The highly anticipated #MBCC2018 (Mikeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen) is over---instead of doing a fest report--it will be a sort of 3 parts articles for the newspaper column talking about smaller things either officially related to #MBW(Mikkeller Beer Week) or other activities held during that week by bars which is outside of the organizer's official activities.
众多啤迷期待的哥本哈根啤酒庆典在两周前结束了，作为Craft Beer界最有代表性啤酒庆典的一周，这几个事情是有点趣味的：-
For the uninitiated(look away if you are an expert or old time geeks)--this first article touch on things non-craft beer drinkers or perhaps newbies would not expect of a beer:-
1) Getting all "slush-up" by "slushie" fun version
Anyone who attended beerfest with the presence of Omnipollo would notice that these guys don't usually serve their beers from a regular kegerator--there's always a twist to how they serve the beers--and yes--they are fond of using a 'slushie-machine"--like those at convenience store---this "slushie"version beer is very different from those straight out of a tap, or from a bottle--it has that extra layer of smoothness/silkiness/creamy mouth feel that would make a good beer that much more better. In fact it was so nice that some of us geeks were jokingly calling this "slushie" version a "fraud/cheat"( in a nice way--of course we don't mind) because one seems to only be able to get this version during the fest---go drink the same beer from a regular bar or from bottle and you will NOT be able to get that extra layer of creamy "slushieness" ---as for if this is the way Omnipollo is trying to tell people that "if you want that special"slushie"version--come to a fest"? I did not ask Henok or any of the Omnipollo guys--but very much welcome to point out if i have gotten the wrong impression or if they do indeed serve that version regularly at the bar in Stockholm.
*啤酒也可以有回旋雪冰机SLUSHIE特效版本
在哥本哈根啤酒庆典中，来自瑞典的盛名酿坊Omnipollo并不是“正正经经”的只用大家都用的啤酒泵，而是采用一般卖沙冰或雪泥饮料才看到的回旋雪冰机来为自家的啤酒增添“特效”口感。
这是个相当有趣的做法，因为回旋雪冰机有类似“速冻泡泡/软冰淇淋”效果，能让啤酒多了一种顺滑溜的丰富口感，这让啤酒喝起来多了一种平时无论是开瓶子或酒吧啤酒泵提取所喝不到的口感层次，也能把本来就已经醇厚香滑的佳酿提升到更美味层次，这让我们几个啤迷笑说有点好像是是某种程度的 “美味欺诈”（当然我们一点都不介意这样的趣味“欺诈”），会笑说“欺诈”是因为只能在啤酒庆典喝到这样版本，同一款啤酒之后无论是瓶子或酒吧版本再喝就会少了特效口感，嚐不到同样层次。
TWO HOUR BEFORE DECANTING
2) Beers do uses Decanter at times( it's not limited to wine only)
OK--using a decanter for certain beers might be news/unheard of for non-craft beer drinkers or some newbies---but it's certainly NOT exclusive to bars/fest in Copenhagen only--in fact we geeks in craft desert KL did tried using it for a few beers(mead too)--the fact is that while the use of Decanter for beers is not often/usually needed--but for certain style of beers(examples certain lambic/stouts/barley wine/mead and so on..)---the use of decanter would help open up/let the beer breath/warm up/become more rounded/full body compared to say drinking right away once opened....
The thing is--some beers really would benefit with some patience/waiting time before being consumed, it's kinda like an athelete needs warming up before going into a match----same for CERTAIN styles of beers----for examples---try drink and finish a stouts quickly say within 10-15 minutes--and drink that same stouts slowly say only starting to drink 5-10 minutes after opening and slowly sip within 1 hour or so--a really good stouts will show the differences/nuances with change of temperature/as it warm up)
TWO HOURS AFTER
*啤酒也用的，醒酒器并不是只有葡萄酒专属
在哥本哈根啤酒庆典活动会场内，或酒吧中，用醒酒器装一些特醸级别比利时天然发酵果酸啤酒是不稀奇的事。（当然也不是说用醒酒器只能在哥本哈根看到，一些啤迷本身喝某些比较有年岁或比较醇厚层次啤酒时也会那样做）
跟葡萄酒先倒进醒酒器原理一样，一些酒体层次比较复杂的果酸啤酒也需要一些时间先在容器内呼吸，让啤酒稍微暖和，酒体更圆润後才能更好的体现酿酒师本意和酒质的丰富层次。
当然，不是所有啤酒都需要倒进醒酒器，不过，跟大多数较复杂黑啤开瓶倒进杯子後需要时间回温才能真正体现啤酒味道口感层次一样，有时候，一些啤酒是可以或者说需要醒酒器铺佐一下才能更好呈现一支酒的美味境界。
3) Gone in Seconds
There's no denying that after 2016 fest in Copenhagen, the fame( ok- there are some who called it HYPE) and "in demand' level of Bokkereyder has gone off the roof---love it or loathe it---the fact is that the few ticketing tasting sessions with Raf at Koelschip were literally gone in seconds---a friend of mine got a ticket to the event because he was clever/impatience enough to start clicking the keyboard half a minute or so before online sale started....
