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Dusty’s Beers of Instagram
Sunday 14 August 2022Instagrammer Dusty trains his lens on a selection of different IPAs, from cold, to red, to black to hazy.
Read MoreTrans-Tasman Blind Date Beers
Sunday 14 August 2022Like any good business idea, the concept of a Tinder-style hook-up of trans-Tasman brewers for a special box of beer came from being stymied on another project.
Read MoreIsthmus Figaro Imperial Stout
Sunday 14 August 2022Isthmus Brewing’s Figaro, a fig and chocolate imperial stout (9% ABV) is intensely dark in colour, crowned by a coffee crema head. The aroma begins with notes of cocoa powder…
Read MoreDeep Creek Leo extroverted Hazy IPA
Thursday 11 August 2022Reviewer Josh Lee says Deep Creek Leo Extroverted Hazy IPA is the best hazy he's tried this year and recommends it highly.
Read MoreWhat’s on offer at Beervana
Thursday 11 August 2022I'm already licking my lips at what's on offer at next week's Beervana festival in Wellington next week.
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Features
Kainui back to the big time
Monday 8 August 2022Far North cult favourites Kainui Brew Co have returned to the big time with an outstanding performance at the NZ Beer Awards.
Read MoreMalthouse WCIPA Challenge: Let’s go do the hop
Thursday 21 July 2022What does your favourite brewery's entry to The Malthouse West Coast IPA Challenge say about their musical taste
Read MoreCASSELS DELIVER TRIPLE TREAT OF SWEET STOUTS
Tuesday 5 July 2022Milk Stouts first became popular in England during the 1800s with blue-collar labourers as a nutritious complement to morning or midday meals. As with many older beer styles, milk stouts…
Read MoreDUSTY’S BEERS OF INSTAGRAM JUNE 2022
Tuesday 5 July 2022Instagram influencer Dusty snaps his favourite beers from June, 2022
Read MoreBOOTLEG BURNING THEIR OWN PATH
Tuesday 28 June 2022Rather than lament Covid restrictions that limited venues to 100 people, Hamilton's Bootleg Brewery saw an opportunity to do something good.
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Isthmus Figaro Imperial Stout
Sunday 14 August 2022Isthmus Brewing’s Figaro, a fig and chocolate imperial stout (9% ABV) is intensely dark in colour, crowned by a coffee crema head. The aroma begins with notes of cocoa powder…
Read MoreDeep Creek Leo extroverted Hazy IPA
Thursday 11 August 2022Reviewer Josh Lee says Deep Creek Leo Extroverted Hazy IPA is the best hazy he's tried this year and recommends it highly.
Read MoreBoneface The Wolf Bites Back Triple Cold IPA
Wednesday 10 August 2022Boneface The Wolf Bites Back Triple Cold IPA is a complex mix of sharp citrus and softer tropicals, with pungent rosewater and light malt sweetness.
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Trans-Tasman Blind Date Beers
Sunday 14 August 2022Like any good business idea, the concept of a Tinder-style hook-up of trans-Tasman brewers for a special box of beer came from being stymied on another project.
Read MoreEmotional night for Behemoth
Tuesday 2 August 2022Behemoth are not shy of success and have won plenty of trophies and gold medals for individual beers over the years, but it was an emotional night for founder Andrew…
Read MoreEddyline’s West Coast IPA `Mic Drop’
Tuesday 2 August 2022That Eddy's Drop, a fantastic musical pun from Eddyline in Nelson, took out the annual Malthouse West Coast IPA Challenge in Wellington on July 29.
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Opinion
Why big breweries matter
Thursday 14 July 2022In my previous article, I set out to discuss definitions of a craft brewery. Based on insights from craft brewers here in New Zealand, I concluded that craft breweries were…
Read MoreHave a “go at” Doppelbock
Wednesday 6 July 2022Looking for something different? Hazy beers not quite hitting the same? Perhaps you’re considering trying something maltier, but you’ve never ventured beyond stouts and porters. Might I suggest a beer that…
Read MoreWhat is a craft brewery?
Thursday 26 May 2022In New Zealand, we don’t do a great job of defining a craft brewery; there is no rigid industry standard, so what makes craft "craft"?
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TARANAKI’S BOOMING BEER SCENE
Wednesday 29 June 2022Kelly Ryan from Boneface and Joe Wood from Liberty have a lot to answer for. Strike up a conversation with a few current contributors to the Taranaki beer scene, and…
Read MoreA cat, a caravan and classic beer at Emporium
Monday 7 March 2022The new Emporium bar is somewhere between festival taproom and shearing shed, constructed with recycled materials including the wide doors that open the building right up onto the nearby farmland.
Read MoreBay of Islands beer
Tuesday 1 March 2022There is a healthy craft beer scene emerging in the Far North as well as some fantastic heritage pubs to visit.
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