Chapter 641: Come and Drink in China (3/3)
Yue Province, Yangcheng.
Out of Baiyun Airport, Flavio took the lead and went straight to the luxury hotel that had been booked a long time ago.
Before he could pack his luggage, Flavio called the hotel staff and said in English with a strong accent: "Beer, bring me some beer." ”
"Yes, sir, we have imported beer......" replied the hotel service staff, who also understood English, with a smile.
"Wait, don't import beer, I'm going to ask for your local brand beer. Flavio interrupted the service staff's introduction in a loud voice.
The service staff kept smiling: "No problem, then do you have any requirements for the brand?"
Flavio began to wrench his fingers: "I want the big brands, bring me all the big brands of beers." ”
"Sir, do you mean all?" the service staff was unusually uncertain.
"Yes, I want all the beer you can find. Flavio said in a hoist manner.
"I see, wait a minute. "The hotel service staff are very highly qualified and maintain an impeccable smile.
In fact, as a luxury hotel that often hosts foreign high rollers, the service staff can satisfy all the reasonable ...... of high rollers As well as less reasonable requests. And to ask for a beer "luxury family barrel" can only be regarded as "small fresh".
Soon, the hotel was filling the guests' suites with beers from major local brands, as requested by Flavio.
Flavio called his assistants, two stout men, under the indescribable gaze of the hotel service staff...... Closed the door.
Outside the door, the high-quality service staff shook their heads secretly, foreigners really only know how to play, not the most good at playing-a room full of drinks, two big men, can't wait to close the door, in addition to men and men, what other activities can there be? It's just that what she doesn't understand is, why come to China to open a house?
Inside the door, Flavia, who was being speculated about whether to attack or suffer, slapped his thigh and said in Portuguese: "There are more beer brands in Chinese than I imagined." What are you waiting for, come and taste!"
Flavio is not a sommelier, he is the manager of a chain of Brazilian bars.
He only saw the report that China's beer production would not be affected the day before yesterday, and after reading it once, he immediately arranged for someone to buy a flight ticket to China.
This year's World Cup is being held in Brazil. Originally, it was a festival where fans drank like crazy, and they could drink one child after another, and beer seemed to be a necessity for both watching football and jerking off at a string: thirst-quenching, sparkling, alcoholic, and inexpensive. This is arguably one of the easiest sources of gratification for men.
Merchants had long expected that there would not be enough beer, but they didn't expect it to be so much, let alone so soon!
By the time they all reacted and were stockpiling beer, the major brewers had already begun to reduce production, and some stores were in a dilemma of running out of beer to sell.
Seeing that this worldwide "beer shortage" is getting more and more serious, Flavio is heartbroken in order to find a way to stock up.
He hopes to find a supplier in China, with the only concern being whether he can find a beer that matches the Brazilian population. After all, beers from different countries have their own characteristics, and the flavor, texture, drinking value, and meaning they represent are all local characteristics.
But as soon as he opened the first jar and tasted it, Flavio's eyes lit up: "Hey, this brand is good, write it down." ”
"I wrote it down. His assistant snapped a picture.
Open the second can: "Hey, this is not bad, write it down, write it down." ”
"Click-click......
The more Flavio tasted it, the brighter it became.
Really, it was a bit of a surprise to him.
Before he came to China, a friend who had traveled to China a few years ago told him not to expect too much from Chinese beer.
According to his friend, if the beer in the world is industrial light beer, then Chinese beer is the industrial light beer of industrial light beer - his friend only had one feeling after drinking it: "What the hell do I drink?!"
Industrial light beer, the whole world is that urine. Advertising and channels are more important than making good wine, and the characteristics are a meaningless cost - it is good to be a hit and everyone is used to drinking it.
As a result, when starch excipients such as rice and corn are added to the raw materials, the proportion of malt and hops, which are more expensive, will be lower, and when the original wort concentration is reduced, the by-products of fermentation will be reduced, and the flavor of beer will be weakened.
It is said that China, which has inherited the Western beer technology, has taken the word "light" to the extreme - this is like a beauty, European beer is to remove the cover for lovers to appreciate, American beer is to drain the soul by the way, and Chinese beer is to let go of all the gas, leaving only one ...... Deflated inflatable dolls.
Flavio was prepared for the worst - while the light and cookie-cutter beer was not good, there were also very few people who really couldn't drink it at all. As long as the price is right, you can consider importing from China.
After all, these days, it's good to have beer to drink, and if you focus on bragging and watching the ball, you won't care about what you're drinking.
But Chinese beer really surprised him.
There are strong and soft, bitter and sweet, and you can always taste the wheat fragrance - when the inflatable doll becomes a ...... Inflatable dolls, that's where the feel comes.
Flavio didn't know this, and if he had come to China a few years earlier, he would have found that his friend was not right at all.
However, with the rise of Qingyuan Beer, especially after Jiagu reshaped the production system of domestic hops and malting barley, it changed the ecology of China's beer industry.
On the one hand, the price of domestic hops and malting barley has dropped, and domestic brewers are not so picky; on the other hand, consumers who have drunk enough Qingyuan beer can declare it closed if your product is still out of the bird.
Only tasting tells you everything. It has to be said that Flavio's expectations have unconsciously increased, especially after getting a can of the "Ice Source" series of beers.
Looking at the packaging alone, similar to Budweiser's aluminium bottle series, it creates a high-end image that is very different from the feeling of holding a glass bottle in your hand.
A large cup of mouth, even more like Iguazu Falls rushing down, hitting the stomach wall splashing and spraying up, refreshing and cool, full of wheat fragrance and a touch of orange, Flavio almost so cool that his hair is straight.
"What is this??," Flavio exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" the assistant was confused.
"Is this ice?"
The assistant touched the bottle and said with certainty, "No." ”
"How can it be so cool?" Flavio looked at the beer in his hand in disbelief and said, "Is this the beer that Chinese often drink?" God, what have I missed all these years?"
"Now, is it too late?" asked the assistant, still confused, cautiously.
"You're right, it's not too late at all, hahaha......" Flavio's eyes were shining.
The flavor of this beer is a perfect match for the unabated heat of Brazil. He can already imagine that this kind of beer will definitely make fans cool during the hot World Cup!
Realizing that he had found his beloved, Flavio couldn't wait to pick up his mobile phone and call back to China, and after waiting for a few minutes, he said in an enthusiastic voice: "Come to China, man, you can fly high here!"
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