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Riding Auckland’s City Ale Link

Thursday 10 September 2026

The City Rail Link has been Aotearoa’s biggest infrastructure project. Aucklanders have got used to the…

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The Hoptimist — Double Vision Brewing

Wednesday 9 September 2026

How do you connect an all-terrain stroller with Double Vision Brewing’s Expatriate American Pale Ale? Well……

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Features

Urbanaut install bodyguard against ‘silent killer’

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Urbanaut Brewing in Auckland are the first craft brewery to install a LogiCO2 carbon dioxide monitoring…

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News

Shining Peak Shining Bright Three Years Running

Wednesday 9 September 2026

You have to go back to 2023 to find the last time Shining Peak missed a…

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Features

Pilsners Power to Podium

Tuesday 8 September 2026

The two best competition beers in New Zealand this year are pilsners — and two absolute…

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Garage Project Buy bStudio

Friday 4 September 2026

Wellington’s Garage Project have bought bStudio in Napier, moving from client to owner. It is a…

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Instagratification: Dusty’s Best of Winter

Monday 31 August 2026

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases.

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Port Road Pilsner Supreme Winner At NWBCA

Monday 24 August 2026

The 2026 New World Beer & Cider Awards have been announced with Panhead’s Port Road Pilsner…

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Hop Growers Start Their Own Brewery

Monday 10 August 2026

New Zealand’s newest brewery belongs to one of our most prominent hop growers. Cultivar Brewing, owned…

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Derelict Are Back!

Friday 7 August 2026

When Derelict Brewing unexpectedly closed down in 2024 after just six years in business, much of…

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Magic Week For Neck Of The Woods

Tuesday 4 August 2026

In the space of six days, start-up brewery Neck Of The Woods went from virtually unknown…

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Not Such A Nutty Idea

Tuesday 4 August 2026

This is an intriguing development — cashew nuts in beer to approximate the creamy texture you…

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