20 beers that made 2020 better
So, 2020, eh? It was bad, weird, stressful, depressing in places, but it also had plenty of...
Read More
The Upside of 2020
Issue 56: Summer 2020-21
Bread to Brew
If you’re a devout student of Untappd you might know the name of New Zealand’s top-rated brewery....
Read More
Adventures in Beer
Adventure sports, the great outdoors and craft beer. It’s a winning combination from...
Read More
Summer Juggin’
Summer is the best time for beer mixes and beer cocktails. Beer and soft drink mixes with the...
Read More
All I want for Christmas is …
Christmas is always such a fun time for me. Once December first rolls around I’m helping Mariah...
Read More
Heroes of the Zeroes: best No-alcohol beers
Every now and then I give my body (the liver in particular) a break by going off the alcohol for a...
Read More
The battle of 1812
One of New Zealand’s longest-running craft beers was “retired” this year, only to be given a...
Read More
Capital Diary: Spring in My Step
During the October school holidays, the family and I went to Queenstown for a late season ski...
Read More
Deus Ex Cerveza
Westvleteren 12, hallowed be its name, is an ever-present spectre that haunts the craft beer...
Read More
Thanking Mr Banks
Doug Banks, a doyen of the NZ brewing scene, died in October. By way of tribute, we’re...
Read More
Myth becomes reality
Local taprooms are the stuff of dreams, and the Mythica Brewing taproom is local to me – and a...
Read More
Aces of Arts: Label Design Award winners
Who amongst us hasn’t bought a beer based on looks? Are you sure? One of the beauties of the beer...
Read More
Across the Great Divide
How can a beer go from being the best in New Zealand to one that’s pilloried on social media as...
Read More
Latest reviews
Features
Best budget hazies
The haze craze which started back in 2003 in the USA and has since sailed its way over to our...
News
Giant taking big strides
After keeping a low profile, Giant Brewing are now taking big strides as the Hawke’s Bay...
Virtual Vertical tasting of Night Spirit
Chris Mills of Kereru Brewing joins us for a vertical tasting of his award Night Spirit...
Read More
Travel
Brave New Frontier
“Good things take time” (as the proverb goes) but sometimes great things just take...
Opinion
20 beers that made 2020 better
So, 2020, eh? It was bad, weird, stressful, depressing in places, but it also had plenty of...
- Breweries
- Beer
- Bars
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...
