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Heyday Win Rare Beer Challenge

Friday 15 March 2024

Heyday Beer Co. clinched their second consecutive Rare Beer Challenge win at Fortune Favours last week,…

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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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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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Instagratification: Dusty’s Picks March 2024

Thursday 7 March 2024

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the summer of 2024.

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Opinion

Goodbye Hashi — Farewell To A Friend

Monday 4 March 2024

A few years ago, Parrotdog celebrated their 10-year anniversary by relaunching Bitter Bitch in the same…

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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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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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Farewell to Beer Legend Ted Verrity

Friday 19 January 2024

Ted Verrity, long time champion of New Zealand craft beer, died in the early hours of…

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