Well, to most people, it's just a beer festivals---but for geeks like us who lives in craft-desert, the activities lined up for next week is a big big deal, it would be a week which would quench our thirst for awesome brew for a year's worth--the joke among some of us here is that a week or even few days in Copenhagen during MBCC week is way way better than drinking everyday here(and nope, drinking everyday is NOT what i need).
下个星期就是CRAFT BEER界年度盛事，哥本哈根啤酒庆典的到来，主办方在周中宣布了部份参与酿坊酒单，虽还不是全部100家，却已让啤迷朋友大呼“让人疯狂的清单”，然后说“真的需要研究下会场各酿坊位置图，看怎样才能有效率品尝想喝酒款，节省场内不同角落来回跑领酒喝时间”。
听起来像不像需要“完成任务”之类的比赛型电视真人秀感觉？
啤酒庆典，听起来就只是个让大家轻松把杯同欢共乐的“啤酒节”，不过，对很多啤迷来说，某些时候更像是去“工作”或类似“完成任务”那样，从最“基本准备”来说，人还没到哥本哈根，啤迷已经开始着手研究两天四场次好几百款酒有什么是自己觉得重点一定要喝的。话说回来，虽然可以什么都不研究场内走到哪随性喝，不过，面对那么多选择，有经验啤迷一般都会先把功课做了，
So, the big week is coming, but looking at what's coming from the day i set foot in Copenhagen come next week is quite hectic to say the least---there's not only various tap takeover/tasting events/bottle release/meet the brewer and such by bars/restaurants directly related to Mikkeller--but also many other bars that would have other activities during that same week. And that's only what's available to drink before the 2 days 4 sessions beerfest starts. Come Friday/Saturday of 11th & 12th---the "work load" is even more daunting--the first question is --where do you start or how do you pick what to drink/what not to drink from hundreds of beer/mead/hard cider from no less than 100 breweries inside Oksnehallen?
到啤酒节那两天，啤迷在场内面对的是几百种不同款啤酒/蜜酒选择，情况就像小孩子进到玩具店+糖果店，如何保持高度自制力是件很考人的事。与此同时，加上之前几天就已开始的“啤酒周”活动，啤迷最需要做好的是吃饱睡好，特别是“啤酒节”那两天，早上进场前和中场休息等4点那场时一定要先吃好，还好的是，对离不开麵饭类亚洲啤迷来说，会场不远处的中餐厅热乎乎饺子汤饭或日本拉面或泰国餐厅都有身心疗愈功能。
如果要问为什么啤迷花时间精力千里迢迢飞去一个“啤酒节”却搞到好像去“工作”那样？情况是这样的：-
Let's take for examples some of what's happening on Thursday 10th of May alone:-
from the Mikkeller official participating bars/venues :-
1)Tap takeover by Other Half & Finback & Kane at mikkeller bar
2)Arizona Wilderness Tap takeover at Warpigs
3)Jester King bottle release at Torvehallerne bottle shop
4)Hoof Hearted event at Mikropolis
5)Bokkereyder Tasting at Koelschip
6)Jester King taptakeover at Baghaven + bottle release of Baghaven
7) Scandinavia taptakeover at Mikkeller & Fiends.....
and then there's also non mikkeller related bars having:-
1) Cantillon Blabaer limited Release plus tap takeover of Cantillon & Equilibrium --where pop up bar starts as early as 8am!!--at Himmeriget
2) Another new bar in town 1420 will also be having a Cantillon event.
3) A Verdant & Buxton tap takeover at Fermentoren...
There's probably more activities but these 10 events are some i have noticed and it's already too many to pick/try to attend.....
and then onto the 2 days 4 sessions beerfest on Friday & Saturday--looking at the beer list for Friday Morning yellow session alone is already very challenging-- if you are going for just 1 particular session and call it a fest then it's likely easier--but if you are like some of us who would go for ALL 4 sessions--then it will be much more tricky.
