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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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Duncan’s “Weird” Win At Smith’s NZ IPA Challenge

Friday 27 June 2025

Duncan’s Brewing broke a big(ger) brewery stranglehold and surprised themselves with a “weird” winning feeling at…

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Features

Galbraith’s Celebrates 30 Years Of Real Ale

Monday 9 June 2025

“Where’s the time gone? It’s been a bit of a time tunnel this place — I…

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8 Wired First Craft Brewery To Stand Tall in 500ml cans

Monday 9 June 2025

8 Wired are looking to move the needle with the launch of a 500ml can, an…

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Altitude Brewing Reach Great Heights

Monday 19 May 2025

Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing stormed through the Australian International Beer Awards in Melbourne last week. Altitude were…

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Clayton Hops Harvest Report

Friday 9 May 2025

Clayton Hops, one of New Zealand’s leading hop growers, has just dropped their 2025 hop harvest…

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Hop Flakes — Kiwi Invention Set To Revolutionise Hops

Friday 9 May 2025

Hop flakes — a revolutionary breakthrough in hops processing — is being driven out of hop…

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Parrotdog Hatch New APA to Replace Falcon (R.I.P.)

Friday 9 May 2025

Parrotdog made a real splash this week the launch of Raptor, an American Pale Ale that…

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Superdelic Defies Global Hop Downturn

Thursday 1 May 2025

Superdelic — the most recent commercial hop variety released by NZ Hops Ltd — is proving…

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Winter (Ales) Is Coming …

Thursday 24 April 2025

After a three-year hiatus, Wellington’s favourite little beer festival is back! Winter Ales Festival began in…

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Distributor Hop And Vine Explains Liquidation

Friday 11 April 2025

Prominent Christchurch-based distributor Hop And Vine says the loss of three potential new customers combined with…

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Mac Hops Celebrates 125 Years Growing Hops

Friday 4 April 2025

Mac Hops in Motueka celebrated 125 years of growing hops with a bumper harvest, but it…

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Opinion

Fresh Hops — A Cheeky Guide

Friday 21 March 2025

Having written about fresh hops for around 15 years I sometimes wonder if there’s anything new…

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