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Denise Garland is a journalist and winner of the Brewers Guild Beer Media Award 2019. She has previously worked in hospitality in both New Zealand and Scotland, enjoys home brewing and particularly loves a Dark Mild.

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First-Timers Win 2025 Rare Beer Challenge

Friday 14 March 2025

New Plymouth’s Shining Peak Brewery were crowned — or capped, as it were — the winners…

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Opinion

The Hoppiness 100 — Denise Garland

Monday 30 December 2024

We’ve asked the Pursuit of Hoppiness writers to come up with their top picks for the…

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Features

More Magic From Garage Project

Tuesday 29 October 2024

A heavy reliance on chance, luck and magic is not usually a desirable feature in a…

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News

Heyday Win Rare Beer Challenge

Friday 15 March 2024

Heyday Beer Co. clinched their second consecutive Rare Beer Challenge win at Fortune Favours last week,…

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News

Farewell to Beer Legend Ted Verrity

Friday 19 January 2024

Ted Verrity, long time champion of New Zealand craft beer, died in the early hours of…

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Rising Beer Prices — $20 Pints Are Coming

Wednesday 17 January 2024

New Zealand’s craft beer sector is having to operate in a difficult space at the moment…

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A Farmhouse Ale With A Side Of Pancakes

Wednesday 22 March 2023

A lingonberry pancake farmhouse ale brewed by Heyday Beer Co. was this month crowned the 2023…

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Features

Smartest Drinkers In The Bar

Monday 29 August 2022

Sommelier is widely understood to mean ‘wine expert’. But a Cicerone — a qualified ‘beer expert’…

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A YEAR ON FROM BEER’S #METOO RECKONING WHAT’S CHANGED

Friday 24 June 2022

It’s been one year since New Zealand’s beer industry started having some difficult conversations. Since May…

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‘Sports Drink’ Beer Wins Trophy

Monday 20 June 2022

A 31 per cent “beer”, a braggot made with raw wild honey, and a beer reminiscent…

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Features

Hopstock celebrates 10th year

Sunday 24 April 2022

This week, Wellington’s annual fresh hop festival, Hopstock, is marking its 10th anniversary. Denise Garland looks…

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Features

Hannah Blackwood: Showcasing the art in beer

Tuesday 8 March 2022

Heyday co-owner and designer, Hannah Blackwood wanted to design beer, so she went the whole way…

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