1）选择太多但时间和个人酒精抗力都有限
“啤酒节”分两天进行，每天早上10点到2点和下午4点到8点两个不同时段场次，每场4个小时任你自由选择想喝什么就喝什么，问题是，场地不小，人也多，一些“热门”“必喝”酒款也要排队才能领取，在时间有限，也考量个人酒精抗力情况下，怎样才能比较有效率选择场内100家酿坊超过200款各式类别风格啤酒/蜜酒中最想喝的就变成一个需要解决的问题，
打个简单比喻，如果说4小时内有200款可喝，意味着每小时要喝50款，即不到1分半钟就喝一款，这是要超人才能做到的事，综合过去参与经验来说，4小时内可以喝上30-40款不同类别啤酒/蜜酒是不错/合理额度（以参与全部四个场次的个人和啤迷朋友经验为准，当然会有喝上更多的人，但这并不是比谁喝得多的庆典）。
Let's look at some of the Big Stouts lined up for FRIDAY Morning( 10am-2pm) sessions alone, where do one starts and how do you manage efficiency issue by not wasting too much time running from different corners of the hall trying to pick up drinks?(granted some big ones will see people lining up), as well as managing alcohol tolerance issue( there's another session to go from 4-8pm).
Personally i have tried the pre-event preparations in one year--only to Not bothered following the "drinking plan" when inside hall--and one year i was really going totally unprepared and just pick as i walk and drink--but that Friday Morning beer list for this year kinda made me wanted to try and "cherry pick" a list of brew i would like to taste(as shown below one of few pages)--and i actually did went through the whole morning session brew--picked some --and guess what--that list of mine contains some 50+ breweries, some with 2 brew some with 1, meaning my list is having at least 100 beer/mead/hard cider which i'm either curious about or really wanted to have a sip-but that's not gonna happen as i know from previous experiences that i will not be able to sample a 100 brew--actually not even 50....( *there's another session to go in the afternoon --and no point drinking until you don't actually know what you are drinking coz your palate already damn fxxked or alcohol has taken over your mind and body).
2）独乐乐不如众乐乐
会场内，很多时候会看到一大班人坐一起，像是做研究/考试那样认真拿着本子/手机记录尝味心得（TASTING NOTE），他她们不是什么研究机构人员，就只是啤迷，是比一般啤迷更致力于参与评酒网站/手机程式评酒的一群，这群人会更像完成“工作报告”那样更致力于品尝更多款的目标。至于不是“研究员”的啤迷们，因为想要尝味/评估/记录的不同酒款实在很多。有些啤迷也会或三两人或更多人的分工合作，同时间去不同酿坊摊位领酒然后分享，不同酒款都喝些，即能喝少尝多，也节省个别跑来跑去领酒时间，快乐的工作着大概是这样解释吧
It's true going to a craft beer festivals the level of MBCC is something geeks looking forward to--i missed out last year so i know how it feels when friends were rejoicing/enjoying some awesome brews in CPH---but looking at it from another angle--it's true Copenhagen is the best beer heaven to be come next week--but with so many activities all going on almost at the same time during that particular week--it felt as if too many good things coming in all at once(how nice if say all those activities can be split into weekly events and happen this part of the world throughout the year :)--and half jokingly half seriously--the coming week in CPH would be like going to work for some of us geeks--you kinda need a plan or so to tackle that many activities/so much to drink...
2）独乐乐不如众乐乐
会场内，很多时候会看到一大班人坐一起，像是做研究/考试那样认真拿着本子/手机记录尝味心得（TASTING NOTE），他她们不是什么研究机构人员，就只是啤迷，是比一般啤迷更致力于参与评酒网站/手机程式评酒的一群，这群人会更像完成“工作报告”那样更致力于品尝更多款的目标。至于不是“研究员”的啤迷们，因为想要尝味/评估/记录的不同酒款实在很多。有些啤迷也会或三两人或更多人的分工合作，同时间去不同酿坊摊位领酒然后分享，不同酒款都喝些，即能喝少尝多，也节省个别跑来跑去领酒时间，快乐的工作着大概是这样解释吧
后记：如果你不了解什么是哥本哈根啤酒庆典（Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen简称MBCC），基本概念就像是一个两天四个场次的顶级美食飨宴那样的啤酒/蜜酒盛宴，受邀前来参与的酿坊都不会是泛泛之辈，从大师级别到火热新贵到蓄势待发实力新人都有。
It would be interesting to see if my so called "cherry picked" beer list would work inside hall come Friday Morning session--as for the weekdays leading up to the fest--- i guess having some rice/soup/Chinese/Thai food or perhaps Ramen and good enough sleep would be vital to being able to really enjoying what's coming.
See you guys in Copenhagen soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment