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		<title>USA Amateur Winemaker Tourists Visit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday (15/3/2026) we hosted a visit by a tour party from all over USA. The Group of 15 Americans were on a tour of New Zealand wineries and were keen to meet some local Amateur Winemakers. With a busy <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2026/03/18/usa-amateur-winemaker-tourists-visit/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>You know you&#8217;re a Homebrewer &#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 03:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever tried to improve a Lager by stirring in a crumbled hop pellet.If you have a hose adapter permanently attached to your kitchen tap.If you wanted to name the puppy “Fuggles.” If you own a sterile plastic rubbish <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2020/12/15/you-know-youre-a-homebrewer/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Strohs fire brewing process.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 02:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Detroit grew to be an industrial giant of automotive manufacturing, the Strohs Brewing Company grew to meet the demand of the automotive worker for cheap brew. Back in the late 1920&#8217;s, shortly after Henry Ford introduced the 5 day <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2020/08/04/the-strohs-fire-brewing-process/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>For the Winemakers</title>
		<link>https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2019/06/19/for-the-winemakers/#utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=for-the-winemakers</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fauna in Beer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Found this in an old (1996) Home Brew Digest #2183. I can confess to ignoring the occasional moth and fruit fly but these guys have the right attitude &#8230; Genius comes into play when the you realize an accident is <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2018/03/08/fauna-in-beer/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beer Talk</title>
		<link>https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2018/03/02/beer-talk/#utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=beer-talk</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TOP TEN THINGS THAT SOUND DIRTY AT THE HOMEBREWERY, BUT AREN&#8217;T: 10. After kegging, I like to roll it around on the ground. 9. Want to help aerate my wort? 8. Do you think I should rack off my trub? <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2018/03/02/beer-talk/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stout Fellow</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brenda O&#8217;Malley is home as usual, making dinner, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door. &#8220;Brenda, may I come in?&#8221; he asks. &#8220;I&#8217;ve somethin&#8217; to tell ya.&#8221; &#8220;Of course you can come in, you&#8217;re always welcome, Tim. But where&#8217;s my <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2018/02/14/stout-fellow/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guiness</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 03:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One day an Englishman, (John) a Scot, (Ian) and an Irishman (Bono) walked into a pub together. They each proceeded to order a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2018/02/14/guiness/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thinks before your drinks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 02:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8211;Reflections on beer&#8230;. Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed.  Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams.  If I didn&#8217;t <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2017/05/19/thinks-before-your-drinks/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Annual General Meeting 2016</title>
		<link>https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2016/04/01/annual-general-meeting-2016/#utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=annual-general-meeting-2016</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maurice]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 22:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Deaf Hawkes Bay Rooms, 22 Lee Road, Taradale at 7.30pm on the 20th April. Members please bring visitors for introduction and anyone else interested in our club and its activities please <span class="excerpt-dots">&#8230;</span> <a class="more-link" href="https://wine-and-beer-hb.org.nz/2016/04/01/annual-general-meeting-2016/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading &#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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