Fresh Hop Tasting with Hop Federation
Pursuit of Hoppiness had the pleasure of hosting a Facebook Live tasting event with Hop Federation...
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Latest issue: Feb-March 2021
February-March Edition Flipbook
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Best of beer
Epic Hop Zombie Double IPA (8.5%)
Epic Hop Zombie remains one of the best beers in the country, if not in the world. Huge statement! With it’s recent re-release in 440ml cans it’s a great time to revisit this beer if you haven’t had one for a while.
Features
It’s Yeast Captain But Not As We Know It
No one knows exactly how long ago Kveik (it’s pronounced “kvike”) rose out of the glacier-scoured valleys but we do know that Norwegians have been brewing since misty prehistory, and that, to no one’s surprise, Vikings had a taste for beer.
News
A Dunner Stunner in the 09
Auckland, finally, you did it – you made a downtown beer festival that rocked. Actually, that...
Travel
A busload of beer fans
The Otago division of SOBA took a bus trip into Central Otago and found some great new discoveries.
Opinion
Old but gold: Breweries doing Great classical styles
Hops, haze and hype — in the current beer scene it’s hard to find new releases or freehouse tap...
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- Beer
- Bars
Giant taking big strides
After keeping a low profile, Giant Brewing are now taking big strides as the Hawke’s Bay...
An idyllic dozen of the decade
To celebrate a decade writing about beer, I’ve created my idyllic dozen that signify my personal...
Capital Diary: Going to the Dogs
In early August I had only just started re-indulging in craft beer again when the spectre of...
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