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Garage Project Fresh March IPA (7%)

Wednesday 17 March 2021

The latest fresh release from Garage Project has some deliciously pungent hop characters.

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It’s Yeast Captain But Not As We Know It

Wednesday 17 March 2021

No one knows exactly how long ago Kveik (it’s pronounced “kvike”) rose out of the glacier-scoured…

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Know Alibi

Sunday 14 March 2021

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Urbanaut Cucumber Mint Sour (5%)

Saturday 13 March 2021

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A taster or a waster time?

Saturday 13 March 2021

Tasters at your local bar are a good way to decide if you want to invest…

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Heart of Darkness Kurtz’s Insane IPA (7.1%)

Friday 12 March 2021

Kurtz's Insane from Vietnam's Heart of Darkness is big and bold old-fashioned American West Coast IPA…

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Hop Aboard The Nectaron train

Monday 8 March 2021

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Lee Ann Scotti: From teacher and avid cook, to award-winning brewer

Monday 8 March 2021

In the first in a series on women in beer Denise Garland talks to Lee Ann…

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Sprig & Fern Sunny Dayz Hazy Pale Ale (6%)

Saturday 6 March 2021

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Alpine Aspiration: Wanaka’s remarkable beer scene

Thursday 4 March 2021

The Central Otago region is going through brewing boom. With four craft breweries and a resident…

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Garage Project Lupus The Wolf man Double IPA (9%)

Tuesday 2 March 2021

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Paynter’s The Pilgrim Cider (5.9%)

Tuesday 2 March 2021

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