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Hopulist Issue Eight

Welcome to issue eight of Hopulist... • It’s not all bad news out there on planet craft • We do the craft beer circuit in Wellington • When craft brewing met the Peak District • We visit a creative brewer in Florida • England’s Trappist brewer shows how it’s done • All the freshest beer merch to keep you looking slick

Welcome to issue eight of Hopulist...
• It’s not all bad news out there on planet craft
• We do the craft beer circuit in Wellington
• When craft brewing met the Peak District
• We visit a creative brewer in Florida
• England’s Trappist brewer shows how it’s done
• All the freshest beer merch to keep you looking slick

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I’m already sweaty as Florida is a hot<br />

and humid place, but after narrowly<br />

avoiding a soaking, I mop a little more<br />

sweat from my brow as I cast my eye<br />

over the beers on offer. The choice is<br />

pretty astounding, so it seems the only<br />

sensible thing to do is to order a flight<br />

and see if this brewery has the walk to<br />

go with its ambitious brew talk. I start<br />

with Blood in the Water, a blood orange<br />

session IPA that really hits the spot and<br />

has so much flavour it feels more like<br />

I’m supping juice with my breakfast<br />

than enjoying a refreshing beer. Then<br />

I step it up and try something really<br />

local – the Key Lime Crusher (well, we<br />

are in Florida after all, and only about<br />

a three-hour drive from the Keys). This<br />

is a key lime coconut cream ale that<br />

has a smooth finish and a really well<br />

balanced mix between the intriguing<br />

flavours it combines. Next, I try Short<br />

and Skirty, a scotch ale that is darker<br />

and brings that wonderful woodiness<br />

that a scotch delivers but in a much less<br />

potent package.<br />

The other beer that really catches my<br />

eye is Purple Grain, a blackberry and<br />

jalapeño American wheat ale… I mean,<br />

what? That is crazy. And it lives up to<br />

that expectation with a fruity nose and<br />

initial taste that gives way to a gradually<br />

building heat. On paper it just shouldn’t<br />

work but it does. I’m stung later in this<br />

trip on a return visit when I decide to

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