There are many places to drink craft beer in Shanghai, but this is definitely one of the places that can be called "holy places". The owner has a lot of character and so does the beer.

When Jack started out in 2007, it was a small 12-square-meter grocery store, half of which was made up of craft bottles imported by his own company (the owner was still working for the import company at the time), and half of it was other imported groceries. With the growing popularity of craft beer, the small shop began to transform into a craft beer specialty store in 08. At this time, the founder of Brew Dog, who was also just starting out in the UK, came to Jack's dimple in person, holding his own beer and wanted Jack to become the Chinese agent of Brewing Dog. At that time, because Jack had concerns about import methods, national policies, and self-confidence, the deal was not negotiated in the end. A year later, Jack turned down a partnership with Scandinavian brand Mikkeller for similar reasons. At present, Brew Dog and Mechile are already legendary craft beer brands in the world, so some people half-jokingly joked: "Jack missed a billion." ”

This must be a major loss to Jack himself, and even to the dimple itself, but as a "brewing punk", Jack doesn't care as much as outsiders——— after all, compared to falling out with most of China's craft brewing circle, money is a small matter. After dimples became famous, many emerging domestic craft beer brands wanted to use Jack as a platform for promotion, but Jack did not introduce any domestic craft beer in the store for a period of time on the grounds of "lack of confidence in the quality stability of domestic beer", and even had a scolding war with Gao Yan (now the founder of Nanjing "Master Gao"), who is known as the "pioneer of domestic craft brewing", of course, the two sides reconciled later. Ten years after its opening, Jack has been unhappy with people in the craft brewing circle in Beijing and even Shanghai, but it is "incompatible" with this circle with a strong atmosphere of rivers and lakes, which makes Jack not mix in the circle and focus on the characteristics of the wine itself for more drinking friends to recognize.

We spend so much space talking about the brand's founder, because without the owner's insistence on good wine, this shabby little shop on Zhaozhou Road would be nothing to mention. The small environment, the opening hours from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. (not always open on time, close on time), the owner's and his wife's uncertain attitude...... You'll have many reasons to be upset with Jack's dimples and then vanish after a good sip of the drink.

New Zealand is not a traditional craft brewing powerhouse, but it has also grown rapidly in recent years, with two major brands being Epic and Yeastie Boys. Jack's dimples have reached a cooperation with these two brands, and both distilleries have launched customized versions for dimples, especially the series of Mythical Year of the Rooster Drink Sheng, Daolang Jack, and Three Bottles are very distinctive, and the use of full cold chain transportation to maintain the freshness of beer to the greatest extent. With a wide variety of alcoholic beverages, you may want to ask the owner about the flavors and characteristics of different types of craft beers, and taste them according to their recommendations, which will definitely make your craft beer journey a lot more colorful. The mythical "Three Bottles Not Working", specially brewed for dimples, is an imperial IPA. Golden-bodied, rich but not persistent foam; The low temperature has an aroma of tropical fruits and honey, with herbaceous and wheat aromas as the wine warms up; In the mouth, a hint of fruit sweetness and malt sweetness wrap around 14% alcohol; The taste is moderately high, bitter and sweet in the mouth, and it is accompanied by a burning sensation of high alcohol. Friends who don't drink a lot of alcohol may really not stick to a bottle.

There is also a highly acclaimed DIPA (Double IPA): Mythical Zombies. The packaging of this wine is very recognizable. The wine is clear and translucent, with active hop aromas, with IPA standard citrus aromas and lychee sweetness, followed by more layered tropical fruit aromas; The bitterness is subtle and balanced by the sweetness of honey, making it a classic DIPA that is excellent in all respects.

Another dimple IPA from yeast male jack has a golden appearance and a rich foam; Crisp on the palate, with clear notes of jasmine and rosemary, the bitterness comes from the bitterness of the tea leaves, and has a sour taste; The mouth is sweet, with jasmine tea, orange peel, and pineapple flavors, and the taste is moderate.

Jack hates drunkards and advises everyone to remember the truth that "too much is too much." After all, craft beer needs to be savored, and if you want to drink it until you get drunk, why bother to bother in this cramped tavern.

Popular Science:

IPA is the most well-known craft beer style in China, so much so that many people think that IPA is synonymous with craft beer, the full name is Idian Pale Ale (Indian Tamel Ale), and its origin can be traced back to the 17th century. At that time, the British troops stationed in India needed to transport beer through the British mainland in order to understand the addiction and survive (mainly the latter), but the distance was far away and there were no refrigerators, so quality preservation became the biggest problem. Finally, the British distillery succeeded in extending the preservation time of beer by increasing the alcohol content and adding a lot of hops to the traditional English pale beer (Pale Ale), and by fermenting for a long time to consume sugar. This beer, which has a strong hoppy aroma, is popular in India, but it is also limited to the local area. The IPA, which is popular all over the world, originated in the United States 30 years ago. Due to the defects of the hexagonal barley in the United States, its wheat aroma is relatively bland compared with that of the European two-sided barley; But North America also has its own advantageous raw material: hops. North American hops are unrestrained, rough, sharp, and many have unique aromas (partly due to the higher copper content of North American soils), which is a new world for IPAs that incorporate hops in abundance; In addition, Americans naturally love to create, so American IPAs of various flavors came into being. The impact is direct and intense, making the American Modern IPA one of the best introductory drinks for craft beer. Some people who don't know much about IPA will think that IPA is not high, and it is not "heavy" enough compared to stouts, brown beers and other types. Next time, you might be able to say to him in an elegant tone, "Russian River's Tripple IPA, please take a look at it." ”