinker’s beer’. hawksheadbrewery.co.uk
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Troubadour BlondThe Musketeers Brewery, Ursel, Belgium – Beer: Troubadour Blond. The wonderfully named The Musketeers Brewery is now a well-established member of the craft beer scene in Belgium. Founded in 2000, it entered what was obviously already a renowned centre for high-quality brewing. If you’re in the area, look out for the popular Musketeers Troubadour Magma, an amber beer positioned as sweeter than a typical IPA. If you’re lucky enough, you might also find a Troubadour Blond and the dark Westkust. themusketeers.be
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EmmerbierRiedenburger, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Emmerbier. Though founded in 1866, Riedenburger is another example of the gradual evolving face of brewing in Bavaria – the Krieger family decided to challenge the market dominance of big breweries by going organic in the 1980s. It’s been a great success. A classy example of Riedenburger’s innovations is Emmerbier, created with ancient grains, such as emmer malt, einkorn and spelt, plus barley and wheat. riedenburger.de
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IPA Dolden SudRiedenburger, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: IPA Dolden Sud. Riedenburger Brauhaus could declare by 1994 that all of its beers were certified organic, by 1997 none of its beers were filtered and, in the same year, it followed these distinctions with a tie up with organic-certified Benedictine Abbey Plankstetten. Though tradition is important, its Dolden Sud highlights that Riedenburger is happy to venture out of its comfort zone – named Bavarian IPA, it’s the newest special beer on the brewery’s impressive organic menu. riedenburger.de
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Pirate Life PAle AlePirate Life, Adelaide, Australia – Beer: Pale Ale. ‘Why Adelaide?’ asks Pirate Life founders. Already known for its churches, climate and food, they saw great beer as a great accompaniment to a great lifestyle. Set up in 2014, its range of beers is already available across the city in more than 20 bars, restaurants and hotels. Pirate Life has an impressive Pale Ale, packed with hops, and now its flagship beer. piratelife.com.au
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Pirate Life IPAPirate Life, Adelaide, Australia – Beer: IPA. After putting down a marker with its popular Pale Ale, one of the next tasks Pirate Life brewers set themselves was to produce a quality India Pale Ale. Its subsequent success, they say, is down to ‘Big Malt + Big Hops + Big Fermentation’. They point out that getting the right balance is vital to a great flavour – drinkers across Adelaide say they’ve got it exactly right. piratelife.com.au
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Weihenstephan Original HellesWeihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Original Helles. Located around 40 minutes north of Munich, on a hill in the historic town of Freising, is the Weihenstephan monastery, which also happens to claims to be the oldest brewery in the world. Beer is thought to have brewed here for around a thousand years. The place to start is the outstanding, zippy Original Helles – which, of course, is brewed to a centuries-old recipe. weihenstephaner.de
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Weihenstephan HefeweissWeihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany – Beer: Hefeweißbier. Across Bavaria, many people either opt for a Helles or a Weißbier, with most having a favourite local brewery. The fact that Weihenstephan is still run from the monastery (and owned by the Bavarian state) provides added kudos. In recent decades, Bavarian Weißbier has become available across the world. As Weihenstephan’s Weißbier exemplifies, its full-bodied, fresh taste cannot be beaten – especially when it’s sipped within the old monastery’s walls. weihenstephaner.de
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CBC PilsnerCape Brewing Company (CBC), South Africa – Beer: Pilsner. The Cape Brewing Company (CBC) owes its existence to a European-African partnership, when Henrik Dunge of Sweden and South Africans Charles Back and Andy Kung joined forces. Founded in 2012, the brewery attracted 30,000 visitors in its first 12 months, leaping to 45,000 two years later. International influence is clear from its Mandarina Bavaria IPA and Red Weiss wheat beer, and its excellent Pilsner staple. As with all the CBC brews, it can rely on local Paarl Mountain spring water as a great foundation ingredient. capebrewing.co.za
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Mythology Canadian Golden PilsnerFlying Monkeys Craft Brewery, Canada – Beer: Mythology Canadian Golden Pilsner. As well as a great name and iconic branding (yes, a flying monkey), Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery is now a multi-award winning set-up. Like many of his contemporaries, Peter Chiodo started as a home brewer – and has not looked back. Indeed, the brewery’s Mythology Canadian Golden Pilsner won gold at the 2016 Canadian Brewing Awards, as did its Chocolate Manifesto Triple Chocolate Milk Stout. flyingmonkeys.ca
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