News

Garage Project Open New Bar in Christchurch

Thursday 18 April 2024

Garage Project are indisputably the crowned kings of kiwi craft brewing, so it’s always a rare…

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Two Thumb Green Bullet Fresh Hop English IPA

Monday 15 April 2024

For as much as I’m a champion of fresh hop beers, I’ll be the first to…

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Brothers Beer Gamma Daydream

Friday 5 April 2024

Fresh hop season is upon us, and with it, Fresh Hop Watch 2024 begins… Feedback from…

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Southfarthing Girdly Fine Grain Amber Ale

Tuesday 2 April 2024

I was recently brought back a souvenir from a trip to Hobbiton, and uniquely amongst souvenirs,…

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Features

Thief Brewing Steal the Show

Tuesday 2 April 2024

My recent visit to Thief Brewing could hardly be called travel, situated practically on my doorstep…

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Thief Tropic Myopic West Coast Pilsner

Thursday 15 February 2024

‘West Coast’ pilsner is still something of an emerging style, with the first few examples popping…

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Pacific Coast Chop Hazy Double IPA

Wednesday 31 January 2024

In my experience, hazy IPAs are one of the worst offenders when it comes to losing…

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Behemoth X Block 15 Something Big & Resinous

Wednesday 31 January 2024

This Double IPA was originally brewed State-ide by Block 15 Brewery in Corvallis, Oregon, using Clayton…

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Small Gods Hark! Gingerbread Imperial Stout

Monday 8 January 2024

The annual Christmas series of seasonal one-offs from Small Gods took a decidedly dessert stout turn…

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News

Punky — The Little Distribution Team that Dreamed Big

Wednesday 13 December 2023

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural (and long delayed due to covid…

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Sprig + Fern Encore NZH-106 NZIPA

Tuesday 12 December 2023

This year’s NZIPA pilgrimage has led me to some interesting places, and with this final (or…

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Hop Federation Hold The Line NZIPA

Wednesday 8 November 2023

It was already shaping up to be a pretty good year for New Zealand IPAs —…

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