WEEK 233--2024 Most Memorable Beer & Mead List(part 3/3)-by ct(KL)

 

Final part of last year's most memorable list- with about 14 mentioned ealier--here's some more for the record:-

去年喝了什么留下较深刻印象作品酒单小总结，之前两篇共提及约14款不同风味作品，以下是另外一些肯定值得被提起的作品：-

Bokke- Mia 2019 & Framboos Pjassel 2019

Cracked these 2 last year with geek friends at different places/occasions--Mia was shared here in KL during Xmas sharing session--while Framboos Pjassel was brought to Tokyo for a small share.

去年两次不同地方的分享会把手中所剩无几的两款不同风味Bokke作品拿出来共享，其中以接骨木花加上两种不同酿酒葡萄入酒而成的Mia是在圣诞节时和本地分享会成员开喝，另一款以3种不同覆盆子加桃子入酒的Framboos Pjassel则是去年东京行的分享作品。

In fact these are 2 of very limited Bokke left and I do admit that it's not something i would consider cracking easily but then will not be hoarding these forever / to wait for so "very very special" occasion only to consider cracking--after all good beer are meant to be shared with same wavelength/like minded geeks as i do believe that til the day a beer is opened--it shall remain as Bottle--not beer.

对啤迷来说，有时候一些较难寻酿坊作品是不轻易开喝的，分享也是看情况或确切来说视与谁分享为基准，某些特定酿坊作品难寻度/复杂性等因素让啤迷感觉需要在对的情况下拿出来和有共识的啤迷朋友分享。去年喝掉的两瓶Bokke作品对个人而言属于不轻易拿出来但也不是会珍而重之要收很多年非常特殊情况下才舍得喝那种，酒始终是要分享喝掉才是酒，一直收着很久都不舍得喝的大概只能算是个瓶子。

风味表现方面，Mia有着类似胡椒带辣气息味道，初入杯闻香到入口都有被不同于多数天然发酵酸啤以霉香酸味或果香等较惯常的风味表现而意外到，相对来说东京分享的Framboos Pjassel则充满果酸香及橡木桶影响带来气息，两者风味各异但都是让人会细味慢饮的作品。

Mia is a grape lambic with Elder Flower influence-was surprised at the almost peppery aroma & taste with initial sips--while Framboos Pjassel was more of the familiar fruited lambic nuances with fruits & natural fermentation funk as well oak coming through.

Standard- Day Dreamin'

Black currant mead in collaboration with a Illnois local coffee roaster--with coconut & vanilla added--what's interesting with this one is that not only those adjuncts can be tasted/smelled--there was this lambic-ish fermentation funk attracting the nose attention.

本地啤迷朋友的分享瓶子，来自美国伊利诺蜜酒酿坊作品，以美国当地“白日梦”工坊烘培的黑咖啡，椰子以及香草加入黑加仑子蜂蜜中酿造而成，喝起来除了上述食材风味，更有黑巧克力，以及意料之外的类似天然发酵带出霉香风味。是留下印象的一款。

Bierstadt- Slow Pour Pils

Heard of this US but very German pure style brewery for sometime already & finally got to sampled this one ( as well their Hells Lager) during last year's Tokyo trip--was really impressed & thought this & Charlie by Hill Farmstead( 2% abv) were the best ones i had last year in terms of low abv simple easy drinking beer.

In fact had both on tap & can version of this "simple beer"( in fact it's not easy to achieve that kind of clean/crisp/tasty level at all)--brought cans back to KL to share with fellow geek friends who yet to sample and they were all in agreement.

去年喝过“淡如水”轻度易喝型作品中除了再喝一次的Hill Farmstead Charlie超低酒精度（2%）之外个人最有印象的一款，来自美国酿坊但取经自德国低度易喝啤酒的作品已听闻好一段时间，去年机缘巧合在东京酒吧碰上两款来自这家酿坊的易喝型作品自然不能放过，实际上啤酒泵版本和罐装版本都喝了，都同样让人很有印象，大道至简或许是合适形容词，这是毫不花俏简单中见功力的干净作品，让人仿佛回到啤酒最简单但又有层次的境界，记得分享罐子时跟一起品饮本地啤迷朋友开玩笑说，要是亚洲可以经常找到那真的是可以整箱买来因为美味之余还可以是极度合适本地气候的“清凉茶”。

Pulpit Rock-Alle Sammen

Had this when at the same session there were 2 other big dark brew from Side Project--this is a "StoutWine"--blend of stouts & barley wine--but personally it felt very much a stout more than barley wine though there are traces of it to be felt in terms of mouth feel & senses--This one was a surprising one in terms of how well it stood up against the likes of Rye BBT & Derivation Grand Cru--in fact it did not got drown out but gave all of us quite an impression with it's thick body and leyered goodness of dark chocolate/caramelized dark sugar/vanilla/roasted malt all coming together.

黑啤(Stout)混合大麦酒(Barley Wine)的浓郁厚实作品，虽是二合一不过从酒体到闻香味蕾感受都更加倾向大黑啤感受，不得不提的是喝到这款作品时同场开喝的有两款也是美国顶级酿坊Side Project的大黑啤，不过以黑啤作品受到啤迷追捧的Pulpit Rock酿坊作品面对大师级黑啤毫不逊色，以出色的浓郁黑巧克力香草气息加上麦芽太妃糖焦糖等多层次风味表现让当天一起共享的啤迷朋友们一致好评，是当天稍微让人有点意料不到的惊喜印象作。

Side Project- Single Thread 2023

It's a blessing that we have La Coterie members here among the group guys--this one is a member's only & not allocated but need to grab when released--though generally Side Project is known for their big stouts & barley wine like M.J.K but saison & sour are what they do as well.

This is Oude Fermier soaked in Marionberries then blended with a young saison--fruits aroma was evidently clear-light sour with oak barrel influence & hints of funk-quite like this one.

虽然酿坊以好几款大黑啤（还有一款赫赫有名的大麦酒M.J.K）备受啤迷推崇，不过酸啤和农场风格啤酒也是酿坊致力的方向，这是只供会员抢购的一款桶陈农场风格啤酒，以自家橡木桶陈农场风格啤酒Oude Fermier为基础投入紫蓝莓浸泡入酒後再混入另一款相对比较年轻的农场风格作品，在混合後装瓶静置一段时间留待瓶内发酵熟成。

作品比预想中有深度层次，富含莓果香气，微酸中带出木桶陈放气息，更带些类似天然发酵酸啤的霉香味道，舒适易喝中能感受到作品不同层次表现。