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Sawmill — A Cut Above
Thursday 5 December 2024To use a golf analogy, Sawmill Brewing are “sneaky long”. It’s a term used for golfers, who, without apparent effort, hit the ball a long way. And so it is…
Read MoreDeep Creek Founder Starts Over in Tauranga
Tuesday 3 December 2024Scott Taylor, one of the founders of Deep Creek and the face of the brand, is starting a new brewpub in Tauriko, just outside Tauranga. Taylor had a 1% stake…
Read MoreOrganic Hops Poised For A Bright Future
Wednesday 13 November 2024As the European Union sets ambitious targets for organic production, two New Zealand hop farms are hoping to hop on for the ride. The EU wants 25 percent of food…
Read MoreBoneface Shake Down New Vibe With Hip Rebrand
Friday 1 November 2024When perusing the beer aisles to stock up for your weekend beer purchase this weekend, you may see a familiar face whilst you’re at it. Yup — Boneface. You’d be…
Read MoreTest Lab Pale Alien IPA
Thursday 31 October 2024Test Lab Brewery (Christchurch) have been on the rise this year, and given that they’re a brewery I could walk to, I’ve been gravely remiss in taking this long to…
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Features
More Magic From Garage Project
Tuesday 29 October 2024A heavy reliance on chance, luck and magic is not usually a desirable feature in a beer, where precision can be the difference between a world-class drop or a drain…
Read MoreThe Beer Project — McLeod’s
Tuesday 29 October 202418 January, 2024: Jason Bathgate, head brewer at McLeod’s Brewery in Waipu, Northland, has pre-warned me there may be chaos. He’s back at work after a bout of Covid and…
Read MoreHazzy Hunter vs Marcus from Manaia
Wednesday 23 October 2024Hazzy Hunter, in search of great beer, tracks down Marcus Chawner from Manaia Craft Brewers. Hazzy Hunter: Tell me how Manaia came to be? Marcus: Well, it’s a bloody good…
Read MoreFrom 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…
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Test Lab Pale Alien IPA
Thursday 31 October 2024Test Lab Brewery (Christchurch) have been on the rise this year, and given that they’re a brewery I could walk to, I’ve been gravely remiss in taking this long to…
Read MoreUrbanaut 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 +…
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Four Square’s Behemoth ‘Brollab’
Thursday 31 October 2024Four Square is celebrating 100 years of trading by showcasing four products this summer under the banner “Brollab” — and one of them is beer. Alongside a special Birthday Cookie…
Read MoreBeer Legend John Harrington Dies
Wednesday 30 October 2024One of the true legends of the New Zealand beer scene, John Harrington, has died. Harrington started Harrington’s in 1991, and the Christchurch brewery grew to be one of the…
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…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Three Boys Double Down On Champion Status
Monday 28 October 2024Amongst the myriad trophies awarded at the annual Brewers Guild Awards, the most elusive prize is also the one you have to give back, albeit with your brewery’s name forever…
Read MoreFermented Culture — The Darkest Hour
Tuesday 22 October 2024The iconic New Zealand film Goodbye Pork Pie presented a snapshot of Wellington, the city of my birth and raising. The film presented Wellington as a rain-kissed gothic city full…
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
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Mr Goodbar — Crafty Dunedin Roadie
Monday 28 October 2024Dunedin called me south. It wasn’t the beer that took me there, but it is a beery sort of city and the beer could have kept me there for more.…
Read MoreSearchlight 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…
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