When I went back to Jiangnanli, I called Ding Mengyao and sent a few boxes of red wine. Recently obsessed with Bordeaux Château, it suits me very well.

Before hanging up the phone, he casually asked, "Do you have any good recommendations in Hangzhou?"

The other side of the phone smiled: "Just kidding, you still need a little girl's recommendation as a dignified gourmet?"

Johnson's face was full of black lines, and Ding Mengyao seemed to remember something: "I'm not professional in food, I make you laugh when I say it." But a friend got a bar in Hangzhou, which is quite unique. ”

SC Johnson pouted, bars are everywhere, what's unique?

"Craft beer, have you ever heard of it?" Ding Mengyao looked across the phone, as if she saw Johnson's disdainful expression, and scolded with a smile: "You've only been playing for a few days, learn slowly!"

Hang up, the address was sent over WeChat, there was no shortage of beer, and I really haven't heard of craft beer.

I have a deep affection for beer, after all, I used to be poor, and I could only afford cheap barrels of draft beer. Drinking cold beer at a stall in the hot summer is already a rare luxury.

It happened to be night, the driving destination, the foam workshop, the bar was not big, and there were not many people, so it was really very niche.

I met the boss at the bar, Zhang Hong, who said that he was a friend of Ding Mengyao, and the other party was very enthusiastic, and when he heard that he wanted to try craft beer, he directly took out a few bottles and displayed them in front of Johnson.

"Along with drinking, there will be communication between people, and everyone will enhance their feelings in the exchange, and I think this is the so-called fate, and brewing sake is brewing the fate between people. ”

Johnson looked at the uniquely shaped wine bottle in front of him, smiled without saying a word, and began to pretend to be forced as soon as he came up?

"Back in the 70s of the 20th century, the world's most popular craft beer was brewed in a cultural movement against large-scale industrialization. It experienced a 13-year Prohibition in the United States, beginning in 1920, when craft beer became so popular that it was often risked by both merchants and drinkers. ”

Zhang Hong should have recommended craft brewing to guests, quoted scriptures, and gushed endlessly: "Don't you know what craft brewing is?"

"The annual output is no more than 6 million barrels, and to put it more intuitively, Yanjing's annual output is more than ten times that of this. The brewery is not controlled by or less than 25% of the shares owned by non-craft breweries. ”

"At least one of the main products, or in more than 50% of sales, did not use excipients to make wine, or used excipients to add flavor, not to reduce it. ”

"To put it bluntly, it's a small, independent brewery or beer house that can't be produced by adding a lot of rice, corn, or even starch to produce specialty beers in order to reduce the flavor. ”

After speaking, he opened a bottle and slowly poured it into the glass, the foam quickly spread, and explained: "Since it is your friend Meng Yao, he should also be a wine player, in fact, the interesting thing about beer is that first of all, it is different from wine!"

"Wine is a direct fermentation of grape juice into alcohol, while rice, the main ingredient in beer, cannot be directly fermented into alcohol, and must be converted into alcohol after the saccharification process of rolling and cooking, which is a necessary process for the conversion of starch to sugar. ”

"So the alcohol content of craft beer is generally higher than that of industrial beer, but unlike industrial beer, it also has a larger alcohol content, and some of them are even higher than wine. ”

Hold the glass high and point it at the light, saying, "Put the beer in a clean glass and see with the naked eye whether it has a clear color and whether there is any cloudy sediment that makes people sick and unpleasant." ”

"If you can smell the beer unleashing a distinct aroma, that's a good start to tasting. ”

"Take a sip and feel if the beer has a sour taste, except for some sour beers. There is no smell like rust spoiling, these could be expired beer, or other contaminated and untreated tastes. ”

"Craft beer emphasizes more individuality, behind each bottle of craft beer, there is its own story and meaning, and to feel the change of taste with your heart will give people a different pleasant feeling. ”

Johnson nodded, picked up the wine glass, took a deep breath, and could actually smell the fragrance of various fruits, as well as the complex layers of caramel.

Zhang Hong smiled: "Try it, Erdinger white beer, this is an entry-level beer, with low alcohol content and light bitterness, for friends who have just started to try craft beer." ”

"Erdinger is the world's most sold German beer, and its wheat beer, also known as white beer, is a classic in the Erdinger family of products, and it is the best wheat beer in the world. ”

SC Johnson takes a closer look and shows that the wine is golden and cloudy. Gently shake with little foam and a fresh nose of caramel, citrus and vanilla.

Commented: "The entrance is sweet and slightly bitter, the killing mouth is moderate, and after filtration, it feels more refreshing in the mouth, with a malt aftertaste, and the taste is soft and refreshing, like a fresh breeze blowing in summer." ”

Zhang Hong saw that Johnson was also an expert, and said happily: "A bottle of 89 is not expensive, as long as new friends come, the first choice is recommended, especially for women." ”

"This is White Bear Beer, from the Duwei Distillery, the biggest feature is the bottle design, the back label has a special portrait close-up, craft beer lovers can upload their favorite photos on the official website of VEDETTA, and make these photos into a label printed on the bottle to make a unique bottle of White Bear, which can be called a flirtatious artifact. ”

"At least three friends around me use it to confess, dozens of bottles are posed in various shapes, what flowers and roses, it's just weak!"

SC Johnson laughed and shook slightly, the foam rich but not persistent. The wine is golden yellow, slightly clear, and has a spicy orange peel aroma.

"The killing taste is slightly higher, the bitterness is light, and there is a fruity sour taste. Jumping taste, a wave of adolescent restless restlessness......"

Zhang Hong raised his thumb, worthy of being a customer introduced by Ding Mengyao, and opened a few bottles of wine for a thousand cups of wine for his confidant, and said: "Bruges Gold Beer, a typical monastic beer, is characterized by the fact that the beer contains a mixture of Chinese herbs. ”

"The second fermentation of Belgian golden ale in the bottle, which tends to be strong, rich in foam, but not persistent, and has a golden yellow body. Malt and fruity aromas are mixed, the fragrance is rich, the killing taste is moderate, refreshing and silky. Also suitable for light lovers, but the overall taste performance is average. ”

"Port wine was originally brewed as an energy drink for calloused porters who toiled day and night in London's bustling markets, paying homage to them. ”

"This craft brew is rich in foam, black liquor, wheat, coffee and cocoa, smooth and delicate, plain and regular, and a refreshing cold beer after manual exertion in the standard ......"

After a few bottles, Johnson felt the context of the so-called craft brewing, and the reviews became more and more accurate, and soon surpassed the entry level, and the progress surprised Zhang Hong.

He took out a few bottles of craft beer wrapped in kraft paper from the wine cabinet, opened them cautiously, and said, "I'll get you some good ones!"