💕「愛台灣，我的選擇」系列第15發：臺虎董事長黃一葦(Peter Huang) 要讓臺虎精釀 Taihu Brewing成為台灣年輕人才發光發熱與實踐夢想的平台

「儘管我有著東方面孔，但我不是台灣人，家族根源也不在台灣。一直到我念大學時 (美國麻薩諸塞州的威廉斯學院，非常棒的學校)，我才透過普林斯頓北京中文培訓班的機會，真正到東亞來闖蕩。

大學畢業之後，我埋首於數字和表格之間，精釀啤酒陪我撐過了這段辛苦的歲月。我的職涯始於紐約，但後來輾轉來到亞洲 (名義上是去新加坡，但主要是在印尼、緬甸和馬來西亞)。

在數字間打轉從來不是我的夢想。身為一個負責任且典型的千禧世代，我一直很想獨立開創自己的事業，如果能將個人興趣和創業機會相結合，那就太完美了。而精釀啤酒就是那完美的交集點！精釀工藝的精神我深有同感，這是一種對未來可能性充滿嚮往、不盲目接受現狀的精神；同時也代表著與一群優秀的人才，一起開發令人驚喜的產品，並打造屬於自己的社群。

成立臺虎精釀的契機出現之後，我立刻想到台灣。之所以選擇這裡，不是因為台灣文化很吸引人 (雖然確實是)，不是因為台灣有著厚實的文化傳統 (雖然確實有)，更不是因為台灣的好山好水。

我選擇台灣的主要原因是這裡遇到的人。很多人會說，人生中有兩個家庭，一個是你的原生家庭，另一個是你自己選擇的家庭。對我來說，那個我自己選擇的家庭，似乎就在台灣。

臺虎精釀的商標 (由台灣傑出設計師Jess Lee設計) 由老虎、啤酒花和葫蘆三個元素組成，葫蘆是古代盛酒的容器。

葫蘆就不需要多加解釋了，但啤酒花是當代精釀啤酒的基石，代表著創新創意的精神。事實上，我們使用的絕大多數啤酒花都來自美國，畢竟美國是精釀啤酒的中心 (過去20年一直都是)。美國的啤酒花產業 (還有麥芽產業) 可以說是世界之最，也難怪經典IPA啤酒中最受歡迎的啤酒花都來自美國。

商標中的老虎是為了向早期台灣作為「亞洲四虎」(亞洲四小龍) 的年代致敬。當年台灣經濟快速起飛，產業朝氣蓬勃，民眾無不對未來充滿樂觀和期待。

老虎代表的正是那樣的生機勃勃、神采煥發。臺虎167名員工幾乎都是台灣人。我們認為，與其說臺虎是一個釀酒廠，不如說臺虎是讓台灣年輕人才發光發熱、實踐夢想的平台。

我們的目標是吸引並培育人才，最終目標希望能夠在台灣發展出欣欣向榮的創業生態圈。Sway是我們成立初期的成員，她一開始是在吧台工作，非常優秀。在小公司工作的好處就是，你可以盡你所能所想去做，Sway後來開始慢慢接觸進口通關業務，現在是我們全球物流的主管 (很不簡單)。

也許有一天，她會開創自己的事業，進而將這份育才的信念在台灣新創圈繼續傳承下去。」— 臺虎董事長黃一葦 Peter Huang

💕Why I chose Taiwan #15 – Taihu Brewing Founder Peter Huang leads Taihu to become a platform for Taiwan young talents to carry out their dreams and express themselves

“Despite appearances, I’m neither Taiwanese nor have roots here. It took college (Williams College in Massachusetts – phenomenal place), to really bring me out to East Asia via Princeton’s immersion program in Beijing.

Post-graduation, I paid my dues shuffling numbers around in a spreadsheet. Craft beer made it bearable-ish. Working life began in New York, but ultimately landed me in Asia (nominally Singapore, primarily Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia).

Shuffling numbers was not the dream. So, as a responsibly stereotypical millennial, I had an urge to venture out on my own. Ideally, to try something at the intersection of opportunity and interest. Craft beer! The craft movement itself struck a chord - a yearning for what could be, rather than blind acceptance of what is. It is about building communities around delightful products and, critically, wonderful people.

When the opportunity to start Taihu appeared, my mind immediately went to Taiwan. Not necessarily because the culture is fantastic (though it is), nor because it has a strong cultural heritage (though it does), and not even because the island itself is a magical composition of mountains meeting oceans.

Ultimately, I chose Taiwan because of the people I met here. There’s a tired trope that you get two families in life, the one you’re born into and the one you choose. For me, that chosen family, well, it seemed like it could be in Taiwan.

Taihu Brewing’s logo (designed by brilliant local artist, Jess Lee) is comprised of a tiger and hops within a hulu (traditional Chinese alcohol vessel).

The hulu needs no explanation, but hops are the cornerstone of modern craft beer. They represent the innovation inherent in the space. In fact, the vast majority of the hops that we use are from the United States. Since the US is the epicenter of craft brewing (and has been over the last twenty years), the American hop industry (malt too, actually) is arguably the best in the world. It is for good reason that the most popular hops in category-defining IPAs are American.

The tiger is a nod to an earlier era when Taiwan was one of the “Four Asian Tigers.” Taiwan’s meteoric economic rise was accompanied by deterministic optimism, vibrancy, and general excitement about the future.

