VOA标准英语2012--Flying Dog Brewery Part of Micro Beer Spurt in US

Flying Dog Brewery² Part of Micro Beer Spurt³ in US

It’s hard to imagine life without beer. Especially here… at the Flying Dog Brewery.
This place fills 250 bottles every single minute of production, says the company's Erin Biles. Not bad for a brewery its founder⁴ conceived on a 1983 hiking expedition.
“They were in Pakistan, which is a Muslim nation, and they had to sign affidavits⁵ stating that they were Sons of Christians⁶ to be able to drink… and drink they did! And they stumbled upon a Pakistani artist’s interpretation⁷ of an English birddog. And Flying Dog became the symbol of their whole journey,” Biles said.
And the journey continues… because Flying Dog ships its beer around the United States and across the Atlantic to a dozen or so European countries. But like all good journeys… it starts with the first steps.
“You have four main ingredients in beer. You have water, malted barley⁸, yeast⁹ and hops¹⁰. So to start the process the grains and the water are mixed in there together, and that big, stainless¹¹ steel arm just goes around and around mixing the liquid with the barley,” Biles said.
This happens in something called a “lauter tun,” and it separates the grain from the new liquid mixture: the wort.
“From there, the liquid is drained out of the bottom of this vessel¹² and the grain is left in there, the malt. And we have a local farmer who comes to pick up the grain and he feeds it to his cows. So that hot liquid is then transferred into our brew¹ kettle where we start adding hops,” Biles explained.
Hops are flowers that add bittering, flavor and aroma¹³ to beer, and they’re added three times in roughly two hours before the mixture is ready for yeast…
“And then it’s transferred into huge, stainless steel vessels¹⁴ called ‘fermentation tanks,’” Biles said.
These towering tanks were installed just days before our visit, and it’s inside them that magic happens…
“The two byproducts of yeast eating all of the fermentable¹⁵ sugars in the beer are alcohol and carbon dioxide,” Biles said.
The beer is then quality tested in a lab before it’s sent for bottling. Some special batches¹⁶ are done by hand, but most of the beer is packed by machine - with pinpoint¹⁷ precision.
“So at this point in the process, the beer is in the bottles. The labels are on. They run down the conveyor belt and they’re dropped into the six-pack carriers and the cartons that hold the beer… and they are shipped out for the world to enjoy,” Biles said.
Or even better - if you’re one of the lucky ones who can visit the Flying Dog brewery - you can sample some of their quirky artwork and other, tasty offerings at the source.

1 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• 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。

2 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

3 spurt   

v.喷出；突然进发；突然兴隆

参考例句：

• He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.他进入第八圈时便开始冲刺。
• After a silence, Molly let her anger spurt out.沉默了一会儿，莫莉的怒气便迸发了出来。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 affidavits   

n.宣誓书，（经陈述者宣誓在法律上可采作证据的）书面陈述( affidavit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The woman offered written affidavits proving that she was the widow of Pancho Villa. 这女人提供书面证书，证明自己是庞科·比亚的遗孀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The appeal was adjourned for affidavits to be obtained. 为获得宣誓证明书，上诉被推迟。 来自口语例句

6 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

7 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

8 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

9 yeast   

n.酵母；酵母片；泡沫；v.发酵；起泡沫

参考例句：

• Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
• The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。

10 hops   

跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. 那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿过草坪。
• It is brewed from malt and hops. 它用麦精和蛇麻草酿成。

11 stainless   

adj.无瑕疵的，不锈的

参考例句：

• I have a set of stainless knives and forks.我有一套不锈钢刀叉。
• Before the recent political scandal,her reputation had been stainless.在最近的政治丑闻之前，她的名声是无懈可击的。

12 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

13 aroma   

n.香气，芬芳，芳香

参考例句：

• The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
• The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

14 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 fermentable   

adj.可发酵的，发酵性的

参考例句：

• We will discuss fermentable fiber more in Part 5 of this series. 我们将会在这系列的部份5讨论沸腾的纤维更多。 来自互联网
• The conditions of fermentable and enzymatic conversion of M14 were optimized. 对高活性突变株M14的细胞转化和发酵转化条件进行优化。 来自互联网

16 batches   

一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业

参考例句：

• The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
• The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。

17 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。