酒论(二)
陈老丁
啤酒大概是大多数人最早接触的酒了,因为酒精度低,相对比较便宜,易于得到。老丁小时候在中国都是拿个暖水瓶到饭馆打啤酒,北京啤酒四毛钱一升,记得特清楚。国内也没有21岁才能喝酒那么一说,所以童年生活在中国还是挺幸福快乐的。有一次老丁的老爹帮一个亲戚买了点什么东西,让老丁给送去,完了人家找回一块钱,老丁回到家见老爹没问就也没吭声。过了一星期后还没见问起,确信老爹已经忘记,便伙同一邻居小哥们扎进小饭馆,四毛钱要一升啤酒,再四毛钱买一个拼盘,还是带肉的,那时候很有意思,最便宜的菜四毛,剩下两毛钱什么也买不了了。那时候才十岁左右,一升啤酒貌似老多老多了,俩人喝完觉得踏平全世界的心都有。又过了一星期,老爹居然问起上次大伯伯找回你的一块钱呢,哎呦,他没忘,老丁也是年幼无知连个像样的瞎话都编不出来,说丢了,忘记放哪儿了,都行,可老头子问得突然,情急生愚居然说人家没找钱,如此低级的错误两天后即被揭穿,老头子逼问钱哪儿去了,老丁自然不敢说买酒喝了,只能说买橄榄吃了,即使这样也没能免过一顿暴打。长大以后想想这事才知道小毛孩子思想多么简单,老头子怎么可能会忘了那一块钱呢,那时候他一个月工资也就六七十块。
那时候一块钱还真的挺值钱的,四毛钱就能买升啤酒了,所接触的啤酒也就是北京啤酒,青岛啤酒,所以一直以来植入脑子里的概念就是啤酒就是那样的,只有那样的才是啤酒,来了美国后也就是Budweizer,Miller Light一类,直到后来接触到了大量的微酿精酿啤酒才意识到,原来最早喝的那些都属于工业啤酒,属于大众化的,味淡且没有突出的个性,每个和每个之间都没啥区别,但优点是易于上口,也就是英文里所称的easy to drink。在工业啤酒之外,还存在着另一个世界,那就是微酿Micro Brewing,也称做精酿Craft Brewing. 精酿啤酒的兴起时间并不是很长,一开始的时候叫Small Brewery, 1980年左右酿造学杂志Zymurgy的一个业余编辑Stuart Harris, 其本职工作是计算机软件工程师,他觉得这些小啤酒作坊很像他工作中接触的Micro Computer, 便给这些小酒坊冠名Micro Brewery, 于是这个名字诞生了。1980年啊,35年前,那个时候微计算机也不是特别普遍。35年后的今天,微计算机已经满大街都是了,微酿酒坊也是遍地开花,而且很多如今已经不是微型酒坊了。
啤酒的基本原料只有四种,水,大麦芽,啤酒花和酵母,德国有个古老的法律叫Reinheitsgebot, 也就是纯净酿造法,英文叫German Purity Law, 该法规定啤酒只能含有三种原料,水,大麦芽和啤酒花,没有提到酵母,因为写那个法律的时候人们还没有从理论上认识到酵母的功能,只是从前一锅啤酒的沉淀物取出一些加在下一锅里,就像咱们做馒头要留一点起子一样。这个法律早已不用了,而且在德国以外的地方此法也不适用,所以现在这些精酿酒坊完全不受拘束,可以随意发挥想象力创造新口味。
精酿啤酒坊在美国到处都有,但是有几个地区比较集中,圣地亚哥就算一个,San Diego County现在有精酿坊100多个,有很多在全美国乃至世界上都是叫得很响的了,像Ballast Point, Stone Brewery等等。那么多酒坊,想喝从哪儿开始下手呢?老丁建议从White Labs 开始。White Labs不是以卖酒为生的,他们是为酒坊提供酵母的。酵母在自然界有无数种,White Labs把各地的酵母收集起来,分离提纯,然后扩大培养,再供应给酒厂。酵母对啤酒的口味有极大的影响,而且不光是口味,对酒的色泽,透明度也有影响,在White Labs的品尝室里,他们会有几种酒,其他成份,酿造条件都一样,只是变化其中的酵母,这对于了解各种形式的啤酒以及酵母对啤酒的影响很有帮助。
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8555 Production Avenue, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92121 | |
16990 Via Tazon, Suite 124, San Diego, CA 92127 | |
1795 Hancock Street, Suite P1, San Diego, CA 92110 | |
9368 Cabot Drive, San Diego, CA 92126 | |
9990 Empire Street, San Diego, CA 92126 | |
2351 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine CA 91901 | |
4150 Mission Blvd #208, San Diego, CA 92109 | |
5621 Palmer Way, Suite C, Carlsbad, CA 92010 | |
3416 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116 | |
2330 La Mirada Dr. Suite 300, Vista CA 92081 | |
15 Main Street, Suite #100, Vista, CA 92084 | |
601 South Coast Highway, Oceanside CA 92054 | |
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits - Scripps Ranch | 10051 Old Grove Road, San Diego, CA 92131 |
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits - Home Brew Mart | 5401 Linda Vista Rd., Suite 406, San Diego, CA 92110 |
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits - Little Italy | 2215 India Street, San Diego, CA 92101 |
2575 Pioneer Avenue #104, Vista, CA 92081 | |
1813 1/2 South Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054 | |
980 Park Center Drive, Suite A, Vista, CA 92081 | |
6190 Fairmount ave. Suite G, San Diego, CA 92120 | |
10960 Wheatlands Avenue #101, Santee, CA 92071 | |
8179 Center Street, La Mesa, CA 91942 | |
2545 Progress St. Suite D, Vista, CA 92081 | |
8684 Avenida de la Fuente Suite 8, San Diego, CA 92154 | |
101 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054 | |
9962 Prospect Ave., Suite E, Santee, CA 92071 | |
2330 Main St, Suite C, Ramona, CA 92065 | |
13881 Campo Road, Jamul, CA 91935 | |
170 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118 | |
1205 Knoxville Street, San Diego, CA 92110 | |
7705 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA 92111 | |
111 S. Cedros Ave Suite 200, Solana Beach, CA 92075 | |
1241 Linda Vista Drive, San Marcos, CA 92078 | |
4532 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92104 | |
136 N Main Ave, Fallbrook, CA | |
