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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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Parrotdog Betting On A Bright Future

Friday 15 March 2024

The allure of West Coast IPA is fading, clear definition lost in the continuous polishing and…

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Features

Lion Celebrates a Century

Friday 8 March 2024

Lion NZ is celebrating 100 years in business and the irony is: the reasons behind Lion’s…

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News

Hashigo Zake to Close Down

Monday 4 March 2024

Wellington’s iconic craft beer bar, Hashigo Zake, is closing down. It’s fair to say the cult…

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Zeelandt Close Their Doors For Good

Friday 23 February 2024

A year after Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed his home, business and almost took his life, Chris Barber…

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Tuatara Moving To Brew Town from Kapiti

Friday 16 February 2024

DB-owned Tuatara are moving from Paraparaumu, with a plan to relocate to Upper Hutt’s Brewtown. The…

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Opinion

The Hoppiness 100 Beers of the Year

Wednesday 3 January 2024

Every year we ask the Pursuit of Hoppiness writers to come up with their beers of…

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Eddyline Engineering Perfection

Wednesday 20 December 2023

Eddyline Brewery’s investment in carbon dioxide recapture technology paid huge dividends this year — with estimated savings…

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Travel

Hop Federation Settle in to New Digs

Tuesday 12 December 2023

The irony is not lost on Simon Nicholas — the day we’ve pencilled in for a…

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Features

Peter Lines — A Life In Hops

Friday 1 December 2023

Peter Lines pulls his tractor over to the side of the road to take a call…

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News

Liberty Diversify Into Burgers & Gin

Friday 1 December 2023

Liberty Brewing are diversifying at speed, today launching their gin range under the banner Liberty Distilling.…

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Powerhouse Collab Launches Swifty

Tuesday 28 November 2023

A new beer is not usually enough to justify a story but when you’re talking powerhouse…

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Brothers Beer Back In Business

Tuesday 28 November 2023

Brothers Beer are back in business and aim to pay off all their creditors by the…

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