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Brett Atkinson

During his work for Lonely Planet and other publishers, travel and food writer Brett Atkinson always takes the opportunity to explore a destination's craft beer scene. His favourite beer cities are Portland, Manchester and Ho Chi Minh City, and it's high time he made it back to Wellington. A well-made Belgian IPA or classic WCIPA are his favourite brews. Online at www.brett-atkinson.net and @travelwriternz on Instagram and Twitter.

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Exploring Vancouver’s historic Brewery Creek

Wednesday 24 June 2026

It’s 12 years between drinks in Vancouver, but I’m finally back at one of my favourite…

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TARANAKI’S BOOMING BEER SCENE

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Kelly Ryan from Boneface and Joe Wood from Liberty have a lot to answer for. Strike…

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The Theoretical Brewer: Elegance Meets Precision

Monday 20 June 2022

On a warm Taranaki afternoon I’m catching up with New Zealand’s hardest working brewer, — for…

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

Friday 27 August 2021

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

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Bopping in the BOP (or Bay of Plenty beers!)

Sunday 20 June 2021

There are plenty of beers in the Bay these days as Brett Atkinson finds out in…

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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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Adventures in Beer

Thursday 17 December 2020

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Full noise In Dunedin

Friday 23 October 2020

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Axe marks the spot

Tuesday 1 September 2020

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