Pursuit of Hoppiness

Worty Dozen Vol 2: Best Beer-Music Match-ups

Picking a dozen beers named after excellent music earlier this year was a fun exercise –…

Stout and About

Philip Walter is captivated by the sheer diversity of stouts on offer in New Zealand. As…

Garage Project Double Pernicious Weed

A Mixed Six with Jason Bathgate

In the first of a series on desert island beers we talk to Jason Bathgate of…

A Mata of Taste: Beer Travels in Eastern Bay Of Plenty

Brett Atkinson checks out Mata and Lumberjack Brewing on a beer-tasting trek through Eastern Bay of…

Sunshine Blond Biere De Garde

Sweet dreams are made of mead

Mead is becoming increasingly popular in New Zealand so we caught up with Chanelle O'Sullivan from…

Parrotdog Denise Double Porter

Beer Engine: Brewing for the future

Beer Engine is one of New Zealand's latest start-up breweries, setting up in Titahi Bay where…

Stoke Legacy West Coast IPA

Double Dose of Local

Climbing The Beer Ladder

Philip Walter climbs the ladder of flavour with a beer tasting flight featuring an imperial saison,…