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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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Zeelandt Back to Full Production for Core Range

Thursday 20 July 2023

Five months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, Zeelandt’s core range is back in full production. “We are…

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Parrotdog Delighted With Smith’s IPA Win

Monday 3 July 2023

Parrotdog brewing director Matt Warner is delighted to have finally won the Smith’s NZ IPA Challenge.…

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Features

10 To Try For Dry July

Friday 30 June 2023

My first Dry July, I survived on lime and soda for my fix of fizz. I’ve…

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Features

Friends With Taplists

Wednesday 28 June 2023

It’s not a proven fact but there’s every chance that Finch Street, in the Auckland suburb…

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News

Epic’s Keen Eye for History

Monday 19 June 2023

An iconic part of Auckland’s cultural history now adorns the Epic Brewing taproom in Onehunga. For…

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Features

Double Vision’s Schwarzenegger Inspiration

Tuesday 13 June 2023

The thing with looking effortless is that it usually requires a lot of work. At Double…

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Otago Brew School Best In Class

Monday 12 June 2023

When you call a beer Klassenbester — or best in class — it helps if it…

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Travel

Shining Peak Shining a Light on Local History

Friday 9 June 2023

Putting excellent beer into cans is one thing, but for Shining Peak founder Jesse Sigurdsson the…

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Features

Martinborough Brewing’s Bright Future

Thursday 8 June 2023

Brewer Eugene Black and his partner Olivia Ryan had just landed back in New Zealand after…

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Travel

Ruapehu Brewing: Snow business like beer business

Tuesday 6 June 2023

Austin Hobson was born to be a brewer, his Belgian mother and home-brewing English father setting…

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Opinion

Rex Attitude The King Of Divisive Beers

Friday 2 June 2023

It’s two hours since I finished a glass of Yeastie Boys’ Rex Attitude and my mouth…

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Features

Three Sisters Rye Twist On Classic Beer

Friday 2 June 2023

Joe Emans hopes Rumours In The Dark starts a beer revolution — a move away from…

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