十年前的一晚 A Decade Ago, That Night
记得那是个2010年深秋的雾霾天，树叶都已经掉光了，胡同里弥漫着醉人的煤炭香。有个朋友让我去跟他在一个南锣鼓巷里新开的，会自己酿啤酒的酒吧碰面。
Back in the hazy days of 2010, it was late autumn, the trees were bare, the hutongs heady with coalsmoke. A friend had invited me and some others to a brand-new place near Nanluogu Xiang that made its own beer.
当我第一次踏进豆角胡同六号的小院时，印象最深刻的就是那透过屋里的格栅窗映在我眼中的一缕缕光。空荡荡的屋里，除了几把吧台凳，一个扶手椅之外，剩下的就是一个叫高泰山和一个叫刘芳的人。这地方给我的感觉不是个想象中的酒吧。这让我感到了归属感和生活气息。这更像是一个小酒馆。对于我这个两年多没回英国的老外来说，这气氛戳中了我。
I remember walking into the yard at No. 6, seeing the light coming through those lattice windows. It was empty inside save for couches, a worn armchair, and two people who I would get to know as Carl and Liu Fang. Didn’t feel like a bar at all. It was homely, lived-in. More like a pub. To this laowai, two years out of England, the vibe felt right.
重头戏就是啤酒了。淡啤6号。到现在仍然是个最好的酒。在那时候，北京的啤酒对我来说，无非就是本地的大绿棒子或者进口的小绿瓶子。但是我居然在这喝到了口味正宗的艾尔啤酒，一款能让我觉得把这座城市，把我所爱的街道的感觉链接在一起的一款啤酒。
我斗胆跟做出这款酒的人攀谈，给了他们一些关于定价的建议（就是别卖贵了），同时心里狂喜我居然能找到这么一个一见如故的，属于自己的地方。在那会，我已经顾不上这地方冷到必须穿着大衣才能呆住。这都不叫事，多喝两杯就暖和了。
And then the beer. Pale Ale #6. Still the greatest. Back then, beer in Beijing for me meant either long-necked Yanjing or something like Carlsberg. Here I was, drinking proper ale that had a meaningful connection to the city and neighbourhood that I loved. I was talking to its creators, offering sage advice about pricing (keep it low), and feeling lucky that I’d found somewhere I could call my own. Never mind that it was too cold to take off your coat. No problem - just meant you had to drink more to stay warm.
在夜晚临近尾声时，我记得老高开始盘点，一张张数着那一叠百元大钞。在那时老高可能已经意识到了，他做的这个事，可能真的有戏。其实那会我也真应该冲回家，赶紧创立一个我自己的“京啤”精酿牌子。嗨，甘蔗没有两头甜，没这金刚钻我也揽不了这瓷器活，拉倒吧。
话说回来，谢谢你们酿了这些啤酒。
Towards the end of that first night, I remember seeing Carl counting the take, thumbing through a stack of 100 RMB bills. At that point I reckon it was dawning on him that they might be on to something good. That was also probably the moment I should have rushed home and started work on my own ‘Peking Pijiu’ craft beer brand.
Ah well. Strikes and gutters, dude. And thanks for all the beer.
今天是2020年十月十号，10年前的这一天，老高和刘芳在豆角胡同六号卖出了大跃啤酒正式营业的第一杯酒。虽然酒神杯十年庆是在一周后，但是为了庆祝今天这个值得纪念的日子，我们特地在豆角胡同店准备了两桶三重门，诚邀大家一起来这个梦开始的地方一起为大跃啤酒庆生。
On October 10th, 2010, Carl and Liu Fang first opened the doors of Great Leap #6. What began as a couple quiet pints amongst a few friends quickly became a raucous gathering from which they never looked back. In the spirit of that first night in the courtyard, today at Great Leap #6 we’ll be tapping the first kegs of our annual Three Door Tripel. We’d like to invite all of our closest friends to join us as we raise a toast to celebrate ten years of Great Leap Brewing.