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There Goes Another Hop Season

Monday 15 May 2023

This time last year I wrote my first article for Hoppiness hoping to give you a…

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Garage Project win World Beer Cup Medal

Thursday 11 May 2023

Garage Project have won a silver medal at the prestigious World Beer Cup in the United…

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Five Peaks For Sale

Friday 5 May 2023

The former Port & Eagle Brewpub, which changed its name to Five Peaks in the wake…

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Fortune Favours Stays Independent

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Popular Wellington brewpub Fortune Favours will continue to operate as an independent brewery, owned by founder…

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Peckham’s New Owners Humbled to take over

Thursday 20 April 2023

Before his untimely passing, Alex Peckham was already thinking of a succession plan for his eponymous…

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The Hopfather comes to Booktown

Thursday 20 April 2023

If you’re in the proximity of Featherston on May 14, come and join myself, legendary brewer…

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Zeelandt Beer Raises Funds for First Responders

Wednesday 19 April 2023

Zeelandt Brewery in Hawke’s Bay are not only trying to rebuild their business following the devastating…

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Sprig + Fern Harvest Pilsner

Tuesday 18 April 2023

Amongst all the exhilarating uncertainty of what will hit and what will miss during fresh hop…

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Good George Virtual Reality

Thursday 6 April 2023

There was a time that a truly good (virtually) alcohol-free beer was headline stuff.  It shows…

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State of The Beer Nation

Friday 31 March 2023

I asked brewers around the country their opninion on the state of the nation beer-wise, and…

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Opinion

Haiku Beer Vol 7

Wednesday 29 March 2023

Stephen Gallagher brings his poetic licence to beer reviews in the form of haiku. Change Maker…

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Opinion

Style Corner — Witbier

Wednesday 29 March 2023

Witbier has been quenching thirsts and pleasing palates for the better part of half a millennium.…

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