💕「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

【新書進度】剛好寫到古巴🇨🇺 那時參加了兩團免費導覽，與導遊深度聊天，得到許多單純當觀光客不會知道/想到的資訊📄

畢竟現實沒有想像中的美好💔 觀光客們喜歡的古巴，也不是當地人希望的古巴👀 當年輕人被迫選擇理想的行業（例如醫生）或是觀光客收入，那是多麼殘酷，一個國家又如何進步☹️

整天坐在書桌前面吸收當時的筆記，終於在晚上寫出一小段📚 當時古巴我遊記寫很少，就是因為資訊太多😆 現在因為出書的關係逼迫我重新整理💪 希望大家會喜歡有點不正面（？）的古巴文章😅

👉 少少的古巴遊記➡️ https://bit.ly/2VxwgLD

#哈瓦那真的很好拍照倒是真的 #十一月出新書 #中美洲

Ps. Instagram 需要你們大家來維持我的熱衷度😆 趕快來跟蹤❤️➡️ www.instagram.com/travelwithwinny 📸

一到古巴，York 整天哼的都是這首 "Havana, ohh na-na🎵" 哈瓦那其實以前是加勒比海上的度假首選，直到美國限制古巴禁運與旅行禁令，其他國家跟進😫 直到九零年代這共產國家來讓旅客重新來該國旅遊，而哈瓦那也被榮譽為「世界新七大奇觀城市」，這個城市最特殊的地方在於像是三個不同城市結合起來😍 舊城區更是在 1982年被譽為世界遺產 <3

由於古巴是個共產黨國家，人民其實蠻窮的。不過我們從來沒有來過一個窮國家這麼坑旅客錢 😱 古巴消費以西方旅遊景點來說雖然不多，但當本地人一個月只賺二十美金，他們要遊客付的不管是交通或是食物，至少都是當地人的二十倍😲 如果你不介意當個「觀光客」 的話，那麼哈瓦那確實很好玩。

Ps. 懶的幫每張照片翻譯中文 caption，麻煩大家歡迎看圖說故事 :) 並告訴我這個大家想像的哈瓦那有什麼差別呢？

"Havana, ohh na-na🎵" has been the song that York's hums everyday ever since we landed in Cuba😆 Havana used to be no.1 Caribbean vacation hotspot until US sanctioned Cuba😫 It only opened its doors to tourism in 1990s and is now known as one of the "New 7 Wonders Cities" of the world😍 Havana is often described as 3 cities combined into one with Old Havana being listed as UNESCO since 1982 <3

As it is a communist country, the people are quite poor. However I've never been to a country where they over-charged the tourists THIS MUCH😱 The prices in Havana is not expensive in Western standards, just on par... which is outrageous as locals earn about USD$20 per month😲 However it means we paying at least 20x more of what locals are paying on food, transports, etc 🚙 If you look past all this, then Havana is a fun place to be😆

The beat goes on... 從巴黎飛回香港，剛下機又開車去內地演出了🥁一個人去旅行，練了一個星期法文，有幾天沒有人跟我說其他語言，巴黎也早已行得熟悉，不需看地圖，小店的位置都記得在哪裡，於是腦海中全是法文，回程時法國航空的空姐都來跟我說法文，覺得怪怪的，目的地是香港，機上很多華人，但她們主動說法文，就法文回覆，練到落機。哈哈，到上台要唱返中文，腦袋反應真有點慢，幸好時差不多仍然精神！Back on stage in mainland China right after I landed in Hong Kong from Paris. Been speaking and thinking in French for a week since I travelled alone, there were few days that no one came and spoke to me in another language. And as I know Paris and Cannes very well, I didn’t need a map or need help to go to places or do things that I liked, my head was in complete French mode, still speaking it on the flight back. Then voila, got right back on stage after I landed and had to sing in Chinese, damn I guess I am half a beat slower🤣 thankfully I cope well with the jetlag and had a lot of upbeat energy!

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■English Title : bunchoballoons Playing in the water to Papa Anpanman Narikiri together that I made at once a large amount of water balloons in a short period of time water balloons summer playing in the water
■中文標題 : 夏天玩水氣球玩具一下子可以作很多的有趣水氣球日本大人氣
■한국어 제목 : 물 풍선 여름 물놀이 단시간에 단번에 대량의 물 풍선 만들어 보았다 아빠 호빵맨 송곳 함께 물놀이
■中文标题 : 夏天玩水气球玩具一下子可以作很多的有趣水气球日本大人气

■チャンネル登録はこちら / Channel subscript → https://goo.gl/in9442

■動画内容説明・概要
夏といえば、“水遊び”。海水浴やプールなどのオーソドックスなものはもちろん、大型テーマパークなどでも水をかけあったりする“水遊び系イベント”が近年市民権を得てきました。そんな中、昔からある身近な“水遊び”のひとつ、“水風船”がパワーアップしたもの、それが『バンチオバルーン』です。

今まで、“水風船”は水道の蛇口から一個一個作っては手で結んで留めるという作業で作るものでした。『バンチオバルーン』は風船がセットされた本品をホースにつなぐだけで一気に風船を膨らませることができる、まさに新時代の“水風船”です。海外ではすでに2500万個販売しており、今回日本に初上陸いたしました。

また、通常の“水風船”は主に出来上がったものを投げて遊んで楽しむものですが、本品は“水風船”が出来上がっていく過程までもが楽しめる商品です。35個の風船がセットされた本品に水を入れると全ての風船がおよそ20秒弱で一気にふくらみます。さらに水を入れ続けるとその重みでボロボロと“水風船”となって落ちていきます。まるで大きく育った果実のような、たわわに実ったその姿は一度見たら忘れられないインパクトです。

■Video Description / Overview
Speaking of summer, "playing in the water". Things orthodox, such as swimming and the pool, of course, even in such large-scale theme park or Kakea' the water "playing in the water-based event" has been obtained in recent years citizenship. Meanwhile, one of the familiar "wading" there from a long time ago, that "water balloon" is powered up, is it, "Van thio balloon".

Until now, "water balloon" was intended to make in the work of closure signed by hand made one by one from the faucet. "Van thio balloon" can be inflated at once balloon Just connect this product that balloon has been set to the hose, it is truly a new era "water balloon". Has already 25 million sale to overseas, we first landed this time in Japan.

In addition, although what is normal "water balloon" to enjoy playing throwing mainly in the finished, this product is a product that also can be enjoyed until the course of work-up is "water balloon". All of the balloons and 35 pieces of balloons into the water to the set this product will bulge at once in approximately 20 seconds, a little less than. It will fall a tattered and "water balloon" further if the weight continues to put the water. Like a larger growth, such as fruit, the figure that grows heavily is the impact that can not be forgotten once seen.

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