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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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I Am Hope Rejects Funding Over “Not For Pussies” Beer

Friday 6 September 2024

Mental health charity I Am Hope has refused to take money from a boxing fund-raiser because…

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Duncan’s Drop The Lactose For Vegan Beer

Wednesday 4 September 2024

New Zealand’s self-professed biggest user of lactose (milk sugar) in the brewing process is set to…

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Pacific Coast In Liquidation

Friday 16 August 2024

Pacific Coast — the Mangawhai brewery that opened last year to great fanfare — is in…

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Dylan Adams — Two Breweries, Two Liquidations

Tuesday 13 August 2024

For a few days in June, Dylan Adams thought he was cursed. He’d lost his job…

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Parrotdog End Garage Project’s Reign at NZ Beer Awards

Sunday 4 August 2024

Recent history was turned on its head at the NZ Beer Awards in Auckland last night…

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Derelict Brewing Exit In Style

Tuesday 25 June 2024

One of New Zealand’s most loved and respected breweries, Derelict in North Canterbury, has shut up…

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Panhead Founder Buys Boneface

Friday 7 June 2024

Panhead founder Mike Neilson and his wife Anna are set to be the new owners of…

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Boneface Brewing, Brothers Beer In Liquidation

Tuesday 28 May 2024

New Zealand’s craft beer industry suffered another setback today with both Boneface Brewing and Brothers Beer…

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Glory To Desperate Glory — NWBCA Supreme Winner

Friday 24 May 2024

Desperate Glory, this year’s Supreme Winner at the New World Beer & Cider Awards is a…

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New World Beer & Cider Awards — Highly Commended

Tuesday 21 May 2024

It’s incredibly difficult to get into the Top 30 at the New World Beer & Cider…

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New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30

Tuesday 21 May 2024

It seems like every year there’s a better, more diverse selection of styles in the New…

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Kiwis Rolling In Gold At Australian Beer Awards

Friday 17 May 2024

It’s been a night of Kiwi success at the Australian International Beer Awards … and a…

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