Hopulist Issue Six

FOUNDERS
BREWING CO
Michigan-based
Founders Brewing
have a simple
philosophy: “We
don’t brew beer for
the masses. Instead,
our beers are
crafted for a chosen
few, a small cadre
of renegades and
rebels who enjoy a
beer that pushes
the limits of what is
commonly accepted
as taste. In short,
we make beer for
people like us.” And
with offerings like
Kentucky Breakfast
Stout and Canadian
Breakfast Stout
it is hard not to
acknowledge that
this mantra has
produced truely
world-class beers.
FRUIT BEER
Great fruit beer is
an art form, the
homeland for which is
Belgium, where they
have been brewing
exceptional fruit beer
for centuries.
But Belgian ales are
not the only vehicle
for fruit additions,
sour styles like
Lambic, Gose or
Berliner Weisse are
the most obvious fit
with raspberries and
cherries enhancing
the sharpness. Citrus
and tropical fruits
share flavour profile
with American hops
and work well in pale
ales and IPAs. Stouts
and Porters whose
rich flavours and
aromas fit perfectly
with berries, cherries
and plums. So much
fruity fun to be had no
matter your tastes.
FUGGLE HOP
A revered classic
English hop, Fuggle
has a delicate,
minty, grassy and
slightly floral aroma.
It can be used as a
main hop (perfect
for bittering) or for
dry hopping.
The hop is named
after Richard
Fuggle and was
first released
commercialy in
1875. Examples of
beer using Fuggles
include Tiny Rebel’s
Fugg Life IPA, Little
Creatures The
Fuggle is Real and
Fuller’s IPA.