5010 Mission Center Road, San Diego, CA 92108 | |
6550 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92121 | |
6304 Riverdale Street, San Diego, CA 92120 | |
903 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 | |
5640 Kearny Mesa Rd, Suite C/N, San Diego, CA 92111 | |
1458 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 | |
2911 El Cajon Boulevard, Space #2, San DIego, CA 92104 | |
9835 Carroll Centre, Suite 108, San Diego, CA 92126 | |
1305 Hot Spring Way #101, Vista, CA 92081 | |
Jamul, CA 91935 | |
2315 Main Street, Julian, CA 92036 | |
10448 Reserve Drive, San Diego, CA 92127 | |
5801 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 | |
1157 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101 | |
1044 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 | |
5985 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109 | |
9675 Scranton Rd, San Diego, CA 92121 | |
7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92111 | |
6380 Del Cerro Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92120 | |
175 Bosstick Blvd. #104, San Marcos, CA 92069 | |
7536 Fay Avenue, San Diego, CA 92037 | |
1430 Vantage Court, Suite 104, Vista, CA 92081 | |
363 Airport Road Oceanside, CA 92058 | |
13200 Kirkham Road, Suite 105, Poway, CA 92064 | |
Mike Hess Brewing - Miramar | 7955 Silverton Avenue, Suite 1201, San Diego, CA 92126 |
Mike Hess Brewing - North Park | 3812 Grim Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104 |
1441 L Street, San Diego, CA 92101 | |
3725 Greenwood Street, San Diego, CA 92110 | |
805 16th Street, San Diego, CA 92101 | |
2055 Thibodo Road, Suite H, Vista, CA 92081 | |
11545 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 305, San Diego, CA 92121 | |
1485 Hollow Glen Road, Julian, CA 92036 | |
1800 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 | |
1223 Pacific Oaks Place, Suite 101, Escondido, CA 92029 | |
2245 Fenton Parkway #101, San Diego, CA 92108 | |
5674 El Camino Real, Suite G, Carlsbad, CA 92008 | |
9879 Hibert Street, Suite F, San Diego, CA 92131 | |
8680 Miralani Dr., San Diego, CA 92126 | |
2730 Gateway Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009 | |
571 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 | |
1956 Bacon Street, San Diego CA 92107 | |
135 North Highway 101, Solana Beach, 92075 | |
155 E. Grand Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025 | |
4494 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92116 | |
155 Mata Way #104, San Marcos, CA 92069 | |
2004 E. Vista Way Vista, CA 92084 | |
5375 Kearny Villa Road #116, San Diego, CA 92123 | |
1325 Grand Avenue #100, San Marcos, CA 92078 | |
8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego, CA 92037 | |
8830 Rehco Rd. Suite D, San Diego CA 92121 | |
10450 Friars Rd. Ste. L, San Diego, CA 92120 | |
1080 W. San Marcos Blvd. #108, San Marcos, CA 92078 | |
8262 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92111 | |
1537 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92102 | |
9550 Distribution Ave. San Diego, CA 92121 | |
1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029 | |
2816 Historic Decatur Rd #116, San Diego, CA 92106 | |
1784 La Costa Meadows Dr #103, San Marcos, CA 92078 | |
602 Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 | |
3176 Thorn St., San Diego, CA 92104 | |
1495 Poinsettia Avenue, Suite 148, Vista, CA 92071 | |
10151 Prospect Avenue, Santee, CA 92071 | |
110 N Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020 | |
28477 Lizard Rocks Road #A, Valley Center, CA 92082 | |
326 Main Street, Vista, CA 92084 | |
9495 Candida Street, San Diego, CA 92126 |
更正一下,从比例上看。还是现在的啤酒便宜,您算算。