kieran.allen
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Hey All,
So up until recently I was a massive fan of Holgate's Hopinator Double India Pale Ale, but something has changed. I bought a 6-Pack recently and found myself unable to finish a bottle. The same was the case when I had it on tap at The Union Hotel in Newtown.
Now If I remember correctly, Holgate recently upgraded their entire brewhouse, so I'm thinking the recipe hasn't been properly updated to deal with the change in equipment size, quality etc or otherwise they have changed the recipe/ingredients. In any case the beer is no longer the amazing treat it once was (especially at $35 a 6-Pack).
When I raised this with Holgate they told me that it may have been due to the age of the bottle, but as it was only 6-months old, I very much doubt that was the case, expecially as the tap version was also lacking.
Has anyone else come to this realistion recently?
n.b. Thankfully Holgate's Temptress Chocolate Porter remains amazing as ever
So up until recently I was a massive fan of Holgate's Hopinator Double India Pale Ale, but something has changed. I bought a 6-Pack recently and found myself unable to finish a bottle. The same was the case when I had it on tap at The Union Hotel in Newtown.
Now If I remember correctly, Holgate recently upgraded their entire brewhouse, so I'm thinking the recipe hasn't been properly updated to deal with the change in equipment size, quality etc or otherwise they have changed the recipe/ingredients. In any case the beer is no longer the amazing treat it once was (especially at $35 a 6-Pack).
When I raised this with Holgate they told me that it may have been due to the age of the bottle, but as it was only 6-months old, I very much doubt that was the case, expecially as the tap version was also lacking.
Has anyone else come to this realistion recently?
n.b. Thankfully Holgate's Temptress Chocolate Porter remains amazing as ever