As with previous list--my 2022 list been divided into 2 parts--one with mainly stouts & mead--another with styles such as saison, lambic & more--This one if going by newspaper column sequences should be part 2 but since both are my list anyway so here we go....
一如之前， 去年的个人最有印象酒单按不同酒类分开写，一篇主要是黑啤/蜜酒， 另一篇则是以农场风格啤酒/天然发酵酸啤类型为主。要依照报章专栏先后序的话这篇应该是续篇，不过都是个人酒单也无所谓先後了。。。
Personally, saison & lambic are 2 styles very much my favourites--hence no surprises why this list is basically dominated by these 2 styles:-
Had a few Antidoot last year--this one obviously stood out with it's very distinctive nose and flavours performance--aged in Bordeaux wine barrel with tart cherries for 14 months--it was lovely--nothing overly sour--quite jammy with some sweetness coming through the balance sour.
比利时农场小作坊的水果酸啤，采用法国波尔多葡萄酒旧木桶并加入本土采摘酸樱桃浸泡陈放十四个月後才装瓶，是去年喝过这家几款不同风味作品中最让人留下印象的，微酸带点果酱甜的樱桃韵味无论气息或口感都很能带来味蕾享受.
Cracked 2 Bokke last year--the other one was a Zomerhof(with peaches-cherries-wine grapes)--this one is a mix of 3 different variants of rapsberries--from nose to balance of sourness to lambic funk & pleasing rapsberry influence combined with the vanilla-ish slightly sweet flavours of Tonka bean on both nose and palate--this one would edge out Zomerhof if i can only pick one from the 2.
A very apricot forward lambic though this is a blend using 3 different fruits(apricots-peaches-riesling grapes)--quite sour especially when newly poured but got better as the beer gets warmer--not as balance but if you like apricots flavours then this one is quite nice.
比利时近几年冒起的天然发酵酸啤小作坊，分享会上喝到的这款混合了三个不同年份酸啤酒并加入杏子桃子和白葡萄增加风味，喝起来是杏果香为主导的气息风味，酸度稍强不够平衡不过回温稍久之後整体感觉变得较柔和。
The one thing with American sour that some geeks keep saying about is how in your face puckering at times American made sours can be--of course this is not to say there is no nice 7 balance sour beers from the land reknown for big stouts and bold/hoppy/juicy ipas--This one is a collab brew with Side Project--apricots heavy light sour beer--for an American sour beer this is rather nice with nice aroma from the fruits--sourness is medium--very drinkable one.
美国酸啤时不时展现的横冲直撞酸度风味表现常让人诟病，因为美好的酸啤就算做不到均衡有度也绝不能只是单调的一味酸死人不赔命，Casey作坊这款大手加入杏果的作品（每加仑5磅杏子）是和Side Project合酿，口感闻香带酸充满果香但没有过酸弊病，是不错的一款。
5)Hill Farmstead Dorothy Southern Hemisphere
This is basically still very much a farmhouse ale though the idea is to experiment with hops from the southern most ( and northern most) of the planet--the added hops did not jump to the front of queue and dominated all the way but rather just stayed at the background quietly--it's very much still an elegant/layered/ easy drinking well water brew with light sourness note. Had Northern version too last year--also a really nice one.
6) Tommie Sjef Kriek
A kriek at times could be rather sour or one dimensional if not well made--this blend of 1 & 2 year old lambic soak in sour cherries is burst with notes of cherries-almond-cinnamon as well some rose like floral nose and flavours--not really complex or multi layered but comfortable one.
荷兰酸啤作坊的酸樱桃啤酒，将一年和两年酸啤勾兑加入酸樱桃浸泡桶陈一年半提味，酸中带有明显的樱桃杏仁和些许肉桂以及类似玫瑰花香风味，口感更多是果肉香而不是果皮所以不会有涩感，不算层次多变但足够舒适。
SPECIAL Mentioning:-
had this during a share--the first thought upon sipping was this could be a miss rather than hit because perhaps a few more months of aging would make this one taste better than it did.
能在本地喝到比利时顶级酸啤酿坊的Cantillon Drogone是值得开心的事，不过这款作品喝起来让人感觉喝早了，再收藏久些风味表现应该会更好。
definitely a pleasant surprise--brought back from Vietnam by fellow geek friend from #KLtastinggroup--what was nice about this easy drinking one is the ginger like nose and flavours coming through--and did not just fade away in seconds after pour as it gets warmer.
越南酿坊Bazan的 Hibiscus Cider是去年的意外惊喜，以木槿（大红花）入味的苹果酒，闻香口感都有类似姜的风味但不呛而是适当的提升了酒的味道层次，易喝但不单调。
A barrel aged cider--wild fermented with apples--don't sound very complex or promising? well the performance of this cider was rather the opposite--easy drinking yes but never dull.
听起来很简单的桶陈苹果酒，不过喝起来就不是那么简单，是易喝的但一点也不单调。
A nice saison--soft-lemony but not overly sour--quite balance for my liking--nice easy drinking one.
带有微酸柠檬气息的均衡易喝农场风格啤酒， 不是什么让人惊艳的作品但“可喝度" 相当高。
Had this lambic quite a many times already--but this recent batch bottle cracked last year was very very nice--the fruits was obvious--funk and sourness was at very pleasing level--only issue is how to get more....
这款不同年份批次的喝过一些， 这支一开喝就觉得惊喜，果酸香和天然发酵带出的霉香都很出色，整体均衡美味。
the only ipa-neipa in the list--it's very hard to get very fresh high quality American ipas here in KL since there's basically no supply in the retail market--getting own beer mail in is the only way but that's also not as easy as it maybe if compare to places like Hong Kong.
This one is quite my preference of neipa since it's more towards mellow and subtle side rather than in your face level of thick juicy hoppy brew.
酒单中唯一的啤酒花类型啤酒，主要是因为在本地要喝到新鲜的美国顶级酿坊印度淡啤或类果汁印度淡啤基本只能是靠自己从美国带进来，所以能喝到机会不多。这家酿坊的作品风格比较接近个人口味--不过于浓郁腻口是基本要求。
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