VOA标准英语2011--Beer Gets a Seasonal Twist on Taste-英语课

时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

英语课

Beer Gets a Seasonal 1 Twist on Taste

It’s weird 2 beer time in America.

Beer and ale are already available, any time of year, in familiar varieties: lager, pilsner, stout 3, India pale ale. But perhaps inspired by candymakers and coffee bars, U.S. brewers by the hundreds produce flavored “seasonal” varieties for the winter holidays.

Brews 5 flavored with chocolate, pumpkin 6, cinnamon, clove 7 - even oatmeal and gingerbread - are said to spice up holiday parties, so to speak.

The large Samuel Adams craft brand, for instance, ships out something called “Cranberry Lambic” beer this time of year, not to mention holiday porters, black lagers, and a brew 4 called “Old Fezziwig Ale.” One reviewer, sounding very much like a snooty wine critic, described Old Fezziwig as possessing “a nose full of roasted malt.”

So-called “winter brews” are usually darker, heavier on the hops 8, and a tad more alcoholic 9 than the usual fare. They include brands such as “Winter Solstice,” “Old Jubilation,” “Winter Warmer,” “Snow Cap,” “Hibernation Ale,” and “Santa’s Private Reserve.”

This photo of Avery Brewing 10 Company’s “Out of Bounds” seasonal brew carries the skiing theme beyond the bottle.

Or not so private, since Oregon’s Rogue 11 Brewing Company sells it to anyone who wants to buy it.

Some drinkers detest 12 flavored beers and thick, dark, bitter winter ales. But they must be selling well, since at least 100 American brewers fill store shelves with these wintertime-only varieties.

So when ordinary pale lagers aren’t catching 13 holiday shoppers’ eyes, perhaps a “Nutcracker Ale,” a “Snowball’s Chance Winter Ale,” a “Frambozen,” brews named “Igloo” and “Jack Frost” and “Slowblind Winter Warmer,” a Texas “dunkelweizen” that one aficionado 14 calls “a drinkable fruitcake,” or something called “Tannen Bomb” which has nothing to do with a Christmas tree, will do the trick.

1 seasonal

adj.季节的，季节性的

The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

2 weird

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 stout

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

4 brew

v.酿造，调制

Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

5 brews

n.（尤指某地酿造的）啤酒( brew的名词复数 )；酿造物的种类；（茶）一次的冲泡量；（不同思想、环境、事件的）交融v.调制( brew的第三人称单数 )；酝酿；沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）