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Harpoon Brewery Camp Wannamango Pale Ale Craft Beer Review · Strikeout Beer

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  Speaker 1: What is going on, everyone? Welcome to Strikeout Beer, your
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  Speaker 1: least favorite podcast. With your pals, Alan and BGD.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Alan.
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  Speaker 3: I'm super BGD today.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, buddy.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, buddy. We're here today having from Harpoon, Camp Wanamango. Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: A little bit of foam on this one. A little
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  Speaker 3: bit of foam on this one.
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  Speaker 2: Uh-oh.
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  Speaker 3: Uh-oh. This is a mixed-packs exclusive.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I'm not too bad.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, looks about the same.
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  Speaker 2: Well, let's see here.
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  Speaker 1: So this is from, you said this was Mixed Pack Exclusive?
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  Speaker 3: Exclusive, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: 5% ABV, 22 IBUs. It's a fruited pale ale. Hops
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  Speaker 1: are Simcoe, Sultana. Some published formations also list Northern Brewer.
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  Speaker 2: So, maybe.
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  Speaker 1: Mango Puree. It's going to have a golden slash copper color.
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  Speaker 1: When you're drinking it, look for mango first, followed by
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  Speaker 1: passion fruit, pineapple slash tropical fruit, citrus, and a little pine.
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  Speaker 1: Underneath that, there's a light caramel, bready malt sweetness. The
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  Speaker 1: finish should be fairly crisp with a mild hot bitterness
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  Speaker 1: and another little hint of mango.
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  Speaker 3: Is that what the internet is telling you?
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  Speaker 1: That's what ChatGPT is telling me. They're getting that off
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  Speaker 1: of it. They got that off of Microbrewed Beer of
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  Speaker 1: the Month Club. That's where they got that info from.
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  Speaker 1: It's got an average score of 3.64 out of 5
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  Speaker 1: on Untappd. Out of more than 72,000 ratings.
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  Speaker 2: Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Cheers.
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  Speaker 3: Smells like mango.
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  Speaker 2: Smells really good.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, when I was looking at it on their website, harpoonbrewery.com,
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  Speaker 3: this mango pale ale is packed with bright and tropical
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  Speaker 3: aromas with Simcoe and sultana hops and fresh mango puree.
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  Speaker 3: Refreshingly fruity, but pleasantly light and with just a faintness.
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  Speaker 3: Faintest hint of sweetness. Perfect pair for the summer sun
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  Speaker 3: all the way from Chatham to Lake Chaplin.
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  Speaker 2: There you go.
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  Speaker 1: That's really delicious.
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  Speaker 3: I'll tell you what, it's like, you know, we're already
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  Speaker 3: kind of falling into the season where pumpkin spice and
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  Speaker 3: what's going on. And for some reason, when I like
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  Speaker 3: smelt it and taste, I go, is this a pumpkin beer?
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  Speaker 3: Did we fall into pumpkin hell already? I'm not against it.
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  Speaker 3: I'm just saying, I don't know what's going on here.
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  Speaker 3: I feel like I've been whamboozled, but maybe it's the, uh,
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  Speaker 3: it smells good though. It really does.
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  Speaker 1: That's really good. Like this is a craft beer for
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  Speaker 1: people who don't like beer. I think like if you're like, Oh,
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  Speaker 1: I don't really like beer.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, you got the traditional beer taste, but it's
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  Speaker 3: a little bit more fruity towards the end.
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  Speaker 2: Right.
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  Speaker 3: Low IBU. So it's not a lot of, it's not
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  Speaker 3: a lot of bitterness or anything like that. I think
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  Speaker 3: it's a good summer beer. Like it just gives you
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  Speaker 3: a nice something to mix it up. Right. It's got
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  Speaker 3: a lot going on there. A lot going on. A
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  Speaker 3: lot of, a lot of fruit, like tropical. You definitely
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  Speaker 3: get the mango. The mango is just like right there
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  Speaker 3: because it's, it's made with fresh mango puree. So.
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  Speaker 2: We've had a lot of mango beers here lately.
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  Speaker 3: I had two last week.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah. Nothing wrong with that though.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Not bad.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's pretty good.
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  Speaker 2: And this one's going down pretty damn smooth.
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  Speaker 1: Like that's pretty good.
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  Speaker 3: We're going to be tough to make the five minutes
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  Speaker 3: on this one. I'm about to pound it. I'm about
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  Speaker 3: to take it down to pound town. It actually is
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  Speaker 3: kind of nice. But yeah, so this is the mixed
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  Speaker 3: pack exclusive. I got it from Total Wine. I don't
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  Speaker 3: know why I'm like, a tongue. I got numb tongue.
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  Speaker 3: You know what I mean? So yeah, it popped off. I,
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  Speaker 3: you know, cause it was like, we're not done with
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  Speaker 3: summer yet. Let's hold on as long as we can.
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  Speaker 3: We'll have another, we'll get another mixed pack in there.
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  Speaker 3: September is here next week, man. You know what I mean?
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  Speaker 3: Then it's going to be fall beers, October fest beers,
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  Speaker 3: fest beers, October rolls around. We're going to have our
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  Speaker 3: pumpkin ales out, you know, pumpkin stouts. But yeah, I
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  Speaker 3: like the can art. The can art's nice. I liked it.
