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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 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 MoreAn Epic 20 Years
Thursday 11 December 2025Achieving two decades in craft brewing is a titanic feat for any producer, but few (it could be argued none) have been as formative a presence in the New Zealand…
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 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…
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Features
An Epic 20 Years
Thursday 11 December 2025Achieving two decades in craft brewing is a titanic feat for any producer, but few (it could be argued none) have been as formative a presence in the New Zealand…
Read MoreFarewell To A Brewing Legend — Paul ‘Coops’ Cooper
Thursday 30 October 2025Before the internet, before Google, YouTube and AI, and before craft beer became a global movement, there was Richard “Paul” Cooper — or as everyone in the brewing world knew…
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Most Awarded Beers
Tuesday 14 October 2025It was Stay Gold that started this … the Brave Brewing XPA that won a trophy in the International Pale Ale class at this year’s New Zealand Beer Awards. I…
Read MoreSlow Walk Through Paradise — Visiting Every Brewery in NZ
Friday 10 October 2025There’s something about beer that’s always been part of my story. From the early days of sneaking sips of Lion Brown at my dad’s feet and walking around the house…
Read MoreKnocking On (Ben) Heaven’s Door
Wednesday 8 October 2025When Heaven’s Brewing burst onto the national stage with a Top 25 at the New World Beer & Cider Awards, it seemed like they’d come from nowhere. But I reckon…
Read MoreRecommended
Bach 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 MoreTwo Thumb SMASH IPA Series #1
Wednesday 12 November 2025From Christchurch City’s Two Thumb Brewing Company, S.M.A.S.H (single malt and single hop) is the first release in a new series of IPAs featuring a single malt paired with a…
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Renaissance 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 MoreHop Federation Saved — Bought by DNA
Friday 28 November 2025Hop Federation has been saved. After the brewery was shuttered by previous owners Kono just a couple of months ago, Hop Federation will live on after Blenheim’s DNA Brewing stepped…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Instagratification: 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 MoreNew Zealand’s Most Awarded Beers
Tuesday 14 October 2025It was Stay Gold that started this … the Brave Brewing XPA that won a trophy in the International Pale Ale class at this year’s New Zealand Beer Awards. I…
Read MoreTravel
Mr 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 MoreBeer Festivals — Your Guide To What’s On In Early 2026
Tuesday 2 December 2025There are plenty of beer festivals popping up around the country this summer. Here is a run-down on the main festivals coming up in the first part of 2026. Saturday,…
Read MoreThe Mighty Moutere Inn Celebrates 175 Years
Thursday 9 October 2025They started off no different to everyone else. Four blokes used to British and European choices find options in New Zealand limited. In 2008 good beer is being brewed but…
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