Kai Tangata

 8.6  %  abv -  New Zealand IPA with Wakatu & Southern Cross Freestyle Hops  

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Sugared Strawberries, Grandma's Purse Candy, Bergamot, Soft Wood Spice Aromatics, Kiwi Center, Candied Lemon Rind, Key Lime Pie, Floral Jasmine, Pineapple Gelato.

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A New Zealand Execution, Hopped Exclusively with New Zeraland Hops

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Translated to "Man Eater",  Kai Tangata is a Maori word and owes its origins to mythology and the practice within the culture.

One of the most notable cases was The Boyd Massacre in December 1807.  Maori from Ngati Pou,  killed and ate over 66 crew members of a ship in retaliation for punishing and whipping Te Ara, the son of the Rangatira (Chieftain).  Tensions had already been high amongst the local village due t a previous ship bringing disease.

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The punishment by an outside authority in the Maori culture was a great slight, and the indignity removed "mana" (possession of Energy and Power) which warranted "utu" (balance/restorative justice).

One of the few ways to restore "Mana", is to consume your enemies.  This was also viewed as the most vengeful and degrading thing one could do to another.  The ultimate poetic retaliation of eating your enemy and turning him into your excrement.

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The Boyd ship crew members were brought to the deck of the ship where they were killed and dismembered, the body parts then brought to shore and some of the flesh consumed.  In the aftermath, the Spanish vessel "City of Edinburgh" reported seeing piles of bones on the shoreline.

Pairs well with :

Errors of Humanity - "Towers of Human Skulls"

Executioner of Artwork :  @inkrituals