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From Mountain Culture to Shining Peak

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Hectic 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;…

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Forkin’ Big Win for Little Wellington BrewPub

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Brayden 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…

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McLeod’s On Cloud Nine

Wednesday 9 October 2024

It’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…

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Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s best of the latest releases

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases

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Parrotdog’s Core Range Rolling In Gold

Friday 4 October 2024

The 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

Features

Trouble Brewing in Margaret River

Wednesday 18 September 2024

This 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…

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Features

The Beer Project — Karamu Barrelworks

Wednesday 28 August 2024

It’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…

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Features

Craft Reaches New Heights at Broken River

Tuesday 20 August 2024

With 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…

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Features

Dylan Adams — Two Breweries, Two Liquidations

Tuesday 13 August 2024

For 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…

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Features

We’re Goin’ To Jackson Street

Friday 9 August 2024

Food-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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Recommended

Recommended

Urbanaut Atlanta Bright IPA

Wednesday 25 September 2024

It 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. …

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Sprig & Fern The G.O.A.T Doppelbock

Tuesday 27 August 2024

Over 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 +…

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8 Wired Southland Hopwired

Wednesday 31 July 2024

8 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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News

News

Badass Beverages Out But Not Down

Friday 13 September 2024

Start-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…

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News

I Am Hope Rejects Funding Over “Not For Pussies” Beer

Friday 6 September 2024

Mental 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.…

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News

Duncan’s Drop The Lactose For Vegan Beer

Wednesday 4 September 2024

New 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…

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Friday Night Beers 

Opinion

Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s best of the latest releases

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases

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Opinion

Fermented Culture – A Moment of Communion

Tuesday 27 August 2024

This 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…

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Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s Winter Warmers

Tuesday 20 August 2024

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, rounds up a bevvy of winter warmers

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Travel

Travel

Searchlight Shining Bright in Queenstown

Wednesday 25 September 2024

Nestled 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,…

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Travel

Mr Goodbar — Wellington

Wednesday 31 July 2024

When 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…

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Travel

Beervana — 48 Hours In Wellington

Wednesday 31 July 2024

It 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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