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Blokequet — A Beer For Mental Wellbeing

Thursday 19 October 2023

­­Once upon a sunny Thursday afternoon in Morningside, a group of people gathered at Yeastie Boys’…

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Oat Cream Dream Team: Hazzy Hunter X Black Sands

Tuesday 17 October 2023

It was an unassuming Saturday afternoon in Auckland, I was enjoying a few cold beverages down…

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Brew Moon Hophead IPA XL

Monday 16 October 2023

Brew Moon Hophead IPA is a beer with a very long history, one I myself found…

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Features

Raw Beer Revolution

Thursday 12 October 2023

There’s a raw ale resurgence happening in beer right now, and visitors to the Funk On…

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Brothers Beer Avoids Liquidation But Venues Closed

Wednesday 11 October 2023

Brothers Beer will avoid liquidation after shareholders agreed to inject more than $1 million into the…

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Parrotdog Cold IPA

Monday 9 October 2023

As the new Cold IPA style has continued to evolve, my taste for these deliciously bright…

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New Zealand’s VIP IPAs

Friday 6 October 2023

With the near-demise of Epic there was a risk that one of New Zealand’s greatest IPAs…

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Clayton Hops Enters Cryo Game

Thursday 5 October 2023

Hop producer Clayton Hops continues its massive investment in the value-add department. The independently-owned hop producer…

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Raglan’s Workshop Brewery Making Waves

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Raglan, famous for its idyllic surf breaks is now making waves in the beer world after…

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Glenorchy Brew Co — A Sustainable Paradise

Wednesday 27 September 2023

Nestled away in small-town Glenorchy, on the literal road to Paradise, is Glenorchy Brew Co —…

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Reckless By Name, Not By Nature

Monday 25 September 2023

For a small regional city, Bathurst has a big name. Located some three hours west of…

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Beer Baroness Little Mighty Session IPA

Monday 25 September 2023

I can see why Beer Baroness Little Mighty won a trophy at the New Zealand Beer…

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