A Worty Dozen: Greatest Hits Vol 1
A dozen music-related beers, and a bonus track, all named after cracking bands, tunes or albums, from Bowie to Black Sabbath.
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Latest Reviews
Garage Project Lupus The Wolf man Double IPA (9%)
Returning after a few years hibernating, this big West Coast style IPA ‘Wolf Man’ is back to cause...
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Paynter’s The Pilgrim Cider (5.9%)
Paynter’s The Pilgrim is one of those ciders that bridges the gap between clean,...
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Urbanaut Sabro Triple Hazy (13.5%)
Picking up where Urbanaut’s previous (and even stronger!) triple hazy left off, this new edition...
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Bateman’s Vintage Ale 2013 (7.5%)
An oak aged strong ale, replicating the old ‘Batemans BBB Barley Wine (back when barley wine could...
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Epic Magic Dust IPA (6.9%)
This reviewer is happy to concede that he’s been stuck in the “haze craze”. Suddenly (and...
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Garage Project Super Fresh Vol 5 Hazy Double IPA (10%)
Part five in a series that acknowledges the essential conditions that hop-driven IPA needs to...
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Features
From Peters to Colins: A Life In Beer
Legendary Kiwi journalist Colin Hogg takes a journey from the lazy days of flagons in the Central...
News
Lockdown love for Craft beer
Preface: A slightly different version of this article appeared in the print version of Pursuit of...
Video
Virtual Vertical tasting of Night Spirit
Chris Mills of Kereru Brewing joins us for a vertical tasting of his award Night Spirit...
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Lime zest the flavour of Marchfest
Lime is the flavour note for Marchfest – the annual Nelson festival held during hop harvest. The...
Opinion
Capital Diary: A holiday haze
The summer holiday break offers plenty of opportunities for craft beer fun and I had my share. One...
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Giant taking big strides
After keeping a low profile, Giant Brewing are now taking big strides as the Hawke’s Bay...
An idyllic dozen of the decade
To celebrate a decade writing about beer, I’ve created my idyllic dozen that signify my personal...
Capital Diary: Going to the Dogs
In early August I had only just started re-indulging in craft beer again when the spectre of...
