Chapter 29 beer sip

All wines get better with age, with the exception of beer and Japanese sake - the fresher the better.What is the era of beer and who invented it? After checking the history of alcohol in various countries, there are different opinions and no consensus.According to the research of alcoholics, there was beer more than 4,000 years before Jesus was born.The ancient Babylonian warriors, Teutonic warlords, in ancient poems, describe their red headbands, copper crowns, gold axes and jade axes, and they still can't forget the madness of holding a full glass of beer and whales sucking cows.The queen of Egypt used fresh beer to clean her face and make up, which are all praised by later generations.

For nearly a century, beer has been the most common drink in daily life in Europe and the United States. In fact, it is more appropriate to call it a drink than a drink.Last year, a magazine in the United States published statistics on the countries that drink beer in all countries in the world. The Germans won the championship, and Belgium was the runner-up. , none of the top three countries, the United States and Japan, came close.As for France and Italy, although both of them are well-known in the world for their boozy drinks and fine wines, but because their favorites are red and white wines, they are both behind in the beer competition.

The main raw material for brewing beer is barley. After the various processes of wheat selection, soaking, germination and drying, malt is produced. It contains a variety of enzymes, which can convert the starch contained in malt and rice into sugar, and decompose the protein to become the color. A premium beer with a full aroma. The barley used for beer is best in Europe and Australia, while the barley produced in America and Asia is not as good in terms of flavor. Therefore, the barley used for brewing beer in Taiwan is imported from Australia.Another main raw material for beer is rice, and Penglai rice is used in Taiwan. The rice used in Beiping Shuanghesheng's "Five Star Beer" was Yutian rice, a special product in the west of Beijing. According to the host of Shuanghesheng Zou Yinsheng: "'Five Star Beer', Back in North China, not only Japan's "Sun Beer" was defeated, even "Tsingtao Brewery" and "Shanghai Beer" did not dare to compete with "Five-Star Beer". Among them, the water from Yuquan Mountain and Yutian rice improved the color and aroma of "Five-Star Beer" Factors.” It proves that the quality of rice is quite related to the flavor of brewed beer.We are used to drinking Taiwanese beer, and sometimes when we drink a can of American beer, we always feel that something is wrong. This has a subtle relationship with the quality and proportion of the rice used in the beer!

Hops are indispensable for brewing beer. It is a perennial plant. There are only a few cold regions in Europe and the United States, and the production of high-quality hops must be in the sunny mountainous area.Therefore, the most expensive raw material for brewing beer is hops. In terms of time value, the kilogram of berries is about 500 to 600 US dollars.At that time, Jinzhou in Northeast China, Wutai in Shanxi Province, and Xuchang in Henan Province all tried various methods to cultivate and test species, but unfortunately none of them succeeded.One year, Beiping Shuanghesheng Brewery was unable to supply hops due to shipping failure. Fortunately, there were plenty of acacias in Beiping, and they openly mixed hops, acacia flowers, and Panax notoginseng. In a hurry.In the past few years, this province planned to cultivate in the central area, and tried to plant many times. The temperature and humidity of the soil were probably not suitable. Although it could bloom, it was bland and lacked the proper fragrance, so we had to give up the trial planting. Therefore, the beer used in this province is now brewed For hops, it is still necessary to use imported products.

Beer has been promoted from alcohol to a popular drink for the public, so countries all over the world are producing draft beer one after another. It is said that in Europe alone, there are 165 brands of beer sold in various places.In mainland China, the author tasted beer from other countries such as Denmark, Germany, Holland, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Thailand, Singapore, and Japan in addition to domestically produced five-star, Qingdao, and Shanghai brands. Daily beer from Taiwan. The taste of beer, in my personal taste, is best in Europe in Denmark and Germany, especially their dark beer, which is rich in aroma, soft in foam, and smooth in taste and smell, which must be experienced by advanced drinkers. What a mood!

Before the Anti-Japanese War, there were two taverns opened by Germans on Jing’an Temple Road in Shanghai, near the Ali Garden of Hartung, a wealthy Jewish businessman.In the beginning, the two of them exclusively sold beer imported from Germany, but because of the increasing number of drinkers, they added Danish dark beer and served cold meals.The author was staying at the Cangzhou Hotel on Jing’an Temple Road at the time, and when visitors came, they would always make appointments at Laixi or Dalai to drink some beer and chat.The two bosses are bald and dumpy, each has a brewery in Germany, and their beer is shipped in wooden beer barrels.Due to frequent visits, the author is both cigar lovers, and the level of cigar tasting is similar, and gradually became a smoker and drinker, so they will know how to judge the quality of beer and how to drink it to appreciate beer The truth of it is told below.

