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  • Chris B.C Online
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    Chris B.
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Crucial" data-cid="442614" data-time="1406595029">
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    <p>I think it's just the same product that they have rebranded during the labelling update. They may have changed the recipe though.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Certainly wouldn't take the Pepsi challenge on it - but I quite liked the old version and thought the Bohemian was less good - but, could easily have been me on the day(s).  </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I'm drinking a lot of Macs Hoprocker Pils at present and it's got a bit more flavour to it.</p>

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    <p>Hey Chris,</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>How is your head the next day afer hoprocker?  After even a couple it makes me feel a bit dodge. I won't drink it any more</p>

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  • Chris B.C Online
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="442624" data-time="1406598806">
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    <p>Hey Chris,</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>How is your head the next day afer hoprocker?  After even a couple it makes me feel a bit dodge. I won't drink it any more</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Head's OK, but it seems fairly hard on the stomach - it's not something I'd want to have a big night on (these days what is!) - but 2-3 seem OK.</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Chris B." data-cid="442634" data-time="1406602870">
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    <p>Head's OK, but it seems fairly hard on the stomach - it's not something I'd want to have a big night on (these days what is!) - but 2-3 seem OK.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>I completely agree. It really makes my stomach feel really dodge too. It's a shame as it has quite a good flavour</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="442624" data-time="1406598806">
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    <p>Hey Chris,</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>How is your head the next day afer hoprocker?  After even a couple it makes me feel a bit dodge. I won't drink it any more</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>I'd avoid it too if that's the case. Sounds like histamines that are affecting you (allergy). I used to get it big time from homebrews and it's why I stopped brewing for a long time.</p>

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    <p>Does that affect your gut as well?</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Other Craft beers seem fine</p>

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    All beers different. Different hops with different alpha acid levels. Different mash times. Grains and hops grown in different locations and possibly carrying pollens. <br />The most likely for sore guts is yeast although Macs is filtered now so that sounds odd. <br />Most craft beers are cold crashed so the proteins settle and the clear product then drawn off the top. Big breweries want to move faster than that so they filter.

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  • Chris B.C Online
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    <p>I find some of the Harringtons beers most likely to give me a sore head, so I tend to be a bit wary of them - again a pity because lots of them are well worth drinking.</p>

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    <p>Now here's one that tastes heaps better than it sounds...</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Just trying some of an early batch of Kereru Karengose. This is a cloudy wheat beer (think Hoegaarden but without the orange peel and spices) based on the German Gose (Go-sah) style of a salted beer.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>What they have done is instead of using salted water is add flakes of Karengo (purple seaweed) to the brew.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>The end result is probably the most thirst quenching beer I think I've ever tasted and will go down an absolute treat on a hot summer's day. It doesn't taste salty, just really clean on the palate.</p>

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    That's interesting. Tried a couple of Kereru beers. They're not bad at all. <br /><br />Tuatara is on the menu tonight. Started with Delicious Neck. Nice light fruity flavour. Easy on the palate. <br />Next I went on to the Black Mojo Espresso. Quite a strong stout flavour. But very nice though. <br /><br />Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk<br /><br />

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    Crucial
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    Where did you find those Allstar? At the brewery?

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  • AllstarA Offline
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    Allstar
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    #366

    Got the Mojo Espresso from Moore Wilsons, and the Delicious Neck from Regional Wine and Spirits <br /><br />Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk<br /><br />

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  • M Offline
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    mooshld
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    <p>Just back from the Berlin beer festival.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>There was a lot of beer some of it very good. Apple beer is never a good choice.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>That is all.</p>

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    <p>Lucky Barnya...</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><span style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/max-bania-my-quest-beervana-6061393'>http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/max-bania-my-quest-beervana-6061393</a></span></span></p>

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  • AllstarA Offline
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    Allstar
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    #369

    Anyone else going to Beervana?

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Allstar" data-cid="446699" data-time="1408578629">
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    <p>Anyone else going to Beervana?</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Couldn't grow a beard in time.</p>

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    <p>I'm sure Crotty and Read will be there.</p>

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  • TimT Away
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    Tim
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    Tried and enjoyed a few pints of 8 Wired's "Semiconductor Session Pale Ale". They are opening their own brewery in Warkworth soon. <br><br>
    Also enjoyed a bottle of Hallertau's kolsch. Not really tasting like a kolsch, but pleasant and fruity.

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    <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Tim" data-cid="446734" data-time="1408594603"><p>Tried and enjoyed a few pints of 8 Wired's "Semiconductor Session Pale Ale". They are opening their own brewery in Warkworth soon. <br />
    <br />
    Also enjoyed a bottle of Hallertau's kolsch. Not really tasting like a kolsch, but pleasant and fruity.</p></blockquote>
    Yeah, the guy from No 8 Wired is moving his whole operation up from Nelson for family reasons. Has been living up there for a while already apparently. <br />
    <br />
    Agree on the Kölsch. Doesn't really follow the usual flavour, but is nice enough in its own right. Tried it for the first time tonight too.

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    A few recents<br /><br />Tuatara Black Series Choc Stout - probably wouldn't chase it down again. Didn't quite mesh. No wow factor. <br /><br />Tuatara Nui APA - overload of US hops. Quite good, would have again. Similar to Panhead APA. <br /><br />Kereru For Even Greater Justice Toasted Coconut Porter - the "imperial" version of the usual one brewed for Beervana and win a gold. Picked up a rigger of this from the brewery to take to the mountain and scoffed the lot in one sitting. The upping of the ingredients really works and it became richer, thicker, and yummier. Was like a less sweet version of a bounty bar. If you can get it (still some on tap at the brewery) it's worth the trip to Upper Hutt.

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