WEEK 162----TOKYO 19----Bottle Share Part 2/2

Part 2 of some memorable ones from Tokyo trip bottle sharing sessions back in Oct 19

去年十月时在东京喝了好些相对不错的啤酒/蜜酒，其中包括几支肯定是年度最有印象的酒（这里就先省略不提等写年度清单时候再列入），以下是另外几款值得一提的好酒：-

1) Three Years Dessert

Demoersleutel

A dessert stout made for the Alkmaar based brewery's 3rd year anniversary---applying the freeze distilling technique to enhance the flavours/body of the beer---as well inevitably upping the ABV to a rather dangerous 17%--though the beer is still somehow tasting a little thin body wise but that does not affect the deliciousness of the beer---it was very fitting as a dessert stout with no hints of alcohol taste even with this high ABV---a dangerously tasty one.

来自荷兰北部城市阿尔克马尔新锐酿坊的庆祝三周年作品，利用急冻提炼方式提升这款香草甜品黑啤的层次口感，虽然急冻技术也意味着酒精度随着急剧提高到17度，但喝起来醇香顺滑一点煞风景的酒精味都没有，酒体虽然稍显单薄但却是带着危险美味的佳酿

2）Kriek Premier

De Garde

With the Kriek word---expectation is quite clear with this sour cherry BA American sour---the first hurdle is always not to taste too straight in your face puckering---well, it did not--in a way it was tasting rather nicely sour with some layering--a good one but not outstanding.

美式酸啤中受到众多啤迷推崇的酿坊品牌之一，这款是酸樱桃版本桶陈酸啤，单看酒名中Kriek就有向比利时Lambic Kriek致敬的意味。以美国酸啤本质上的先天条件不足情况来说， 这是层次均衡的一支，没有酸掉牙问题，但也没有让人感觉惊喜之处。

3) 4th D Barrel Aged

Kuhnhenn

Had both the original base beer version and this BA version---in fact first had the base version a day or two earlier then this one---while not all beers going through BA process will taste any better than base beer--this one did---the process of letting it mature in a bourbon barrel did brought about nicer flavours with very evident dark fruits goodness coming through....

美国旧式桶陈黑啤，喝到这款之前在另一场瓶子分享会中喝到了同一款没有经过桶陈这一道时间工序的原酒，相比之下，带着使用过美国波本木桶余韵影响的这支酒体酒香都更显浓郁圆润，黑色果实的美味更加突出。

4) Swimming Giants

Burnt Mill + Finback

A collab brew by an English brewery with a US brewery both quite known for their hops brew among others---though labelled as a double ipa---it was tasting quite smooth with obvious NEIPA influences rather than a double ipa would be.

来自英国和美国酿坊的合酿作品，是酒精度稍高的双倍印度淡啤（DIPA），喝起来口感顺滑，没有恼人的酒精感，更多的是热带水果芳香，感觉更接近当今盛行的类果汁NEIPA多过类型标示的DIPA。

5) Red Stonington

Trillium

A wild sour beer using raspberries and oak barrel during a year's maturation process---one gets the fruits sourness along with some nutty flavours--back end with rather dry note. 

美国盛名酿坊标志性带酸农村风格啤酒作品之一，使用果园中自然滋生的葡萄皮微菌发酵，再投放覆盆子在橡木桶经过一年时间熟成，果味香酸中有着类似果仁麦香口感，尾韵倾向干爽。

6) This Land

Burning Sky

A saison brew from the rather sought after English brewery lately--a grape and grape skin influenced beer--light sour--slightly dry finishing but rather pleasant easy sipping one.

近期开始受到更多啤迷关注的英国酿坊，主力倾向酿造农场风格啤酒和酸啤，这款农场风格啤酒是通过使用葡萄皮和葡萄果汁浸泡发酵而成，易喝中带微酸，尾韵略呈干涩但不是让人感觉不愉快那种。

7) Awaken My Love

Creature Comforts

What could be wrong with a stout basing on cinnamon, coffee? At 12 % this one was tasting quite smooth with no alcohol burn--full of dark chocolate---roasted malt flavours---a good one to slow sip.

美国酿坊的咖啡肉桂乳糖黑啤。喝起来并没有预期中那么厚实，口感除了之前提到三种食材影响之外也带黑巧克力和烤麦香，12%的酒精度算是控管的不错，相当不错的一款美式黑啤。

8) White Picked Fence

Bellwoods

An interesting brew from the Canadian brewery---blending a brew using 3 different types of barley (which went through half a year's aging) with a newly brewed saison---and then dry hopping it---not getting much of the dry hopping influences --tasting rather refreshing, light sour with hints of malty goodness....

以酸啤和易喝农场风格啤酒的加拿大新锐酿坊标志性作品之一，通过使用三种不同类型特性的麦芽/燕麦/黑麦酿造熟成半年後再用另一款新酿农村风格啤酒调和，经过后期投放啤酒花而成，口感清爽微酸中带麦香，酸啤来说属于易喝性高的一款。