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Mr Good Bar — Epic Taproom

Thursday 11 December 2025

After a while, being Mr Good Bar has become a little like living a replay of…

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An Epic 20 Years

Thursday 11 December 2025

Achieving two decades in craft brewing is a titanic feat for any producer, but few (it…

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Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s Best Summer Beers

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases.

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Renaissance Takes Over Kaiapoi Site From Chinchiller

Friday 5 December 2025

Renaissance has taken over the brewery in Kaiapoi that was previously home to Chinchiller and, before…

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Travel

Beer Festivals — