WEEK 147---Seeking own beers--the backlogged page 2 of 2

所住城市找不到自己想喝啤酒/蜜酒这件事对啤迷来说是个避无可避的问题，这其中分别可能是有人比较积极想办法找酒，有人就比较随性的找到碰到好的就喝没有就完全不喝。

自己找酒这件事无论是金钱效益还是时间精力角度来说，看在不是啤迷眼里是件让人摸不着头脑的事，不就是啤酒吗？这件事还只是啤迷间能理解的比较透彻，说到底，啤迷追求的不是酒精饮料，而是化身为啤酒（或蜜酒）的美妙味道。

以下是外求得来啤酒/蜜酒中另一些遗珠：-

The final part of backlogged pages ---here's some memorable ones from the "seeking own beers" series:-

1)Grassroots Brother Soigne

The "alter-ego" of that world famous remote brewery in Vermont when it comes to collab-brew---this time a collaboration brew with the former brewer of Canada's famed Dieu Du Ciel---a saison with lemon-roselle & blood orange in the mix---tasty, well balance.

位于美国Vermont偏远农场酿坊Hillfarmstead的盛名在啤迷圈中无人不晓，Grassroots是他们的合酿作品分身品牌，这次合作对象是加拿大出名酿坊Dieu Du Ciel酿酒师，酿的是拿手的农场风格啤酒Saison，以柠檬洛神花血橙入酒，微酸甘爽中带酵香，整体非常均衡美味易喝。

2) Mikkeller X series(green wax)

At times Mikkeller is being labelled as a "gimmicky" craft brand with it's seemingly endless introduction of various styles new beers---this X series is a line of imperial stouts aged in different barrels---this particular one was aged in Bourbon barrel---it was like drinking a lovely liquid "lava chocolate cake".

丹麦名牌“酿坊”的作品风格类型繁多，也经常玩推陈出新市场营销游戏，这支桶陈黑啤是一系列不同桶陈黑啤中使用美国波本桶浸泡提味版本，酒体醇香厚实，喜欢较浓郁黑啤风味的会感觉对味，记得当时的口感记录写的是，如同喝着液体火山岩巧克力蛋糕般享受。

3) Bell's Two Hearted Ale

Before the craze for fruit-juice like NEIPA---there was mostly either west coast or east coast styles IPAs---with one full on with hops bitterness attack while the other more about mellow/balance---personally not a fan of in your face type of hops attack--this one though is considered "old-school" in the face of new twist in the world of IPAs---still very much a good examples of how a nice ipa can be tasty---as long you can get it fresh(i.e. preferably NOT more than 3 months from bottling date).

在类果汁NEIPA大行其道之前，IPA基本的选择不是美国西岸就是东岸风格，最简白分别是在啤酒花苦味特质呈现方面，一个比较猛烈一个比较温和。个人来说，对过于强调啤酒花苦味攻击的印度淡啤比较无感，比较倾向均衡啤酒花麦芽功能带出果味甘香的酿品，这款虽然现在来说已经是“旧式经典款”IPA，还是适合新朋友的一款

4) New Glarus Raspberry Tart

Undoubtedly one of the best when it comes to fruit beers---having tasted some of their brew using different fruits---this one as the name suggested----it's essentially about raspberry as well as tartness---fruity sweet-sourness is the theme---one which is suitable even for new drinkers who are having doubts about drinking anything sour.

这家美国酿坊是使用水果酿酒的高手酿坊之一，好几款被啤迷称道的作品都离不开各类不同水果入酒，这支酒名称中有覆盆子，也有一个Tart字，显示啤酒风味中水果带来的酸中带微甜气息，两者相辅相成，是适合新朋友开拓味蕾的一款。

5) Homage Chat Flou

A pleasant surprise from the fairly new California brewery--from the nose to mouth feel it's almost like smelling and sipping over-ripe peaches---or in another word rotten/fermented peaches---sounds nasty? not at all---it was in a very nice way--full of goodness from the union of peaches with malt/yeast/hops & water.

加州酿坊用桃子酿造的美式酸啤酒，无论是酒的气味还是说入口味蕾感受都像是嗅到喝到发酵过熟桃果，听起来好像有点奇怪，但一点都不会让人不舒适，除非你不喜欢桃子味道，这是一支某种程度上不是那么均衡但气息味道表现都很出色的果酸啤酒。

6) B.Nektar The Mutant Zombie Killer 

This is a brew which came about through some mistakes during the blending process---though it was an accidental wrong blend--it turn out to be so delicious B.Nektar decided to launch it as a sort of "side-effect brew"---by the way, what could go wrong when apples cherries honey are soaked in a whisky barrel?

根据酿酒师说法，这支酒是在阴差阳错的情况下酿成，意外的发生是酿坊有人把两款不同的蜜酒错误的混合在一起，后来酿坊主人决定保留这些出错的混合酒，看看可以怎么样，后来证明虽然是在出错状况中完成，但完成的混合酒美味非常，完全没有高酒精影响有时候会带来的不悦酒精味，反之是危险的好喝，是苹果樱桃蜜糖和威士忌木桶的美妙“错误”结合。

7) Superstition Peanut Butter Jelly Crime

Drinking peanut butter in a mead? that's quite the idea that sparks this brew---instead of savoury taste associated with peanut butter jam---with mix of honey & blueberry juices this one bring about nutty aroma as well as sweetness and tartness once the initial peanut nose/aroma mellow down ---a nice one as dessert or stand alone drink whenever the mood strike for a small pour of mead.

花生酱是不少人早餐必备，可以在蜜糖酿造酒中喝到液体花生酱美味倒是件有点新奇的事，混合了蜜糖花生酱蓝莓果汁酸香的同时可以品嚐到这些不同食材带来的不同风味层次。与其说是混合，更像是融合，虽然蜜酒名称以花生酱为主导，一开始嗅到的香气和喝起来确实类似花生酱，但味道气息过了最初阶段就会有变化，可以品嚐到蓝莓和蜜糖融合带出的酸香甜美，是款可以当饭后甜点或其他时候单独品嚐的佳酿。

8) Cloud Water  DIPA V13

No doubt the stand out UK brewery thanks to wave of  new craze for NEIPA---V series is a sort of "fun brew" for their anniversary do which gotten so popular the brewery decided to play along and extended the series---this V13 is the last of the series---as a DIPA which could meaning more robust in terms o hops attack or alcohol mouth feel---this one has got no such problems--nicely done, very enjoyable DIPA

以印度淡啤为啤迷称道的英国酿坊并不多，这家来自曼彻斯特酿坊是其中佼佼者，v系列是这家的早期指标作品，原本是庆祝搬迁酿坊一周年而玩票式酿造，大受欢迎情况下连续酿了好几个版本，这款是v系列最终章，作为酒精度还有理论上啤酒花用的比较凶的双倍版本，整体呈现还是倾向酿坊一贯的比较果味香浓风格，非常符合酿坊近年来以NEIPA类果汁印度淡啤最为啤迷称道的风格形象。