Michael Donaldson

Beer for a good cause

We’re wedded to cans for better or worse

As more and more breweries switch to cans, and consumers grab them off the shelf, some…

Deep Creek hand back Aussie beer award

An incorrectly filled-out entry form saw Deep Creek awarded the Champion Large International Brewery Title at…

New World Top 30 Award Winners

Greymouth’s Hopaholics go head-to-head with Monteith’s

Phil Hamilton meets the husband and wife team behind the Greymouth brewery pitting themselves against Monteith’s

Liberty’s Triple Treat in New World Awards

8 Wired Fresh Hopwired IPA 7.3%

The ground breaking NZ-hopped IPA from 8 Wired is done as a Fresh Hop beer and…

Huge year for fresh hop

New Zealand Hops Ltd has gone full noise on green hops this season, getting more of…

The Miracle of Southland’s Holy Hops

Growing hops in Southland might sound like a wee miracle but Michael Donaldson discovers the region…

Hopping mad or genius?

Urbanaut's decision to make not one, not two, but six fresh hop beers for a mixed…

Fresh Hop Tasting with Hop Federation

Issue 55 Summer 2021

Read the entire February-March edition of Pursuit of Hoppiness in the Flipbook format.