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Michael Donaldson

Michael Donaldson is the publisher and editor of Pursuit of Hoppiness. He is the author of Beer Nation, The Art & Heart of Kiwi Beer; The Big Book of Home Brew and The Hopfather. Stay up to date at: https://hoppiness.substack.com/

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Non-alcohol beer boom suggests responsible drinking

Monday 28 February 2022

The rise in popularity in alcohol-free beer is reflected in the latest data from Stats NZ,…

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Kereru Superb Owl Belgian-style Wit Beer

Monday 28 February 2022

Kereru have done a reboot on their Superb Owl Belgian-Style Wit Beer, bringing back a more…

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Features

Zeroes are Heroes: the rise of no-alcohol beer

Thursday 24 February 2022

The rise of zero alcohol beer and wine has changed the face of New Zealand's drinking…

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Travel

Pilgrimage to Nelson spiritual home of NZ beer

Tuesday 22 February 2022

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

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Features

A throughbred beer and the power of memory

Saturday 19 February 2022

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

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Opinion

Book review: Drunk (how beer made us human)

Wednesday 16 February 2022

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

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Steinlager 0.0

Tuesday 15 February 2022

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

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News

Parrotdog Bitterbitch makes Untappd list

Monday 14 February 2022

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

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News

West Auckland loses much-loved brewery

Friday 11 February 2022

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

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News

Clayton Hops huge investment in future of industry

Wednesday 9 February 2022

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

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Opinion

What would minimum pricing look like in NZ?

Tuesday 8 February 2022

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

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Laughing Bones Treeline Mountain IPA

Thursday 3 February 2022

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

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