1)Why Drink Craft?
the answer is simple--palate enjoyment
it's the same reason why people tend to seek out something delicious to eat--if you would demand food to be tasty--why not beer?
1) 为什么要喝Craft Beer？
答案很简单，味蕾享受。
跟为什么喜欢好吃食物一样，如果对吃有要求，喝啤酒怎么就没要求？酿得好的啤酒可以带来很多意料之外的不同层次美味享受。
2) we can find fruits/chocolate/coffee(and more)in a beer--why not just eat/drink those instead of finding the taste in beer?
It's simply NOT the same.
just like food item such as cheese/kimchi or soy sauce needing to go through "FERMENTATION" process--that somewhat "magical" fermenting process will make the food items becoming uniquely delicious in a beer form.
2) 如果美味是因为有水果味，巧克力味，咖啡味之类的，那直接吃水果巧克力喝咖啡不就解决了？
不一样的。
有道过程叫发酵，个中变化会带来奇妙作用，就像芝士泡菜豆酱等食物需要发酵变美食原理一样，发酵过程让酿酒食材变成另外一种境界的液体美食，也有酿好後放入其他酒类木桶熟成作法，让风味层次更添变化。
3) Beer is full of gas/carbonation--it makes one feel unpleasantly bloated
Yes--carbonation is part of beer--and if all you know is MACRO BEER then it's a huge part of it--we all been ingrained as to how a perfectly served pint must have a rather thick head.
BUT--in the world of craft beer--carbonation is NOT the same for every beer--depending on the style of beer--some would have very less or no carbonation when served--though some would have almost Champagne-ish carbonation to create those little bubbles in a beer....
Does carbonation makes you feel bloated? perhaps that french fries/potato wedges or chicken wings that went along with the beer would be responsible rather than just your pint.
3) 啤酒有气泡，喝了肚子涨感觉很饱
不完全对。
一般人观念中，啤酒完全就是气泡饮料，不过，在Craft Beer的世界，不是所有啤酒都有着相同数量气泡，有些类型啤酒完全没泡或只有少量气泡，也有些啤酒特意加强气泡让啤酒带来类似香槟细致口感。
这是为什么Craft的世界很好玩，颠覆了大家一贯以为很了解的所谓“啤酒泡”认知，更提供了各种各样适合不同人口味的啤酒类别选择。
4)Beer is alcoholic beverages-how to best enjoy it without getting shit-faced?
The solution is simple--first you need to know what's your limit/alcohol tolerance level--if you are not sure--drink a few times and you would find out.
Always remember these 2 key factors:-
NEVER drink with empty stomach
AVOID drinking when you are too tired physically/mentally
4）啤酒有酒精，会让人醉倒，怎么喝才能最大程度享受？
任何酒精饮料都有导致醉倒可能性是不用质疑的事实。
每个人酒精承受度不一样也是事实，喝多几次就能找到自己承受力度。
Craft文化不鼓励牛饮斗酒，不希望饮客醉倒，而是要像欣赏美食甜点那样浅尝细味，最重要记得一定不可空腹或太疲倦状态喝酒，那只会是没事找事，醉倒之余也浪费酒
Drinking craft beer can be like savouring nice food/dessert--it's never about gulping/binking--take your time--find out more about the flavours you like in a beer- just relax and enjoy.
5)So any craft beer must be all nice and tasty?
Well--if one were to compare with MACRO beer --craft beer would be much tastier with much more flavours/layer to discover.
BUT--the fact is NOT ALL craft beer is great--there's different level of brews out there--it's kinda like there's so many Chicken Rice or Burger stall out there--but NOT ALL are of the same deliciousness--it's the same with craft beer.
The only way is to find out yourself--drink more-read some-talk to people-observe--and you will slowly find out which are the better ones.
5) Craft Beer是不是随便选都肯定好喝?
这样说吧，如果跟一般大厂啤酒相比，Craft会比大厂啤酒有层次，好喝。
如果已喝上一段时间，就会发现，不是所有冠上Craft名义的就一定好喝，因为会有一些人把自认已经很有水准的难喝啤酒拿到市场上卖，情况就像卖云吞面或海南鸡饭一样，总有学艺不精的。
解决方法，自己多点发掘好酒，训练味蕾，提高鉴赏力就比较容易辨识好酒或劣作。
6)What to do when met with "awful beer"?
there's a few scenario here pertaining to "awful beer":-
BEER GONE BAD
if the beer taste awful due to "handling issues" such as long exposure under strong sunlight or already infected during bottling/canning process--the only way is to pour down the drain.