Regarding the quality of beer, generally speaking, the best beer is slightly bitter and refreshing, while the strong and astringent taste is difficult to win.There is a very simple way to test beer. Take a glass of beer that is almost full, and insert a matchstick into the foam. If the matchstick can stand upright in the foam, it is high-quality beer. The longer it stands, the higher the quality. .However, this method is only feasible in taverns and restaurants. If you are going to a beer brewery to taste a prescription for a new product, it is very rude to do so, please remember. Drinking beer is very particular. Unopened beer or barrel draft beer is best stored in a dark, ventilated place free from sunlight.Regardless of whether the container is a bottle or a barrel, the opening must be upward. If it is placed upside down and horizontally, although the wine will not overflow, the aroma of the future wine will be almost the same, and the color will not be crystal clear.

Beer should be refrigerated no matter in winter or summer. If the stomach is cold and you are afraid of the cold, then simply drink other kinds of alcohol. Drinking beer that tastes like lukewarm water has no aroma. Wouldn’t it be a waste of food?Some people think that the temperature of the beer you drink is six to eight degrees Celsius in summer and ten to fifteen degrees Celsius in winter.As far as the author's personal preference is concerned, in Southeast Asia, such as Bangkok in Thailand and Manila in the Philippines, beer should be chilled to between two and four degrees during the hot summer, so that the cold aroma fills the cheeks and refreshes the heart, so as to taste the true taste, which is the most suitable .This is a matter of opinion and personal preference, and cannot be forced.

To drink barrel-packed draft beer, you need to ask the technical staff of the brewery to operate it. Of course, they have a set of fixed procedures, so let's not talk about it.As for canned and bottled draft beer, there are different ways to open cans and bottles. Otherwise, the beer foam will overflow and the quality of alcohol will be lost, which would be a pity.Before opening the can of canned beer, you should cover the chain with a handkerchief, and then pull the ring of the can, otherwise the foam will splash all over your face when the wine is sprayed, which is very embarrassing.Some people like to tap the bottle cap twice with a can opener first when opening a bottle of beer, saying that releasing air bubbles can reduce the power of the laser jet, but they don’t know that once the carbon dioxide escapes, the aroma of the beer will also be lost.In fact, to prevent beer from spraying, as long as the bottle is slightly tilted before opening the bottle, a large amount of foam will not overflow.Therefore, when the host opens a bottle to toast, other alcoholic beverages can be served in cups. Only beer should be passed to the host, and the host should fill it up before taking it. This is the reason.

Now the male and female waiters employed in various restaurants and restaurants in Taiwan boast that they have received strict training, but in fact they have not learned how to pour beer.First, when pouring wine, the mouth of the bottle should be close to the wine glass, but not touching the wine glass. The ratio of beer to foam in the glass should be seven to three.Second, if the beer in the wine glass is not finished, you cannot refill it with new wine.It’s a very common problem to continue before the end. Unfortunately, no supervisor in the hotel has ever stepped forward to correct it. What kind of wine Westerners drink and what kind of wine glass they use are very reasonable. The capacity of the glass, the width of the mouth, the depth of the glass, and the thickness of the glass all have a great relationship with the quality and aroma of the wine.The beer glass used in social occasions should be small, and it doesn’t matter if the glass is thinner. This kind of sipping is not exhausted. If the poured beer stays in the glass for a long time, the foam will disappear, and the bitter water will turn into bitterness instead. Things, wouldn't it be a big spoiler.Three or five confidantes fight for victory in a heavy glass cup. The foam is piled up with flowers.Drinking is most afraid of oily smell. The glass for drinking beer must be particularly clean. After washing the glass, do not wipe it with a towel. It is best to turn the glass upside down and let it dry naturally.Before drinking beer, the beer mug should be ice-cold first. The beer's aroma can be fully exerted when the wine is cold.

When drinking beer, you should wipe your upper and lower lips, and then hand over the beer with your upper lip, so as to block the foam between you, drink up the beer, and keep the foam in the glass, so that the aroma of the wine will not overflow.At the same time, drinking beer should be a pleasure, pouring the glass and drinking it, as if tasting it lightly, and drinking beer after savoring its taste, the result is only bitterness and bloating.The above are the words of the two wine owners and drinkers. After careful understanding, there is indeed a lot of truth in them. I have followed what the two of them said these years, and I have really gained a lot of fun in wine! Last month, the US "Newsweek" published that laboratory personnel at the Heidelberg Cancer Research Center found that more than 80 percent of the beer produced in European countries contained nitrosamines.This report immediately attracted the attention of health authorities in Germany and the United Kingdom, and regular beer customers who are generally more sensitive are also in a state of panic all day long.In fact, the content of nitrosamines contained in beer is very slight. Based on the annual per capita consumption of more than 50 gallons per capita in Bavaria, Germany, where the annual per capita consumption of beer is the highest, it takes more than 200,000 years of beer to drink one teaspoon of nitrosamines. Amines, really trivial. Spring returns to the earth, and it’s time to drink beer again in the blink of an eye. Based on the author’s years of experience in drinking beer, drinking beer in moderation can not only lower blood pressure, promote sleep, but also increase the excretion of salt in urine, and help balance the salt content in the body. It is directly and indirectly beneficial to the kidneys and heart, so feel free to drink good beer!