Michael Donaldson

Pilgrimage to Nelson spiritual home of NZ beer

Nelson is full of beer institutions, brewing legends and hops. We take a trip to New…

A throughbred beer and the power of memory

Every now and then a beer comes along and takes you on a journey — back…

Book review: Drunk (how beer made us human)

Drunk — How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, by Edward Slingerland argues…

Steinlager 0.0

The increasing growth of the zero alcohol beer category is reflected in the fact Lion is…

Parrotdog Bitterbitch makes Untappd list

Parrotdog Bitterbitch had a few fans in 2021 with the beer making its way on to…

West Auckland loses much-loved brewery

Weezledog, one of Auckland's most loved little breweries is shutting shop after effectively merging with fellow…

Clayton Hops huge investment in future of industry

New Zealand’s largest hop grower, Clayton Hops, is investing millions of dollars in a new hop…

What would minimum pricing look like in NZ?

Minimum pricing on alcohol applied here using the recently introduced Irish model would see a huge…

Laughing Bones Treeline Mountain IPA

Laughing Bones Treeline Mountain IPA is a hybrid of West Coast IPA and Hazy IPA, an…

Issue 60 Summer 2021-22

A road trip to Tekapo to find New Zealand's best beer, a trip to Waiheke to…

Editor’s choice: 10 best beer moments of 2021

Editor’s Pick: 21 beer stories from 2021

Take a look back at 21 of our favourite stories from 2021, from the trends (cans!…