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From Mountain Culture to Shining Peak
Wednesday 9 October 2024Hectic doesn’t even begin to describe the past winter months at New Plymouth brewpub, Shining Peak. They have commissioned a spanking new bottling machine for limited release and barrel-aged beers;…
Read MoreForkin’ Big Win for Little Wellington BrewPub
Wednesday 9 October 2024Brayden Rawlinson, sole brewer at Wellington brewpub, Fork & Brewer, celebrated his recent win at the NZ Brewers Guild Awards in August, nabbing 11 medals and the title of Aotearoa’s…
Read MoreMcLeod’s On Cloud Nine
Wednesday 9 October 2024It’s a tough choice for Jason Bathgate — is he happier with McLeod’s winning the Champion Medium Brewery title or Tropical Cyclone winning the Champion Beer at the New Zealand…
Read MoreInstagratification: Dusty’s best of the latest releases
Tuesday 8 October 2024Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases
Read MoreParrotdog’s Core Range Rolling In Gold
Friday 4 October 2024The retraction in the beer economy over the past two years has an upside for Parrotdog — better beers. The Lyall Bay outfit won the Champion Large Brewery at the…
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Features
Trouble Brewing in Margaret River
Wednesday 18 September 2024This is the contentious story of how craft beer forced its way into a premium wine hotspot in Western Australia — and the Kiwi brewing engineer at the centre of it…
Read MoreThe Beer Project — Karamu Barrelworks
Wednesday 28 August 2024It’s a magical drive into Karamu Barrelworks on Daryl Bryant’s rural Waikato lifestyle block. The morning light softly filters through the trees he and his wife Lynette planted when they…
Read MoreCraft Reaches New Heights at Broken River
Tuesday 20 August 2024With news of brewers and premises in strife seemingly now a daily headline, it’s with some relief that I find myself writing about one reaching new heights. The Broken River Ski…
Read MoreDylan Adams — Two Breweries, Two Liquidations
Tuesday 13 August 2024For a few days in June, Dylan Adams thought he was cursed. He’d lost his job as lead brewer when Deep Creek went into liquidation last year. He soon picked…
Read MoreWe’re Goin’ To Jackson Street
Friday 9 August 2024Food-centric Jackson Street — the thumping main artery heart of vibrant Petone — is now officially a craft beer destination™. For those who don’t know it, Petone is the fulcrum…
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Urbanaut Atlanta Bright IPA
Wednesday 25 September 2024It seems 2024 is turning into of the ‘year of the bright IPA’ with phenomenal releases rolling out one after the other, many of them in super affordable multi-packs too. …
Read MoreSprig & Fern The G.O.A.T Doppelbock
Tuesday 27 August 2024Over the next wee bit I’ll be exploring the trophy winners from the recent New Zealand Beer Awards, starting with The G.O.A.T Doppelbock (7.9%) from Nelson brewing legends Sprig +…
Read More8 Wired Southland Hopwired
Wednesday 31 July 20248 Wired Hopwired has a special place for me, both in my heart and in my fridge. Tracing back those 15 years since its inception in 2009, this most fundamental…
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Badass Beverages Out But Not Down
Friday 13 September 2024Start-up brand Badass Beverages is shutting up the shop with the brand for sale. On face value it’s a sad day because Badass did some cool things — and they…
Read MoreI Am Hope Rejects Funding Over “Not For Pussies” Beer
Friday 6 September 2024Mental health charity I Am Hope has refused to take money from a boxing fund-raiser because a beer with the tagline “not for pussies” is being co-promoted alongside the event.…
Read MoreDuncan’s Drop The Lactose For Vegan Beer
Wednesday 4 September 2024New Zealand’s self-professed biggest user of lactose (milk sugar) in the brewing process is set to find new customers after creating a lactose-free, vegan-friendly smoothie sour. The use of lactose…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Instagratification: Dusty’s best of the latest releases
Tuesday 8 October 2024Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases
Read MoreFermented Culture – A Moment of Communion
Tuesday 27 August 2024This column was pitched to me as a vehicle for me to reprise “The Grumpy Brewer” a character I played during lockdown that comedically allowed my frustrations with the world…
Read MoreInstagratification: Dusty’s Winter Warmers
Tuesday 20 August 2024Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, rounds up a bevvy of winter warmers
Read MoreTravel
Searchlight Shining Bright in Queenstown
Wednesday 25 September 2024Nestled away in Industrial Place just outside the bustle of Queenstown’s CBD is Searchlight Brewery. The independently owned and operated brewery was first started as a passion project in 2015,…
Read MoreMr Goodbar — Wellington
Wednesday 31 July 2024When in Wellington, visit the temples of taste. And I’m not talking about Unity Books or Slow Boat Records, the legendary Cuba Street music store. No, I’m talking brewbars. And…
Read MoreBeervana — 48 Hours In Wellington
Wednesday 31 July 2024It doesn’t matter how you plan to get to Wellington for Beervana, you can start enjoying the Craft Beer Capital long before you hit the stadium. Make it a four-day…
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