20 beers that made 2020 better
So, 2020, eh? It was bad, weird, stressful, depressing in places, but it also had plenty of...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Jan 13, 2021
So, 2020, eh? It was bad, weird, stressful, depressing in places, but it also had plenty of...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Dec 17, 2020
If you’re a devout student of Untappd you might know the name of New Zealand’s top-rated brewery....
Read Moreby Brett Atkinson | Dec 17, 2020
Adventure sports, the great outdoors and craft beer. It’s a winning combination from...
Read Moreby Neil McInnes | Dec 17, 2020
Summer is the best time for beer mixes and beer cocktails. Beer and soft drink mixes with the...
Read Moreby Stephen Gallagher | Dec 17, 2020
Christmas is always such a fun time for me. Once December first rolls around I’m helping Mariah...
Read Moreby Michael M | Dec 16, 2020
Every now and then I give my body (the liver in particular) a break by going off the alcohol for a...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Dec 15, 2020
One of New Zealand’s longest-running craft beers was “retired” this year, only to be given a...
Read Moreby Neil McInnes | Dec 12, 2020
During the October school holidays, the family and I went to Queenstown for a late season ski...
Read Moreby Tim Newman | Dec 12, 2020
Westvleteren 12, hallowed be its name, is an ever-present spectre that haunts the craft beer...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Dec 12, 2020
Doug Banks, a doyen of the NZ brewing scene, died in October. By way of tribute, we’re...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Dec 12, 2020
Local taprooms are the stuff of dreams, and the Mythica Brewing taproom is local to me – and a...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Dec 1, 2020
Who amongst us hasn’t bought a beer based on looks? Are you sure? One of the beauties of the beer...
Read Moreby Michael Donaldson | Nov 16, 2020
How can a beer go from being the best in New Zealand to one that’s pilloried on social media as...
Read Moreby Josh Lee | Aug 28, 2020
The haze craze which started back in 2003 in the USA and has since sailed its way over to our...
by Michael Donaldson | May 26, 2019
by Denise Garland | Aug 28, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Apr 26, 2019
by Michael M | Dec 29, 2020
After keeping a low profile, Giant Brewing are now taking big strides as the Hawke’s Bay...
by Michael Donaldson | Dec 17, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Dec 15, 2020
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Chris Mills of Kereru Brewing joins us for a vertical tasting of his award Night Spirit...
Read Moreby Michael M | Dec 17, 2020
“Good things take time” (as the proverb goes) but sometimes great things just take...
by Brett Atkinson | Dec 17, 2020
by Josh Lee | Nov 1, 2020
by Brett Atkinson | Oct 23, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Jan 13, 2021
So, 2020, eh? It was bad, weird, stressful, depressing in places, but it also had plenty of...
by Michael Donaldson | Dec 29, 2020
by Neil McInnes | Dec 17, 2020
by Michael M | Dec 16, 2020
by Michael M | Dec 29, 2020
After keeping a low profile, Giant Brewing are now taking big strides as the Hawke’s Bay...
by Michael Donaldson | Dec 1, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Nov 1, 2020
by Josh Lee | Nov 1, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Oct 24, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Dec 29, 2020
To celebrate a decade writing about beer, I’ve created my idyllic dozen that signify my personal...
by Neil McInnes | Dec 7, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Nov 28, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Nov 16, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Nov 15, 2020
by Neil McInnes | Nov 1, 2020
In early August I had only just started re-indulging in craft beer again when the spectre of...
by Denise Garland | Oct 28, 2020
by Michael Donaldson | Sep 1, 2020
by Tim Newman | Sep 1, 2020
by Neil McInnes | Aug 28, 2020
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