西雅图南区的蜂蜜酒
甜如蜜西雅图南区的蜂蜜酒
这是什么?它就是蜂蜜酒,而且是在西雅图南区从头开始酿造的。
说起蜂蜜酒,大多数人可能会联想到文艺复兴时期集市上人们用银酒罐喝酒的场景,或者维京人用酒角啜饮的场景。您可能对这种古老的饮品还不太熟悉,但蜂蜜酒在西雅图南区风靡一时,当地最受欢迎的蜂蜜酒厂 Oppegaard Meadery 就坐落于此。
米德简史
蜂蜜酒又称 "蜜酒",其历史可追溯到很久以前。它被认为是人类已知的最古老的酒精饮料之一。从埃及人、希腊人到维京人,古文明中都有自己的蜂蜜酒。蜂蜜酒被认为是神的饮料,常常与神话传说联系在一起。蜂蜜酒的制作是一个自然的过程,蜂蜜、水,有时还有水果或香料一起发酵。随着时间的推移,蜂蜜酒在各种文化中成为庆祝和传统的象征,在仪式、婚礼和宴会中使用。几个世纪以来,蜂蜜酒的受欢迎程度起起伏伏,但近年来,人们对这种古老饮品的兴趣再度高涨,现代手工蜂蜜酒厂尝试酿制不同口味和风格的蜂蜜酒,让新一代爱好者重新感受到蜂蜜酒的魔力。虽然人们通常认为蜂蜜酒是甜的,但根据所使用酵母的不同,它的口味也多种多样,既有甜得发腻的甜酒,也有干的、酸的甚至是酸的。
蜂蜜酒有许多不同的风格,但以下是您可能听到讨论的几个基本品种,所有这些听起来都像是直接来自炼金术士的实验室:
- 传统蜂蜜酒:用蜂蜜、水和酵母制成。就是这样!
- 布拉格酒 蜂蜜酒:一种除蜂蜜外还添加了谷物和啤酒花的蜂蜜酒,就像啤酒和蜂蜜酒的结合体。有些酒吧会把已经酿造好的啤酒和已经酿造好的蜂蜜酒混合在一起,制作一种布拉格特酒,但真正的布拉格特酒是一起酿造的。
- 蜂蜜蜂蜜酒(Melomel): 这种蜂蜜酒在蜂蜜中加入发酵水果,在蜂蜜的甜味中加入水果的香味。
- Cyser:一种用苹果汁或苹果酒代替水酿造的蜂蜜酒。
- 蜂蜜酒 在传统的蜂蜜酒中加入葡萄,就能酿造出 pyment。严格来说,这也是美乐美的一种。
- 梅特格林用香料酿造的蜂蜜酒。您知道吗?Metheglin 一词源于与 "药 "相同的词根,因为人们认为这些香料蜂蜜酒具有药用功效。
- 会饮蜂蜜酒:蜂蜜酒的酒精含量(ABV)比其他大多数蜂蜜酒低,不超过 6.5%。
奥佩加德蜂蜜酒厂的现代蜂蜜酒
位于图克维拉的奥佩加德蜂蜜酒厂(Oppegaard Meadery)是品尝顶级手工蜂蜜酒的首选之地。店主乔恩-奥佩加德(Jon Oppegaard)于2016年开设了这家蜂蜜酒厂,将自己的爱好变成了一项蓬勃发展的事业。从那时起,他就一直专注于西北太平洋地区的原料和丰富的历史风味。他的努力得到了回报:该品牌在不断发展的手工蜂蜜酒行业中声名鹊起。除了使用当地出产的蜂蜜外,奥佩加德的许多蜂蜜酒都是以西北太平洋当地水果(如当地浆果和苹果)为特色的甜美酒,让您能够真正品尝到本地区的风味。
奥佩加德通过品酒室的艺术和设计向他的挪威传统致敬,让人联想到奇幻小说中的蜂蜜酒馆。品尝时,陶瓷高脚杯会让你感觉回到了过去,同时你还可以品尝到名字奇特的蜂蜜酒,比如龙之血(Dragon's Blood)。如果想获得完整的体验,可以订购一个品酒飞行套餐,品尝甜度不同的各种口味。您还可以带着全家一起来--品酒室对孩子和狗都很友好。
奥佩加德蜂蜜酒也可以在网上购买。爱好者还可以加入维京俱乐部,享受独家酿造的蜂蜜酒和折扣。
本地酿造,在家享用
BeeHaven Beverages is a mead company that is brewed Everett, Washington. While they do not have a tasting room open to the public, you can find their mead available for sale at local chain grocery co-op PCC Markets, which has a location in Burien here in Seattle Southside. These session meads are light and carbonated, making them an excellent mixer for cocktails or perfectly refreshing to enjoy on their own.
Wherever you go to get your mead, whether visiting a tasting room or a local market, it's plain to see that the buzz is all over Seattle Southside. Want to keep up to date with the latest happenings around town?
Frequently Asked Questions about Mead
How do you make mead honey wine?
Dissolve honey in water, add wine yeast and yeast nutrient, seal the vessel with an airlock, and let it ferment for one to three weeks. Then rack it off the sediment, let it clear, and bottle it. Use roughly 2 to 3 pounds of honey per gallon for a standard-strength mead. Adding nutrient in staggered doses over the first few days is what separates a clean batch from a harsh one.
Where can you buy mead near Seattle?
Oppegaard Meadery in Tukwila sells bottles, cans, and growlers to go from its tasting room at 600 Industry Drive, and ships through its online store. Its Viking Elite Mead Club delivers two bottles quarterly to members, with a waiting list.
What is mead made from?
Honey, water, and yeast. Many meads also include fruit, spices, herbs, hops, or malted grain — which is what produces the different styles.
What is mead?
Mead is wine made by fermenting honey with water rather than pressing grapes. It is also called honey wine. It ranges from about 3.5% to 18% ABV and from bone dry to dessert sweet.
What does mead taste like?
Honey aroma is the constant; everything else varies. A dry traditional mead tastes floral and crisp, closer to a white wine than to sweetened honey. A sweet sack mead tastes rich and warming, in Madeira territory. Fruit meads taste of their fruit, and spiced meads of their spices. A tasting flight is the fastest way to find your range.
Is mead the same as honey wine?
Yes. The terms are interchangeable.
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