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Nectaron — A Familiar Song Played Differently
Monday 25 May 2026Nectaron hops are capturing the imagination of American brewers, particularly after the most recent harvest where it was the standout in sensory testing. NZ Hops Ltd, in their post-harvest report…
Read MoreTwo Bays Widens NZ Gluten-Free Market
Monday 25 May 2026Just about anywhere you go to eat these days understands a large chunk of the population is gluten-free. You see GF beside dishes listed on menu and on packaged food…
Read MoreBrewer Becomes Co-Owner at Searchlight
Monday 25 May 2026Ash Hutchinson, head brewer from Searchlight in Queenstown, is now a co-owner of the business — and one of his first big jobs will be showcasing Searchlight to the wider…
Read More150 years of Speight’s
Monday 25 May 2026Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin — New Zealand’s oldest brewery — is celebrating its 150th birthday. It’s quite the yarn, because it’s a brewery that has risen, fallen, partly revived, fallen,…
Read MoreAltitude’s Trophy-Winning Attitude
Friday 15 May 2026Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing are celebrating (another) stunning awards performance at the Australian International Beer Awards, held in Melbourne last night. They increased their haul from last year’s AIBAs — taking…
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Features
My Life In Five Beers — Matt Warner
Wednesday 1 April 2026While still at university in 2008 and after a hot Friday of Wellington hillside landscaping, I vividly remember propping up at the end of The Malthouse bar with my flatmate…
Read MoreDrinking In The Middle Lane
Wednesday 1 April 2026When my recent piece ‘A slow walk through paradise’ was published, a mate joked, “Jeepers BH, you’re a bit middle-of-the-road in your beer tastes to be talking to the craft…
Read MoreAsk An Expert — How To Enjoy A Fresh Hop Beer
Friday 20 March 2026Brewing has been part of my life for 25 years now and even in this small amount of time, the innovations and experimentation that have all come about in the…
Read MoreThe Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing
Friday 20 March 2026You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
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Bach Brewing Sticky Buds III
Tuesday 12 May 2026I’m far from ready to declare a favourite from this year’s fresh hop season, but I surely have some contenders, and the third edition of Bach Brewing Sticky Buds (by…
Read More8 Wired Fresh Hopwired
Tuesday 12 May 2026It’s here… the full force of the fresh hop storm is upon us, and I find myself again in the (not so arduous) position of having vastly too many releases…
Read MoreHallertau Fresh Hop Belgian Ale
Tuesday 12 May 2026When it comes to fresh hops, it’s a bold move for a brewer to step outside the IPA and Pilsner paddocks, but Hallertau Fresh Hop Belgian Ale is unique (and…
Read MoreNews
Altitude’s Trophy-Winning Attitude
Friday 15 May 2026Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing are celebrating (another) stunning awards performance at the Australian International Beer Awards, held in Melbourne last night. They increased their haul from last year’s AIBAs — taking…
Read MoreThree Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read More“Unicorn” Brewery For Sale — Emporium On Market
Friday 6 February 2026Here’s a big opportunity for someone who wants to get into the brewing game: Emporium — a profitable, successful business is — for sale! You heard that right. Profitable, successful.…
Read MorePodcasts
Garage Project A Creative Studio Working in Beer
Monday 25 May 2026“The way we look at it is that Garage Project isn’t just a brewery, it’s a creative studio that happens to work in beer. It’s always coming up with new…
Read MoreIs It Dank — A Look At the Fresh Hop Season
Monday 25 May 2026“I think it’s a little bugbear of mine that a lot of people demand or seem to want “dank”. I think dank is not necessarily a fresh hop characteristic and…
Read MoreFrom Menswear to Brewing — The McLeod’s Story
Tuesday 19 May 2026“In essence we’re a country pub where people come together, brought together mostly by food and sociability” Geoff Gwynne on the magic of the Waipu Pizza Barn. In this episode…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?
Monday 16 March 2026Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…
Read MoreBeer Drinking For Beginners
Monday 16 March 2026I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one. Lucky for…
Read MoreInstagratification: Dusty’s Favourites
Tuesday 10 March 2026Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases.
Read MoreTravel
Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
Read MoreBeers A Plenty in Bay of Plenty
Monday 16 March 2026The summer months bring tourists flocking to the beaches and seaside towns of the Bay of Plenty, but there’s an increasing number of reasons for craft beer lovers to make…
Read MoreEruption Brewing — Lyttelton’s Local Legend
Wednesday 18 February 2026To understand Eruption Brewing’s place in Lyttelton, it helps to zoom out — first a couple of centuries, then a few million years. The town sits inside the remnants of…
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