The list from geek friends around the region continues--this time with a list from my HK geek friend Kenneth who not only listed beers but also playfully listed a very Hill Farmstead look alike Japanese sake as well as Barrel Aged Maple Syrup...")
去年最有印象清单继续---这次是香港啤迷朋友Kenneth的自选清单---其中不只有啤酒---更有非常神似HILL FARMSTEAD的日本清酒和桶陈枫糖。。。。
Here we go---all words(both English & Chinese) written by Kenneth. *(with very minor tweak by me)
2019 was a sad year for Hong Kong. However, personally it was a fruitful
year on my beer journey. There was a lot of happening last year, had a lot of
good beers, a few bad ones J , here’s a brief summary
of what happened.
對於香港來說，2019是悲傷的一年。 但是，就我個人而言，這是我啤酒之旅中豐碩的年份。 去年發生了很多事情，喝了很多好啤酒 (也有幾款不好的)，在這裡簡單重溫一下
1) A big bold stout in 1st
Jan 2019! – The Bruery
Chocolate Rain 2013 in the first day of 2019!
I am not a big stout fan
boy however I had a great stout in the first day of 2019 which is 17% abv….not
bad to be tipsy on the first day lol
我不是 Imperial Stout 的忠粉，但是在2019年的第一天就喝了一瓶擁17％酒精度的 Imperial Stout....没錯! 在2019年第一天就薰醉了...
2) A fake Hill Farmstead?
I was so surprised when I saw
that label, it looks 99% like a Hill Farmstead. However, it is actually a
vintage Japanese sake…It shared some similar factors of a vintage beer, e.g.
Sherry/Yellow wine like aroma, could Shaun make a good sake? No one knows but
that if that happens, would definitely be a perfect one !
當我看到酒標時，感到非常驚訝，它看起來99%像 Hill Farmstead 的模樣，但實際上它是日本的熟成清酒...它具有與啤酒類似的風味，例如雪利酒/黃酒等老掉香氣，Shaun 能釀清酒嗎？ 沒有人知道，但是如果發生這種情況，那絕對會是完美的！
3) The answers….
We did a few times “The
Answer” tasting together with some beer geeks and every time we had the same
struggle: “Were they a REAL beer?” No matter the answer is true or false, no
one will refuse a beer/beer cocktail hybrid from “The Answer”
我與幾位 Beer Geek 曾多次一起品嚐 “The Answer”，每次我們都遇到同樣的問題： “它是真正的啤酒嗎？” 無論答案是對或錯，相信沒人會拒絕它
4) Monkish Blind Pug
While NEIPAs are still on
the hyped train however, no one would reject a good west coast IPA. Monkish did
a great job last year with Blind Pug, what about this year 2020? Pliny the
Younger in bottle? Will see…
NEIPA 仍在大行其道，但相信沒人會拒絕優質的 West Coast IPA。 去年，Monkish 釀造的 Blind Pug 做得非常好，2020年呢？ 瓶裝的 Pliny The
Younger 嗎？ 等著瞧吧…
5) Gungnam Style….
There were a lot of great
breweries growing recently across Asia markets, Korean breweries should be one
of those to look at. When I was in Seoul last March 2019, had a great time at
Mysterlee Brewing Co, in the city center of Seoul. They offer great American
style, NEIPA and Stout were great
最近幾年，亞洲市場湧現許多優質的啤酒廠，韓國的啤酒廠應該是其中一員。 我去年3月在首爾市中心的 Mysterlee
Brewing Co度過了愉快的時光。 他們提供的美式風格，NEIPA 和 Stout 都很棒!
6) Barleywine is Life….
Barleywine is LIFE….and it
is REAL! I was so surprised for Alpine Great 2018, so delicious, complex yet
balancing between barrel and maltiness. What a wonderful life~
Barleywine is LIFE...它是真實的！ 我對 Alpine Great
2018感到非常驚訝，如此美味，複雜而又平衡了波本桶及麥芽風味。美好的生活大概如此...
7) Lambic is LIFE too….
No one will reject a good
Lambic, especially you have a chance to drink them on site! The experience at
Cantillon and In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst were fantastic! Cantillon
Fou’ Foune and Bokke Steen were so great! Even better to have geeks sharing too.
沒有人會拒絕一款好的 Lambic，尤其當有機會在現場喝！ 在 Cantillon 和 In de
Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst 的經歷真是太棒了！ Cantillon Fou’Foune 和 Bokke Steen 都超棒！ 能跟不同地方的酒友分享更是有趣的！
8) Drink local….
A lot of local awesome brews
were made last year, quality and consistency kept improving. One of the most
memorable was from Yardley Brothers, a Double Barrel IPA. It wasn’t like an IPA
at all, more likely an American wild ale with good funkiness and balanced with
right bitterness, simply like when you are enjoying Anchorage Bitter Monk…
去年，許多香港本地酒廠都釀造了多款很棒的啤酒，質量和穩定性都不斷在提高。 最難忘之一是來自Yardley
Brothers的 Double Barrel IPA。它根本就不像一款IPA，更像 American Wild
Ale，具有很和諧的 Funkiness 和適度的苦味，就像 Anchorage Bitter Monk 差不多的感受...
9) Hidden Gems from Brexit…
One of the biggest
happening last year on my Beer journey was related to my London visit. As a
beer judge at World Beer Awards, Great British Beer Festival and London Craft
Beer Festival, Bermonsey and Hackney Beer Trails were all amazing. One of the
most unforgettable memory was at Earth Ale, a nano brewery at North London,
which is located just a few minutes walk from where I stayed during my studies
in London many years ago. The brewer Alex is a fantastic guy with good
knowledge of how to use right amount of different herbs/ingredients on beers.
去年在我啤酒之旅中，其中最深印象之一是在倫敦遊歷。 作為 World Beer
Award 的評審之一，Great British Beer Festival 和 London Craft
Beer Festival，Bermonsey 跟 Hackney 的啤酒路線圖都很棒。 最難忘之一是北倫敦的一家小班啤酒廠 Earth Ale，距我多年前在倫敦學習期間所住的地方，只有幾分鐘的步行路程。 釀酒師 Alex 是一個了不起的傢伙，他對如何在啤酒上使用適量的不同草藥/成分有很好的認識。
10) Best of 2019
The most memorable beer I
had in 2019…..Schieve Saison from De La Senne x Crooked Stave! It is a rustic
Saison, aged for a year in wine barrel. For a 90%-like Hill Farmstead farmhouse
ale which cost lower than US$5, how could anyone might come to hate it?~
我在2019年最難忘的啤酒，是來自 De La Senne x Crooked
Stave 的Schieve Saison！ 這款典雅的 Saison，曾經在葡萄酒桶中熟成一年。 對於價格低於5美元，但跟 Hill Farmstead 的 Farmhouse ale 有 90％相似，怎麼會讓人討厭呢〜
11) Last but not the
least….
Things that only a beer
geek would do….brought a Hill Farmstead Barrel Aged Maple Syrup to Mac
Donald…..what a perfect match with Hot pancakes!
只有 Beer Geek 才會做的事情...把 Hill Farmstead
的 桶陳楓糖漿帶到 Mac Donald...與熱香餅完美搭配！
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