Inhale the hops, malt and mash as you wander through the labyrinth of historic buildings, and learn the fascinating story of one of the nation's leading brewers.

一边嗅嗅啤酒花、麦芽香和甜味，一边穿行迷宫般的历，美国顶级酒厂为人津津乐道的故事正等着您细听。

It wasn't illegal to sell malt, and hops, in yeast.

但出售麦芽、啤酒花和酵母并不违法。

And thus the flowers' only role is as a flavoring agent.

因此，啤酒花的唯一作用就是增香。

Hops-which act as both a flavoring and a preservative-weren't added to beer until medieval times.

啤酒花作为调味品和防腐剂，直到中世纪才添加到啤酒中。

Now, there's lots of types of hops.

现在，啤酒花的类很多。

These give hops the bitter and fruity smells that are enjoyed by beer lovers.

这些物给啤酒花增添了啤酒爱好者喜欢的苦涩和果香。

That's pretty weird sounding — not terribly easy to remember. I mean, Olympus? Fin? Hops?

这听起来很奇怪——不太容易记住。我是说，奥林匹斯山？鳍？啤酒花？

Just quite hoppy, like a little bit like, I don't know, it tastes stronger, I think, cuz I find that normal beer just sort of, tastes like water sometimes.

只是啤酒花味很浓，有点像，我不知道，我觉得味道更浓，因为我发现普通啤酒有时喝起来就像水一样。

The brewery also aims to use local plants. The abbey has planted hops and herbs in its garden, where they discovered an old cow bone used to make beer.

这座啤酒厂还打算利用当地的工厂。该修道院在花园了啤酒花和香草，他们在花园发现了一根用来酿造啤酒的老牛骨。

New research has forecast that yields of hops, a key ingredient in most beers, could fall by up to eighteen per cent by 2050 in European growing regions.

一项新的研究预测，到 2050 年，欧洲啤酒区的啤酒花产量可能会下降 18%。啤酒花是大多数啤酒的关键成分。

Hopper Beer-loving hipsters famously love their hops, which might be part of the reason that Hopper has become a trendy name for baby boys in that crowd.

霍珀爱喝啤酒的潮人以喜欢啤酒花而闻名，这可能是为什么该群体会为男婴起霍珀这个时髦名字的部分原因。

Whatever the truth, right up until 1932, Orwell lived alongside tramps and beggars, sometimes loafing around London, sometimes picking hops in Kent.

无论真相如何，直到 1932 年，奥威尔都与流浪汉和乞丐生活在一起，有时在伦敦游荡，有时在肯特采摘啤酒花。

In recent years, demand for high-quality hops has been pushed up by a boom in craft beers with stronger flavors.

近年来，随着味道浓烈的精酿啤酒变得流行，人们对高品啤酒花的需求也增加了。

Generally speaking, beer is any alcoholic beverage made from fermented cereal grains usually preserved and flavored with hops.

一般而言，啤酒是由发酵谷物制成的任何酒精饮料，通常用啤酒花保存和调味。

There are really only so many flavors you can create with water, malt, barley and hops.

有很多口味可以酿造，这些口味可以通过水、麦芽、大麦、啤酒花来实现。

Problem is, adding hops late doesn't deactivate their starch-attacking enzymes.

问题是，晚加入啤酒花不会使淀粉攻击酶失活。

However, research shows environmental changes are driving down yields and quality of hops.

然而，研究表明，环境变化正在使得啤酒花的产量和量降低。

In Germany, the second-biggest hop producer in the world, average hop yields have fallen 19.1% in Spalt, 13.7% in Hallertau, and 9.5% in Tettnang, the study found.

研究发现，在世界第二大啤酒花产地德国，斯伯特地区的啤酒花年均产量下降了 19.1%，哈勒陶地区下降了 13.7%，泰特南地区下降了 9.5%。

There is a mnemonic that you'll probably hear in school that goes like this: On old Olympus' towering top, a Fin and German viewed some hops.

你可能会在学校听到这样的助记词：在老奥林巴斯高耸的顶部，一个鳍和德国人观看了一些啤酒花。

New researchers forecast that yields of hops, a key ingredient in most beers could fall by up to 18% by 2050 in European growing regions.

新的研究人员预测，到2050年，欧洲啤酒花地区的啤酒花产量可能会下降18%。啤酒花是大多数啤酒的重要成分。