Chapter 207: Ale
"And what the hell is this made of?" Wang Haoran asked curiously, he originally thought it was the liquor made by Wang Ji's improved process.
"Taste it and guess." Wang Ji said mysteriously.
Wang Haoran took the wine handed over by Wang Ji, took a sip, and was immediately shocked, he was too familiar with this taste, in later generations, he often made appointments with a few buddies, a barbecue, a wine, so unhappy.
"This is made from wheat?" Wang Haoran felt incredulous, stared at Wang Ji in surprise and asked.
"This is what you taste?" Wang Ji was even more surprised than Wang Haoran.
"Why can't you smell any wheat?" Liu Wangjiang snatched Wang Ji's wine glass and sniffed it again.
"Haha...... You still don't believe that you don't know how to taste wine, but you can guess what this wine is made of with just a small sip. Wang Ji seemed to breathe a sigh of relief in front of Liu Wangjiang, and his mood was refreshed.
"Little master, do you think this is very difficult to drink?" Liu Wangjiang still didn't give up, after all, Wang Haoran hadn't commented on what this wine was.
"Not bad." Wang Haoran hadn't drunk beer for a long time, but he didn't expect to be able to hold a glass of beer at this time, and he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp as soon as he was happy.
"Oops! What a waste! This wine has to be tasted slowly like wine, how can you drink it all in one sip? Wang Ji was so heartbroken that he complained.
"Haha...... Wang Lao, this wine is not better than wine, wine will feel full of sweetness and astringency when you drink it so much, and this wine is refreshing in the mouth, and it is fragrant and long when you drink it, so you have to use it to drink this wine. Wang Haoran said with a smile.
Wang Ji also took a sip in disbelief, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he laughed: "Haoran, the old man saw that you rarely drank alcohol, but I didn't expect that you had quite an idea about wine." It's a pity that this wine is not made much, and it can't be drunk for a few days with such a drinking method! ”
Wang Ji suddenly became melancholy, it turned out that he didn't try to drink in a big gulp because he was reluctant to drink more wine!
Liu Wangjiang saw that this wine was said to be so good, and he also wanted to taste it carefully, but Wang Ji didn't prepare his cup just now, so he had to go and get another cup and fill the three cups again. He wanted to add ice cubes to the wine again, but was stopped by Wang Haoran.
"Second grandfather, don't add ice cubes to it, it will be much lighter if you add this wine." Wang Haoran said.
"However, if you don't add ice cubes, this wine will taste bitter!" Wang Ji wondered.
"Elder Wang, wait a minute." After Wang Haoran finished speaking, he asked his subordinates to go to the "Yazun" hotel to get a basin of ice cubes, and explained, "We only need to freeze this wine, so that the bitterness can be reduced, and the aroma of this wine can be retained enough." ”
"Or are you better at wine tasting, it seems that it is really wise to find you to theorize this time!" Wang Ji turned back to Liu Wangjiang and said disdainfully, "Look, this time you can be regarded as conceding defeat, right?" ”
If you say that you are not ashamed, it seems that when you are old, you will naturally be the same, and Liu Wangjiang is the same, drinking wine and pretending not to hear.
"By the way, Elder Wang, how did you come up with the idea of making wine in this way?" Wang Haoran was curious, this wine tastes too similar to the beer of later generations, and it can even be said to be more mellow, perhaps because the wine he drank in later generations is made of chemicals, but to make beer, hops need to be added, and today's hops are only used as medicinal materials, how big is Wang Ji's brain to think of this?
"In fact, this method of brewing has been around for a long time, but now its process is almost lost, and the old man has only found it in ancient books. Because the old man often has discomfort, so he added a taste of medicinal herbs to this ancient recipe, I wanted to make medicinal wine, which can regulate the body while drinking, but I don't want this medicinal herb and this wine to seem to be a match made in heaven, but it can be combined with such a wine, which can be described as an unexpected joy! ”
"Elder Wang, if you are willing, can you use this secret recipe to cooperate with me? I can build a separate factory to make this wine and sell it. ”
"What secret recipe is not a secret recipe, the old man will write it out and give it to you now, and then the wine you brew can let the old man drink at will." Wang Ji can only write poems and drink, and nothing else, or other things are of little interest to him.
"That's not possible, how can I let Wang Lao suffer? I estimate that this wine will be very popular in the future. "Wang Haoran is not greedy for others.
"Then you can do it, as long as the old man can drink it at will."
"That's okay, I will definitely not live up to Elder Wang's trust in me." Wang Haoran raised his glass to Wang Ji, and said, "This wine is made by Wang Lao, so the name of this wine naturally has to be taken by Wang Lao, what does Wang Lao think this wine should be named?" ”
"That'...... That's called a malt bar. ”
After a long time, Wang Haoran and the others were tasting the frozen malt wine, when a subordinate sent a letter in. Wang Haoran opened it and looked at it, and immediately became anxious.
"What's wrong?" Liu Wangjiang saw that Wang Haoran was very anxious, and hurriedly asked.
"Qiu Si was born prematurely yesterday, adding a son to my Wang family." Wang Haoran said simply, happy and anxious to go back to Midtown to visit.
"Congratulations!" Wang Ji and Liu Wangjiang congratulated.
"Thank you, thank you!" Wang Haoran said: "Second grandfather, it seems that the matter of this malt wine can only be handed over to you, if there is any problem, write to me." ”
"Don't worry, you're busy with your going, we should go back too."
However, as soon as Wang Ji and the others left, the crown prince Li Chengqian came in under the leadership of the doorman, which was a rare guest.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will forgive my sins!" Wang Haoran greeted him and saluted.
"No courtesy! The widow was just passing by here, thinking that you hadn't left Beijing yet, so he came in to have a look. Li Chengqian said casually.
"His Royal Highness Prince Lao is concerned, I am planning to go to Midtown tomorrow."
"Oh? Why so suddenly? ”
"The concubine in the family gave birth to a son yesterday, so I wanted to go back as soon as possible."
"I see, congratulations." Li Chengqian didn't care about the concubine's childbirth, "Hey, why does it smell so good?" ”
"That's the new wine brewed by Wang Ji, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to taste it?"
"Wang Ji? Is that the king who is known as the bachelor of wine fighting? ”
"Yes, it's him."
"Well, let's give the widow a drink." Li Chengqian only showed a vitality at this time, he came to Wang Haoran purely because he was instigated by those advisers, saying that he was walking around, but he and Wang Haoran really didn't have anything to talk about, it just so happened that there was a new wine brewed by the wine fighter, and it was just right to talk about this matter.
Li Chengqian took a sip of what Wang Haoran handed over, felt that the taste was a little peculiar, and took a big sip as Wang Haoran said.
"What kind of wine is this? It tastes like it has a different flavor. Li Chengqian asked.
"Just now, Wang Lao has just named it ale wine, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes it, why don't I send some to His Royal Highness?" Wang Haoran still has the old idea, and the promotion of new wine starts with the nobility.