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Last Week’s Main Presenter - “Guinness Down Under”

Rod Smith, author, journalist, and self-confessed scribe-a-manic talked about the history of that wonderful black velvety substance, Guinness. Some quick facts for you:

• His book, Guinness Down Under has been a 15 – 20 year labour of love

• The Guinness family initially brewed ale before switching to a porter

• There’s only 4 ingredients in a drop of Guinness – H₂O, barley, yeast & hops

• The yeast used today is a descendent of the original yeast used in the brewery in the 1800s

• The widget aids with the 2-gas pour which is a combination of nitrogen and CO₂

• That same widget is a hallmark of the Guinness product

• It takes 190 seconds to settle the beer after the pour

• These days, the Guinness family own just 5% of the shares in the business

• NZ brews under license

Coming Up On Thursday – Sam Voss

Cambridge Garden Festival

Key Updates

• It’s Cambridge Findit delivery weekend on Saturday & Sunday the 24th and 25th of November. Directories can be picked up on Saturday morning on the 24th from 8.30am at Shaw’s Ropes on Hautapu Road

• Can you help out with the Christmas Parade on Sunday December 2^nd? Dennis Finn needs your help!  (see below)

• The first Bookarama sorting day is Monday December 10^th and a regular sorting programme will kick off in the new year. Pop the dates in your diary now for the 2019 Bookarama – May 5^th to 12^th

• Julie Bryant is looking for assistance in the kitchen at the Achievement House Christmas Party on Wednesday December 12^th and for volunteers to pick up platters from the different cafes in town

• Expressions of interest to Robyn Crickett for our Waiheke Island weekend – late March / early April. If you’re keen please let Robyn know so that bookings can get underway before it’s too late!

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