If you are a non-craft drinker--or a newbies still---yes---sometimes a ticketing beer event can go crazy like a mega rock star concerts--it's almost impossible to grab a ticket online.
“门票完全被秒杀的品酒会
自2016年第一次参与啤酒庆典以来，比利时酸啤混酒作坊新贵BOKKEREYDER可说是爆红，因为产量很少，市面上根本买不到，至今也只能在欧洲4个城市（包括哥本哈根）的四家特定酒吧喝到。今年的啤酒庆典周其中一天是这家酸啤作坊的特设品酒会，除了有不同风味的限量酸啤喝，作坊主人RAF也会在场跟啤迷讲解互动，因为门票供应量有限，品酒会场地座位也不多，所以当天品酒会分开几个不同时间段，可就算那样，几个不同场次（不同场次不同款酸啤）的门票根本是网上一开卖就完全被秒杀，“顽啤主张”和啤迷朋友在开票几分钟前就守在电脑前等开票，结果只有开票前40-50秒就一直不停按键盘的朋友成功买到。
4) Queuing overnight just for ONE bottle of beer
Yes--you heard it right--people do that--in fact in Copenhagen--people do that every year for a particular beer.
What beer is that ? to cut a long story short--it's a blueberry lambic called Cantillon Blabaer--why it's so special? well--because it's specially brewed yearly for a bottle shop(Olbutikken) which the owner/s closed down not long ago and operates a bar (Himmeriget) the other side of town but nothing changes as far as this specially dedicated brew is concerned---Cantillon Blabaer is only available in Copenhagen(not even in Brussels where it's brewed), so every year there will be geeks who wanted this brew lining up for hours rain or shine just to be able to obtain one.
This year---there's a total of 300 bottles of Cantillon Blabaer( half in 750ml size/half 375ml) up for grabs during that week when we were in town---anyone want one--very easy--just line up--make sure you are in the first 300 people in the queue.
*为一支啤酒可以通宵达旦露宿街头排队等
是的，你没看错，的确有这样的事，而且基本是每年都会发生。
到底是什么样的啤酒需要搞到这么夸张？
事情是这样的，比利时大师级天然发酵果酸啤酒酿坊Cantillon每年会为哥本哈根一家瓶子店OLBUTIKEN专门酿造一支蓝莓版本酸啤（不过前两年因为瓶子店主人开了酒吧，在把瓶子店结业後蓝莓酸啤改为HIMMERIGET专酿），特别之处是这支啤酒只能在哥本哈根这家买到，别无分店，甚至在比利时酿坊本身也不能买到，物以稀为贵原理下，这支蓝莓酸啤成为很多啤迷的追逐目标。这次适逢啤酒庆典周众多啤迷聚集哥本哈根，店家决定提前限量首卖三百支2018版本（大小支装各一半）的蓝莓酸啤，结果，来自巴西的啤迷一共四位正式开卖前一晚就露宿街头排队等候，大概等了18个小时左右终于各自买到一支。
至于如果要问说等那么久就为一支啤酒是不是值得或是不是浪费生命之类的，某种程度上，这事情其实就像有人可以为了吃一顿好的开几小时车去特定餐厅那样，因人而异，没定论。
And so there's 4 Brazilians geeks (who i do know some of them) who waited in line outside the bar the night before sale started at 12pm noon the next day---i went the next day around 10.45 to check on the scenes--there's a long queue as expected--and there's empty bottles and cans along the queue---those are what the geeks in line been sharing--from some nice lambics to some American stouts to cans of NEIPAs----these people surely know how to enjoy/share while waiting in line---according to what the Brazilian guys posted after securing a bottle each--it was around 18 hours wait to be the first 4 in line---if you would asked was it worth the wait then it's really a million dollar question----no one can say for sure--it's like some people don't mind driving hours for a meal at a particular restaurant--while some are too lazy to even go anywhere within half an hour journey.
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