点评:Context: I brew, have brewed a bit commercially, I know a little bit about beer and how it should taste.
And at this place I had a beer that astounded me. Stupid Sticky Fingers, a Barrel-aged stout, was an experience all its own. THE best beer I've ever had is Toppling Goliath's Assassin. This beer was every bit as good, and is now tied for first.
This was a remarkable experience. Musky Bite was a treat, capturing the top of the tongue, the sides, and leaving a lingering flavor that was just...nice.
And Buck Wild--made with whole hops--was amazing. It's seasonal (whole hops!) but if you can get it, get it.
I had seven beers, mostly in a flight, but each one was quite good. I look for off-flavors in beers and there were none. The process was, as near as I could tell, flawless.
Had a nice conversation with the production brewer and unlike many places where they won't talk to you for fear of divulging their "secrets," he was quite forthcoming. I have my own hop yard, learned a couple things about that from him. And they don't care if you know the recipe or ingredients; process matters, and unless you can duplicate that, the recipe won't be repeatable. But that's just how brewing is.
This might well be the best brewery I've ever visited. Lovely atmosphere, great bartender (willing to share knowledge), great brewers...It almost makes me want to move to Woodruff. And I'm leaning that way.
翻译:背景:我酿酒,也做过一些商业酿造,对啤酒以及它的味道略知一二。
在这里,我喝到了一款令我惊叹的啤酒。Stupid Sticky Fingers,一款桶装陈酿世涛,本身就是一次独特的体验。我喝过的最好的啤酒是 Toppling Goliath's Assassin。这款啤酒丝毫不逊色,现在并列第一。
这是一次非凡的体验。Musky Bite 的口感堪称享受,它俘获了舌尖和舌侧,并留下了挥之不去的余味,真是……美妙。
还有用整株啤酒花酿造的 Buck Wild,非常棒。它是当季的(整株啤酒花!),但如果你能买到,就买吧。
我喝了七瓶啤酒,大部分是一瓶一瓶地喝,但每瓶都相当不错。我注重啤酒中的异味,结果没有。据我所知,整个酿造过程堪称完美。
我和酿酒师聊得很愉快,不像很多地方那样,他们因为害怕泄露“秘密”而不愿与你交流,他倒是挺乐于分享的。我有自己的啤酒花园,从他那里学到了一些这方面的知识。他们不在乎你是否了解配方或原料;重要的是工艺,除非你能复制,否则配方就无法复制。但酿酒就是这样。
这可能是我去过的最好的啤酒厂了。氛围很棒,调酒师很棒(乐于分享知识),酿酒师也很棒……这让我几乎想搬到伍德拉夫去。而且我目前也倾向于搬到伍德拉夫去。