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Michael Donaldson

Michael Donaldson is the publisher and editor of Pursuit of Hoppiness. He is also the chair of judges for the New World Beer & Cider Awards and the author of Beer Nation, The Hopfather, and the Big Book of Home Brew.

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A life In 60 Beers

Friday 24 February 2023

It’s a significant birthday for me. Sixty. SIXTY! More than 20,000 spins on the planet. So,…

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Opinion

Should you invest in Parrotdog?

Thursday 23 February 2023

If you’ve got a spare $1000 lying around should you invest in Parrotdog?

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News

NZ Hops Ltd Launches Superdelic

Friday 10 February 2023

NZ Hops Ltd released Superdelic today after more than 10 years of breeding work — and…

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News

Why is there a CO2 Crisis

Tuesday 24 January 2023

The CO2 crisis in New Zealand was pushed off the news agenda by Jacinda Ardern’s unexpected…

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Small Gods Brett Bruxellensis Pilsner

Tuesday 17 January 2023

Small Gods "Siding With Chaos Against Good Order" takes a normal New Zealand-style pilsner but uses…

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Features

The Hoppiness Top 100

Friday 16 December 2022

We asked our contributors to list their top beers of the year. By the time we’d…

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Travel

A 22-Taproom trip for 2022

Tuesday 13 December 2022

A friend over from Australia took a motorcycle trip around New Zealand recently and he tapped…

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News

Carbon Dioxide Recapture A Booming Business

Monday 12 December 2022

There is a looming worldwide shortage of CO2, caused by different circumstances. It has hit the…

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Travel

In search of the Elusive Lakeman

Monday 12 December 2022

In part two of our feature on Lakeman we look at the problems of being so…

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News

Old Beer Turned Into Probiotic Drink

Monday 12 December 2022

When Hawke’s Bay beverage company Parkers decided to get out of a short foray into the…

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Opinion

Are You Pouring Your Beer Wrong?

Friday 9 December 2022

Are you pouring your beer the wrong way? I trial a slow-pour pilsner to see if…

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Travel

The Malthouse Comes Full Circle

Wednesday 7 December 2022

Wellington’s legendary craft beer bar, the almost 30-year-old The Malthouse has come full circle with a…

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