The tiger represents that energy. That sense of opportunity, positivity, and hope. Taihu’s 167 employees are almost entirely Taiwanese. Internally, we think of Taihu as more of a platform for young Taiwanese talent than as a brewery, a medium for that energy to express itself.

Our goal to attract and develop talent with the ultimate goal of developing the burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystem here in Taiwan. One of our earliest team members, Sway, came on board as a bartender -- a fantastic bartender. At a small company, you do what you can, where you can, and Sway ended up taking up some of the slack in our logistics. Now she runs all of Taihu’s international supply chain (no small feat).

With luck, one day she’ll be running her own successful Taiwanese business, and, in doing so, perpetuate the cycle.” — Peter Huang, founder of Taihu Brewing

#關於幼犬動嘴巴

中文翻譯：Eric Lee - Clicker Training & Dog Learning

幼犬牙癢！
幼犬出時是生沒有牙齒。 到8周大時他們會長有28顆“臨時”幼犬牙齒（乳齒），它們非常鋒利，可以讓您的幼犬開始吃固體食物。 這些“幼犬牙齒”將從14週開始脫落，從細小的門牙開始……您可能會發現幼犬在與其他狗玩耍時或嚼咬嚼咬物或玩具時把它們吞下。 最後會掉下來是是最大最尖的（也最痛楚）…整個換牙過程大約在30週完成，您的小狗就會擁有42顆恒齒。 好消息是，恒齒長好後並沒有乳齒這樣尖銳。
（phe！）
當您的小狗開始長出牙齒時，您會發現他嚼咬的慾望越來越大-家具，衣服，鞋子等。在這段時間內，最重要是為您的小狗提供很多可食用的咀嚼物及玩具以便它們嚼咬。 我們的最愛是：
•嚼咬零食
•魚皮類的嚼咬物
•Animal Earth No Hide Chews (是一家美國生產嚼咬物公司）
•填滿食物的KONGS
•用鴕鳥產品製成的辮子嚼咬物
•水牛耳朵
當小狗咬你時要可能你會發出“Ouch”的聲音那就要小心，因為他們可能以為你在跟他們玩耍，這可能會使情況變得更糟。
背向他或站起來不動可能會使您的小狗產生挫折感並且令咬這個行為升級。
我們建議是“主動地”準備一些嚼咬物讓他們選擇咀嚼而不是你的鞋子…。 把鞋子，衣服和一些你不想小狗嚼咬的物品收好。 另外請注意，當幼犬用牙齒弄痛你或咬你時，你把玩具拿出來給他玩或玩一些遊戲這有可能會無意間獎勵幼犬用嘴巴的行為。 嘗試在他們開始用嘴巴咬人之前，就給他們一些適合嚼咬的東西。 還請記住，如果您的小狗特別會咬人，是否他很餓？ 他需要去洗手間？ 是否被過度刺激及需要休息睡覺？
請你永遠記住，他們不是故意惹惱或傷害您……他們只是一隻幼小的幼犬，這一切也是很正常的行為。

而Amber老師也在自己轉發的同時補充了一些內容給大家（英文原文在中文後）

喜歡Superhounds Diane Kasperowicz的文章。 永遠考慮到行為為何會出現，而不是僅僅改變結果。
眾所周知，幼兒在長出牙齒時會變得“牙癢”，情緒化，“耐嚼”，脾氣暴躁，悲傷等。 他們會把任何東西放進嘴巴裡，而且經常咬得很用力。 幼犬也是一樣。
給他們適當的東西來咀嚼-隨個人喜好及狗的品種而異（根據其顎骨的形狀和牙齒強度而異）：冷凍的胡蘿蔔，冷凍的麵包片，冷凍的蘋果片或多肉的咀嚼物等。理想的情況是每天幾次，提供時請確定他們有興趣。 6個月以下的幼犬應該多次餵食正餐，以幫助維持血糖水平，從而保持情緒穩定。 確保他們在24小時內最少有16個小時的睡眠-對於大多數幼犬來說，最好的質量睡眠是社交睡眠。
不要依賴快速運動/遊戲來“令他們疲累”，因為這情況通常會增加大腦和血液中的刺激性化學物質，使挫折和咬的行為可能性更常。 以嗅聞遊戲，適合的社交機會，一些冷靜的獎勵訓練，豐富身體體驗為主要運動。 讓您的小狗常常成功並享受這段特別的時光。

Love this from Superhounds Diane Kasperowicz. Always consider the drive that creates a behaviour not just how you could change the outcome.
Young children are also well known to become “bitey”, emotional, “chewy”, grumpy, sad etc when they are teething. They ll put anything in their mouth and will often bite hard too. Puppies are the same.
Give them appropriate things to chew on - this varies with personal preference and breed (due to jaw shape and tooth strength) : frozen carrots, frozen bread slices, cold apple slices, or meaty chews etc. Ideally a few times a day but definitely when they start to get grabby. Feed puppies under 6 months frequently to help keep sugar levels and therefore emotional tolerance, stable. Make sure they have at least 16 hours sleep across 24 hours - social sleep is best quality for most pups.
Don’t rely on fast exercise / games to “tire them out” as this typically increases arousal chemicals in brain and blood stream making frustration and biting more likely. Use scent work, social opportunities, calm reward training, physical enrichment experiences as the main exercise. Set your puppy up to succeed and enjoy this special time.

幼犬行為只是正常的自然行為，請勿以責罵/處罰來回應，如有需要請尋求正向訓練師提供專業意見。