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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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NWBCA Reviews: Three Sisters Rumours In The Dark

Tuesday 13 June 2023

New Plymouth’s Three Sisters is a brewery on the rise, winning champion small brewery at the…

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Features

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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NWBCA Reviews: Shining Peak Petite Pegasus

Monday 12 June 2023

The hazy bracket was (by one hell of a margin) the most jam-packed of this year’s…

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NWBCA Reviews: Burkes Unforgiven Porter

Sunday 11 June 2023

When a recently awarded beer turns up again at another competition it’s always good news.  Indicative…

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NWBCA Reviews: Baylands Skull Cracker

Saturday 10 June 2023

‘West Coast’, ‘Double’ and ‘IPA’ are some words that you could arrange in almost any order…

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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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NWBCA Reviews: 8 Wired Baltic Smoke

Friday 9 June 2023

Ever since coming up with the venerable iStout over a decade ago, 8 Wired have always…

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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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NWBCA Reviews: Sprig + Fern Norty Porter

Thursday 8 June 2023

This would seem to be the week where winter has decided to really put the boot…

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Travel

Botany’s Beer Bounty

Wednesday 7 June 2023

There’s something uniquely appealing about Botany and its breweries. It isn’t home to Sydney’s highest concentration…

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NWBCA Reviews: Ruapehu Brewing Unlimited Vis

Wednesday 7 June 2023

Ruapehu Brewing are another new face on the New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30…

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