#BeerSaturday 256 - Lorpan Hopsters!

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Source: https://www.pinterest.pt/goldensaintbeer/ with a little Zeke design on top.

I became a beer blogger naturally due to years I have spent brewing for myself, working with breweries on their technology and marketing, and the decades spent imbibing. Hence, the self-decreed title of the #Blockchain #Beerologist and I am cranking up my Beerology game this year.

This week, I am headed back to the concert hall, and enjoying new beers from old favourite breweries.

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Pint O' the Week


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For the newest of my followers, the Pint O' the Week is generally a social beer shared in a pub or brewery, sharing a little lifestyle so you know I am a legit Beerologist. This one is sweet because it was shared with my little one during a lunch that was a reward for some volunteering work. I can't recall the name of it but it is limited enough not to be on the Upper Thames Brewing https://upperthamesbrewing.ca/ website.

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LORPAN!


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Long-time followers of Zeke's Sweet Hops would probably know why I grabbed this one off the noisy shelf...IPA. That is a bold statement tailor made for me and I am happy to be a target market. As a bit of a spoiler for the next section, this beer is actually from a brewery I have enjoyed substantially in the past named Omnipollo via the Canadian brewer/distributor Craft Brand Co. https://craftbrandco.com/bodega/ Their Zodiac IPA is always fantastic so I am up to tasting a new one from them.

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Lorpan IPA https://craftbrandco.com/product/omnipollo-lorpan/ appears to originate from a brewery in Sweden but is adapted to the hops and ingredients of the region in which it is brewed. Being that this is Canada, it warms my belly to know they are using Citra and Galaxy hops which are not grown here, but are among my favourite combinations. Hazy and tasty and bold and sweetly hoppy. This is a good beer. I only wish I had Zodiac and Lorpan to compare side by side. Perhaps another #beersaturday.

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Hopsters


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I have not been overly kind to Bench Brewing Company in past editions of Zeke's Sweet Hops. Like a few other breweries, their initial IPA is underwhelming to me but they keep pumping out new recipes and getting better. A neat new label design, and foray into hazy or juicy or something that sounds good but actually isn't really. I have given them their fair shakes but the competition in the region is very high and I can't remember if one of their beers even made it to "I will buy this again" status. 6th time is a charm?


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When you look a little closer at the texture of the background and realize they are hops, including Mosaic, Idaho, and Azzaca, we may be onto something? Then there is the cool illustration of the hop head with the hipster clothing, for Hopsters IPA https://benchbrewing.com/collections/beer/products/hopsters-ipa may be onto something finally.

I am happy to say this is a solid beer! It is shame that this appears to be a limited run but in a promising series with world famous hops combined with locally-grown hops.

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I might have never imagined giving my coveted seal of approval to Bench Brewing but this good beer with the promise of creative world/local hop fusion brews in the series, You finally earned it.

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#BEERSaturday!


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Yes I love Hockey and Beer

256 consecutive weeks of #Beersaturday and we are still going strong in the longest drinking session in recorded history. Any season is beer season so hit up https://hive.blog/hive-187719/@detlev/yeaahhh-beersaturday-week-256-lets-have-a-fresh-beer for this week's #beersaturday post, grab a pint, and join in the fun with a beer story of your own. Don't forget to stack !BEER tokens so that you can get rich and play the Beer King games every week here https://friends.beersaturday.com/hive One day I will be the BEER KING!

This week of #BeerSaturday, I like to invite my new friend @tengolotodo as I have never had a beer with a mad Scotsman I didn't enjoy. Write a post about beer with min. 3 pics in any language.

Cheers to our global family of beer-drinkers!!

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I am honoured to curate for:

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Any Lorpan Hopsters where you are? Cheers!

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I must admit to having sunk a pint of IPA in my time Zeke!
These look pretty awesome and there was a strong one in there too!
It will be my honour to share a beer with you, so lookout on Saturday and I will share a couple with you:)

Hell ya the more the merrier!

Plenty of fun folks on #beersaturday over the years. I wonder if there is a mining utility you can use to see how much rewards you received supporting a specific tag. I have literally made thousands drinking beer and posting about it which is wild!

That would be pretty cool if there was. Do what you love and do it often.
How cool is that though, drinking beer and posting about and getting paid to do it!
That is efficiency and smart as anything!