New Zealand’s only dedicated craft beer magazine.
Bringing you news, reviews, features, opinion and travel writing from around the country.
Latest
The Hoptimist — Boom Town Brewing
Wednesday 7 January 2026Sunshine, scenery, and a cold beer—Marlborough knows how to show off. But when that beer is a Boom Town APA and your interviewee colleague is Clive Macfarlane, the man behind…
Read MoreThe Man Behind The Cans
Monday 5 January 2026If you’re prone to a tipple of craft beer, chances are you’re more than familiar with the work of Wellington creative, art director and artist, Anton Hart. For more than…
Read MoreFermented Culture — Elysian Fields
Wednesday 31 December 2025Kieran Haslett-Moore dreams of the beers he might drink in paradise “Sitting at rustic tables in rural pub gardens in Hertfordshire on long, warm, sunny summer evenings, talking with friends,…
Read MoreThe Start Up Series — Twofold
Tuesday 30 December 2025This is the final part in a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the…
Read MoreThe Start Up Series — BS Brewing
Monday 29 December 2025This is the fifth part in a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the…
Read MoreThe Dalum CO2 Unit is designed for craft breweries to recover CO2 from fermentation and the purging of tanks.
Want to know more about carbon capture for your brewery?
Visit Viniquip.co.nz
NZ 0800 284 647 AU 1800 209 370
VINIQUIP
Information on our premium brands can be found on our website.
Features
The Start Up Series — BS Brewing
Monday 29 December 2025This is the fifth part in a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the…
Read MoreThe Start Up Series — Alchemy St
Friday 19 December 2025This is the fourth part of a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the…
Read MoreThe Start Up Series — DNA Brewing
Thursday 18 December 2025This is the third instalment in a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the…
Read MoreThe Start Up Series — Coromandel Town Supply
Wednesday 17 December 2025This is the second chapter in a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the…
Read MoreThe Start Up Series — Renegade Brewing
Tuesday 16 December 2025This is the first in a series dedicated to breweries that have opened up since the Covid-19 pandemic. The past five years have been tough for those in the brewing…
Read MoreRecommended
8 Wired Superconductor Double IPA
Thursday 18 December 2025Christmas has come early for me this year, as Warkworth’s 8-Wired has revived one of their (and very much one of my own) all time classic beers. Superconductor Double IPA…
Read MoreBach Brewing Polygamy Pilsner
Monday 1 December 2025Summer heat has now well and truly arrived so it’s time to crack out the Pilsner. Bach Brewing’s Polygamy (maybe one of the weirdest naming decisions ever) Pilsner is a re-brew…
Read MoreWigram Mustang Pale Ale
Wednesday 12 November 2025Christchurch’s Wigram Brewery recently hosted an event to pay tribute to the late Paul Cooper, one of the founding fathers of New Zealand craft brewing. It was a quiet afternoon,…
Read MoreNews
Three Sisters Expand Into Wellington
Friday 12 December 2025New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is expanding into Wellington, taking over the site that was once home to Black Dog brewery in Blair Street. It’s a massive step for a…
Read MoreRenaissance Takes Over Kaiapoi Site From Chinchiller
Friday 5 December 2025Renaissance has taken over the brewery in Kaiapoi that was previously home to Chinchiller and, before that, Eagle Brewing and Five Peaks. It’s the third home for Renaissance, which started…
Read MoreThree Boys Sold
Monday 1 December 2025Three Boys, one of New Zealand’s most important craft breweries and a two-time champion brewery, is in new hands after being sold. The brewery, founded by Ralph Bungard and his…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Fermented Culture — Elysian Fields
Wednesday 31 December 2025Kieran Haslett-Moore dreams of the beers he might drink in paradise “Sitting at rustic tables in rural pub gardens in Hertfordshire on long, warm, sunny summer evenings, talking with friends,…
Read MoreInstagratification: Dusty’s Best Summer Beers
Tuesday 9 December 2025Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases.
Read MoreFestival check: Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival
Friday 14 November 2025A Wellington reader made the trip down south last Friday to attend the festival and filed this report. Arrival experience: The festival is held each year at Forsyth Barr Stadium in…
Read MoreTravel
The Hoptimist — Boom Town Brewing
Wednesday 7 January 2026Sunshine, scenery, and a cold beer—Marlborough knows how to show off. But when that beer is a Boom Town APA and your interviewee colleague is Clive Macfarlane, the man behind…
Read MoreThree Sisters Expand Into Wellington
Friday 12 December 2025New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is expanding into Wellington, taking over the site that was once home to Black Dog brewery in Blair Street. It’s a massive step for a…
Read MoreMr Good Bar — Epic Taproom
Thursday 11 December 2025After a while, being Mr Good Bar has become a little like living a replay of Groundhog Day, the Bill Murray movie that famously celebrates repetition. And I mention that…
Read More