点评:I decided it was time to go on the Saltaire Brewery Tour after visiting the tap room for years and never getting round to it and only living half a mile away. I've been on tours of breweries in London, Ireland and New Zealand but never my own local one.
It was a stormy, windy day which added to the atmosphere. I was well up for a pint of White Christmas at midday when I arrived (their Christmas ale, an annual tradition now) I also got a bottle of Best (the brewery's recreation of a traditional Best bitter) to take on the tour which was encouraged
The tour, with 8 other enthusiastic patrons from across the UK and a highly knowledgeable tour guide, was great. Just the right balance of the history, science and culture of brewing in general as well as the story of Saltaire Brewery itself. And while it celebrated the past and the success of the brewery over the past two decades this isn't a place that just rests of its laurels and there was a focus especially in the second half on the future and innovation
The buildings are a working brewery and not a museum type tourist attraction and are easy enough to get around. And at the end there are tastings of a variety of the brewery's products back in the taproom included in the ticket price as well as the opportunity to buy extra pints afterwards as most of us did. Just enjoying this moment in time on a stormy December Saturday afternoon
翻译:多年来,我一直参观这家酒吧,但从未抽出时间,而且离它只有半英里远,我决定是时候去 Saltaire 啤酒厂之旅了。我参观过伦敦、爱尔兰和新西兰的啤酒厂,但从未参观过我当地的啤酒厂。
那天风雨交加,这为气氛增添了色彩。我到达时,正午时分,我非常想喝一品脱“白色圣诞啤酒”(他们的圣诞啤酒,现在已成为一年一度的传统)。我还买了一瓶 Best(该啤酒厂对传统 Best 苦啤酒的再造)带去参观,这很令人鼓舞。
这次旅行,还有来自英国各地的 8 位热情顾客和一位知识渊博的导游,非常棒。啤酒酿造的历史、科学和文化以及 Saltaire 啤酒厂本身的故事恰到好处地平衡了起来。虽然它庆祝了过去和啤酒厂在过去二十年取得的成功,但这并不是一个满足于现状的地方,特别是在后半段,它关注的是未来和创新
这些建筑是一个正在运营的啤酒厂,而不是博物馆类型的旅游景点,而且很容易参观。最后,在酒吧里品尝各种啤酒厂的产品,这些产品包含在门票价格中,而且之后还有机会像我们大多数人一样购买额外的啤酒。在十二月一个暴风雨的星期六下午,尽情享受这一刻吧