Hopulist issue 5

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GROUP
RUSSIA-POCC
GROUP A
RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA
EGYPT
URUGUAY
Thu 14th JUNE
Russia v Saudi Arabia
Fri 15th June
Egypt v Uruguay
Tue 19th JUNE
Russia v Egypt
Wed 20th June
Uruguay v Saudi Arabia
Mon 25th JUNE
Uruguay v Russia
Saudi Arabia v Egypt
Russ|a has a history of revolutions and we think you can now add
a craft beer one to that list. A new generation of craft beer drinkers
are emerging in a country that is usually better know for its unhealthy
obsession with vodka. Surprisingly, Russia is the world’s third biggest
producer of beer, mostly mass-produced lagers and currently only
around one per cent of that market is craft, but things are changing.
In the last five years, an increasing number of bars dedicated to selling
small-batch beer have opened, drawing people in with relatively cheap
prices. Not surprisingly Moscow and St Petersburg (Russia’s two biggest
and most populous cities) are leading the way.
It is unlikely you will be able to sample most of Russia’s craft beers
unless you are in country itself and recent political events won’t have
helped the chances of Russian beers competing abroad.
However, if you are lucky enough to be travelling to watch the
World Cup then brewers to look out for include: Vasileostrovskaya,
St Petersburg’s oldest craft brewery not afraid of bold experimental
flavours; Moscow-based 8 Barrels Brew devoted to spontaneous
fermentation and ageing in barrels; AF Brew, gypsy brewers and selfproclaimed
beer-geeks and Jaws Brewery located in the Urals who have a
large and versatile range of beers with a strong international influence.
Our star pick goes to Jaws Brewery’s Pale Ale, a sessionable englishstyle
pale ale with a bready, slight caramel aroma, good malt body and a
nice fruity tinge – the perfect accompaniment too any football game.
kEY PLAYERS:
Whilst still dominated
by national beers
URUGUAY does have
an exciting craft beer
scene with breweries
like Volcanica, who
take inspiration from
Belgian brewing culture,
and Monteviedo Brew
House, which produces a
variety of internationallyinspired
styles of beer.
Not easy to get hold of
outside of Latin America
but, much like their
football team, Uruguayan
beers are punching well
above their weight.
Whilst the ancient
Egyptians may have
enjoyed a fascinating
beer culture sadly that
can’t be said today. The
modern beer industry
in Egypt is owned by
large corporations.
The production or
possession of alcholic
beer in SAUD|
ARAB|A is illegal.
JAWS BREWERY
BEER: PALE ALE
style: ENGL|SH PALE ALE
abv: 5.2%
volume: 330ml
untappd: 3.75
FOOTY pred|ct|on:
Group W|nners: URUGUAY
Group Runner’s Up: EGYPT