来比利时,你对啤酒的认知将会改变(下)_时事

来比利时,你对啤酒的认知将会改变(下)

We didn't have a chance to visit Delirium Cafe, but we did stop in for a brew at Belgium'svaliant underdog: The Capital, located in Leuven. With the distinction of second largest beermenu in the world, this unassuming little place looks just the same as any other bar onBrusselsestraat—on the outside. Even the inside, at first glance, looks like your typical bar.But then you realize that the frosted tiles on the floor aren't tiles—they're windows. Andthrough the windows is a vision of Valhalla: an entire lower level with row after row of beer-filled shelves standing dark sentinel like Belgium's answer to Qin Shi Huang's terra-cotta army.It works like this: A customer orders a beer. The waitress passes the order to The Capital'sunderbelly, where a "beer finder" locates the brew. He places it on a vertical conveyor belt thatruns up behind the bar, and it's served. It may take longer than a traditional bar, but what area few minutes compared to the option to drink thousands of beers you've never heard of?

因行程关系我们最终没能造访这家店，不过我们还是去了在比利时人气最低但依旧勇敢地经营着的酒吧小酌了几口，它叫The Capital，位于勒芬市。这家店可是获得过世界上第二大啤酒菜单的荣誉，虽然酒吧又小又普通，但它依然看起来和Brusselsestraat其他酒吧一模一样——当然，你得从外面看。甚至从里面第一眼看起来仍然和你心目中的酒吧模样无甚差别。可是，随后你会发现地板上的磨砂砖块并不是砖块而是窗户。并且通过地上的"窗户"你会看到如瓦尔哈拉殿堂的景象：在地下室是一行一行的装满啤酒如哨兵般站立的货架，这看起来颇像是比利时版的秦始皇兵马俑。它的运作流程是这样的：顾客拿菜单先点单。随后服务员将单子递给The Capital地下室的工作人员，他们叫做"寻酒师"，他们会为顾客找到相应的酿品，最后顾客如愿喝到他们点的酒。这可能会比传统酒吧耗时得多，但能喝到数以千计你闻所未闻的啤酒，等待的这几分钟简直就是微不足道。

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