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  Speaker 1: The can's cool. It takes you back to that summer
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  Speaker 1: camp feel, right?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: You ever go to summer camp?
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  Speaker 1: I went to went to some church camps and went
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  Speaker 1: to Boy Scouts every year.
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  Speaker 2: You know, went to one big summer camp every year.
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  Speaker 1: What?
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  Speaker 2: A couple of years went to two different camps. But,
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  Speaker 2: you know, for.
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  Speaker 3: Boy Scouts. But, yeah, I tell you what, this would
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  Speaker 3: be really good. Like with Taheen and some Jamoy. Oh, buddy.
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  Speaker 3: It would set this thing off like like crazy.
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  Speaker 1: So this is a it's a mix pack exclusive.
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  Speaker 2: What was in this mix pack? Do you know? OK, well,
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  Speaker 2: you bought it.
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  Speaker 3: So why would I know this? No, I don't like.
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  Speaker 2: Anybody could even know that. I mean, let's just be honest.
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  Speaker 2: It's pretty good. I do like it.
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  Speaker 3: Well, all right. So it's excuse me. Harpoon Summer Vacation
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  Speaker 3: Mix Pack.
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  Speaker 2: OK.
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  Speaker 3: It features a variety of lineup from smooth IPAs and
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  Speaker 3: easy drinking ales. It includes Harpoon IPA, SummerStyle, and they
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  Speaker 3: don't go any further than that.
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  Speaker 2: We got DayDrifter IPA.
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  Speaker 3: We definitely have that.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, because we're doing that one next.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah. What is this going on? Yeah, okay. So
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  Speaker 3: you have Harpoon IPA, a staple. Then you got SummerStyle,
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  Speaker 3: Camp Wanamango, Wanabango, and then the DayDrifter IPA. We got
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  Speaker 3: DayDrifter coming up next. And so it jumped off. Lizzie
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  Speaker 3: picked it out, and she's like, Like perfect. That's what
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  Speaker 3: I'm looking for. So there's summer vacation. Our summer vacation
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  Speaker 3: mix pack is built for wherever the season takes you
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  Speaker 3: from backyard grills to beach chairs to just one more
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  Speaker 3: sunset with smooth IPAs and easy drinking pale ales. This
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  Speaker 3: pack delivers a variety without overthinking it. No itinerary required.
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  Speaker 3: Just bring a cooler.
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  Speaker 2: Okay. There we go. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I think you always want to try and
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  Speaker 1: hold on to the summer as long as you can.
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  Speaker 3: You do. I mean, as much as I want fall
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  Speaker 3: to be here and let's get Halloween going, I've already
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  Speaker 3: got Hubie Halloween in the queue. You know what I mean?
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  Speaker 3: I got stuff going on. But for this one, so
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  Speaker 3: they're out of Harpoon Brewery is out of Boston, Mass
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  Speaker 3: and Windsor, Vermont.
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  Speaker 2: Okay. All right.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. Ain't nothing wrong with that Vermont beer scene up there.
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  Speaker 3: I'll tell you that right now. Not a damn thing
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  Speaker 3: wrong with it. Love it.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 2: There you go. I've never been up there. I would
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  Speaker 2: like to go. Here it's lovely up there.
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  Speaker 3: Gorgeous. Gorgeous. A lot of Subarus. A lot of Subarus.
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  Speaker 2: Okay. I could deal with that.
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  Speaker 1: There's nothing wrong with Subaru.
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  Speaker 3: All right. You ready? Yeah, cheers, bud. Cheers, everybody out there.
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  Speaker 2: That's pretty damn good.
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  Speaker 1: I think I'm at like a 375 on this.
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  Speaker 2: This is where I'm going to be.
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  Speaker 3: I think I'm going to be a little bit higher.
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  Speaker 3: Recap the score real quick. How many check-ins, if you
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  Speaker 3: don't mind?
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  Speaker 1: 3.64 out of 5 with more than 72,000.
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  Speaker 3: Individual check-ins?
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  Speaker 1: That's just ratings.
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  Speaker 3: That's not check-ins. Okay, gotcha.
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  Speaker 2: Ratings.
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  Speaker 3: Give me a 4. Okay. I'm liking the juiciness, the mango.
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  Speaker 3: I'm really digging the mango.
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  Speaker 2: I was teetering on a 4. I almost said a 4. Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: I'm digging it. This thing is so refreshing. Let's just
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  Speaker 3: say that. It's a little heavy with the puree, the
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  Speaker 3: mango puree, but it's so just the taste is refreshing.
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  Speaker 2: The flavor is really good. Thumbs up for sure.
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  Speaker 1: Definitely gets a thumb up for me.
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  Speaker 2: I would have this. I wish I had another one,
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  Speaker 2: to be honest with you. I'll see if I can
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  Speaker 2: find some. I'll spill the wine and see if I
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  Speaker 2: can get it, but Have you guys had this before?
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  Speaker 1: Have you ever been to Vermont? And is it as
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  Speaker 1: beautiful as people say?
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  Speaker 2: Because, you know, people say. Let us know down in
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  Speaker 2: the comments. As always, I'm Alan.
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  Speaker 3: I'm R.D. Or B.G.D. Super B.G.D.
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  Speaker 1: We'll talk to you guys later.
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  Speaker 2: Deuces.