Isithombe: Craft Beers Ngaphansi kweMount Hood

Isithombe sibonisa umgubho ovusa amadlingozi wesiko likabhiya we-Pacific Northwest, omiswe ngokumelene nengemuva elimangalisayo le-Mount Hood. Ukwakheka kulinganisa ubuhle bokuphuzwa kwezandla kanye nobuhle bendawo ezungezile, okuhlanganisa ubuciko bomuntu ne-terroir okuvela kuyo.

Ngaphambili, indawo yamapulangwe e-rustic isebenza njengesiteji sohlu olumemayo lobhiya bezandla. Amabhodlela amane ahlukene athatha indawo emaphakathi, ngalinye libhangqwe nengilazi egcwele isiphuzo sayo, okuvumela umbukeli ukuthi abone izitayela eziningi. Ukusuka kwesobunxele kuye kwesokudla, ukulandelana kuqala nge-ale ephaphathekile, evezwa ngengilazi eyi-pint ende, egobile. Uketshezi lwayo lucwebezela inhlaka esagolide, embozwe ikhanda elimhlophe elinengwebu elibonisa ukusebenza kahle kanye nokunambitheka okuqabulayo, okuqabulayo. Ibhodlela elihambisana nalesi sihloko, elibhalwe ngokugqamile elithi “Pale Ale” kanye “ne-Cascade Hops,” libonisa ifa lesifunda lolunye lwezinhlobo ze-hop ezidumile zaseMelika.

Eceleni kwayo kumi inhlanganisela yebhodlela lesibili nengilazi. Ilebula imemezela i-“IPA” ephiswe ngama-Citra hops, izinhlobonhlobo ezithandwayo ngenxa yezithelo ezisawolintshi ezigqamile namanothi ashisayo. Ubhiya ongaphakathi engilazini ukhipha umbala osagolide ojulile, cishe osawolintshi ekukhanyeni kwelanga okufudumele, nekhanda eliwugqinsi legwebu eliphakamisa iphrofayili ecebile ye-hop. I-glassware, ene-bulbous kakhulu kune-pale ale, igcizelela imvelo yephunga elimnandi yalesi sitayela, eklanyelwe ukuthwebula nokuthuthukisa iphunga lama-hops akhuphuka oketshezini.

Okulandelayo ngokulandelana, ibhodlela elimnyama linelebula elithi “Porter” elenziwe ngama-Chinook hops. Ngokuphambene nobhiya abalula, ingilazi ehambisanayo igcwele utshwala obumnyama, obukhanyayo, obucishe bube mnyama kodwa obukhazimulayo obuhambisana nokugqama kwe-mahogany lapho ukukhanya kwelanga kuyibamba khona. Ikhanda eli-creamy eli-tan lihlala phezu kwe-porter, ukuthungwa kwalo kuminyene futhi kuyakhanga, okuvusa amanothi e-malt ethosiwe, ushokoledi, ne-caramel. Lo bhiya usekela uhlelo ngokubukeka, wengeza ukunotha nokujula ku-spectrum yemibala eboniswayo.

Phakathi kwamabhodlela, umkhumbi wethusi omncane okhandwe ngesando ukhipha isitimu, umlomo wawo ovulekile ogcwele izigaxa ze-hop eziluhlaza ezisanda kuvunwa. Lokhu kuthinta kuqinisa izithako ezingavuthiwe kanye nenqubo yokwenza utshwala ngokwayo, kukhumbuza umbukeli ukuthi lezi zitayela ezihlukene zonke ziphuma esitshalweni esifanayo esithobekile. Isitimu sikhuphukela emoyeni ngomoya ophansi, sinanela izigcawu zokuphisa zesiko nobuciko ezivezwe ekuqaleni kochungechunge.

Ngemuva kukabhiya, indawo engaphambili enohlaza ifinyelela ehlathini eliminyene elinezihlahla ezihlala ziluhlaza, uhlaza lwazo olujulile lwenza umata oluhlaza onqamula amagquma. Ikhuphuka ngaphezu kwazo, iNtaba iHood ibusa umkhathizwe, isiqongo sayo esimbozwe yiqhwa sikhazimula ngokusagolide kokukhanya kwelanga kwantambama. Ubukhulu bentaba nobuhle bayo bunikeza umuzwa wokuhlala unomphela nendawo, kugxilise indawo yesehlakalo ngokuqinile ePacific Northwest. Ukukhanya, okufudumele nokuphansi, kugeza yonke into nge-golden hue ethuthukisa kokubili izakhi zemvelo nezicatshangelwe zokubunjwa.

Isithombe sihambisana nomuzwa wokuxhumana: obhiya ngaphambili awethulwa njengemikhiqizo engawodwa kodwa njengezinkulumo zezwe, ama-hops, abaphisi botshwala, namasiko aboshelwe kulesi sifunda esiyingqayizivele. Ingilazi ngayinye nebhodlela akubonisi isitayela kuphela kodwa futhi ne-terroir yase-Oregon, lapho inhlabathi evundile, amanzi amaningi, nesimo sezulu esivumelana ne-hop kuhlangana ngaphansi komthunzi we-Mount Hood. Ukulinganisela okucophelela phakathi kobhiya abenziwe ngezandla nentaba engaphelelwa isikhathi kwenza isithombe sibe sihle futhi sibe yisikhumbuzo, simemela ababukeli emikhosini yokunambitheka, ukubukeka kwezwe, namasiko.

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