Beginners Guide to Beer
Winner of the IPA category at the 2021 Brewers Guild Awards.  Behemoth founder Andrew Childs wanted to return to a more expressive old-school malt base with this beer, while still showing off the brewery’s flair for modern hop varieties.  Interestingly, those varieties are sourced from not just the US but Australia and NZ too, making it a more international IPA than most.  Full bodied with a big malty chew at first, a breadth of drying hop flavours begins to emerge.  Strongly dominant American pine, with some drier Aussie grassiness and New Zealand tropicals follow.  The bitterness builds into the finish, ending up firmly in charge.  A classic old school IPA for classic old school IPA drinkers.

Beer Drinking For Beginners

by | March 16, 2026 | Cover Story, Opinion | 0 Comments

I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one.  Lucky for me everyone has an opinion and approximately 47% of those opinions are wrong.  There’s not many rules,...
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The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

by | March 16, 2026 | Cover Story, Features | 0 Comments

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn't expect to become a brewer. He had never home-brewed. But regulations basically imposing herd size limits to prevent...
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Beers A Plenty in Bay of Plenty

by | March 16, 2026 | Cover Story, Travel | 0 Comments

The summer months bring tourists flocking to the beaches and seaside towns of the Bay of Plenty, but there’s an increasing number of reasons for craft beer lovers to make the pilgrimage at any time of year. I recently spent a couple of days exploring the contrast...
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Ask an Expert — How to Enjoy A Fresh Hop Beer

by | March 13, 2026 | Cover Story | 0 Comments

Brewing has been part of my life for 25 years now and even in this small amount of time, the innovations and experimentation that have all come about in the name of beer never cease to amaze me. It also means it's almost 20 years since I first got the chance to get...
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Instagratification: Dusty’s Favourites

by | March 10, 2026 | Opinion | 0 Comments

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases. Urbanaut La Grande Urbanaut brewing slay the summer game here with their 4.8% La Grande lager with lime. Classic Saaz & trad Czech malt set up one crushable...
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The Generation Game — Mount Brewing At 30

by | March 10, 2026 | Features | 0 Comments

For Briar Harley, born into the brewery life, there’s plenty of excitement in sharing the news that come June a third generation will born into the Mount Brewing family. Briar and husband Niall, who own Mount Brewing in partnership with her parents Glenn and Virginia...
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