6) 碰上难喝啤酒怎么办？
如果是：-
A）因为储存不当变质或酿造过程或装瓶/灌出问题例如感染，那就直接倒掉。
NOT WHAT I EXPECTED
if a beer taste "awful" because it's of a flavour you don't like( a beer tasting like coffee which is not your daily drink)--OR say you like coffee quite a lot and expecting your beer to taste more coffee like-thicker---but initial sips seems disappointing....
then it's not really a bad beer issue--but more of a getting used to new flavour issue--or that the beer has yet to warm up....
there's a few ways one could try to turn that strange tasting beer into something drinkable:-
A) try wait for a while longer to let that beer warm up to see if it would become something more drinkable?
B) try blending the beer with some other styles of beer( you could mix 1 with another 1 or another 2- it's your call) to see if that beer would changed into something more likable?
C) If you really don't like what you drinking--and if your friend/s don't mind/ or that stranger sitting next to you at the bar don't mind--just let go of it--let others try if they like it.
B) 觉得不对味，比如不喜欢咖啡却喝到带咖啡味啤酒，又或说喜欢咖啡可是好像不浓郁，可以试着让味蕾慢慢适应，实在不行，可以试着1)等久一点，让啤酒回温再喝看是不是有变圆润顺滑好喝, 2）混其他类型啤酒看会不会变好喝，3)请别人喝。
BEYOND CURRENT APPRECIATION LEVEL
If a beer is tasting awful because it's way beyond your palate appreciation level--then it's a totally different issue--it's a case where you maybe drinking 1 of the best brew in the world--but due to lack of understanding of the taste profile a beer could bring- the current level of your palate would not be able to appreciate what's coming-hence the immediate rejection/reaction.
There's been some real stories going round about how a geek would find his/her Trappist beer or Lambic missing from the fridge only to know that it was opened and drain poured by some family members who thought the beer were"tasting funny/ maybe gone bad"!!!
So --if you met a beer which you are not sure but thought it's tasting "awful"--you might want to ask this question "is it really a bad brew or is it something my palate could not handle as yet?"
C）超出现有味蕾认知范围--意思是，因为没想到啤酒会有这些味道，味蕾反应不过来，下意识抗拒。这是正常现象，很多新朋友都面对过，在现阶段觉得难喝的啤酒，可能过一段时间味蕾训练和鉴赏力提升了，就懂得其中奥妙。
7) just give me THE BEST beer
In consumerism- it's common to hear that sentence " just give me THE BEST" though at times those who fork out handsome cash don't really know what he/she bought into?
In the world of craft beer--what is the best beer would be a question NO ONE can give definite answer to--in a beer world full of varieties of styles--who can tell the world what is the best?
Yes--there's a list of world best beer/top beers if you follow Rate Beer or Beer Advocate--but are those list the definitive definition of THE BEST?
Nope-it's not the case--those list you can choose to think it's the best beer list--or you can just look at it and say " i think this particular beer is more deserving to be on the list but it's not"
7) 只选择喝最好的啤酒不就好了？
虽然网上两大独立评酒网站RATEBEER和BEER ADVOCATE每年都有排行榜，不过，懂得啤酒的人都知道，就算排名第一的啤酒也未必就是最好的，不同类别风格啤酒那么多，口味选择又是个人喜好因素决定，很难确定A的最爱一定也是BCDEFG最爱。更何况，有些盛名在外欧美啤酒，因为产量少，有时候有钱也未必买得到。
虽然很难确定什么是最好，不过，喝上一定时间，味蕾鉴赏力达到一定水平，就能知道上佳，中上，平庸和劣作之间差异。
In the world of craft--varieties is key--tasting and finding out more flavours you like in a beer is the key reason why geeks are so into it--there's probably no THE BEST--but there's certainly awesome brew--solid brew-average brew and awful brew--you will know how to differentiate when you drink up to a certain level :)
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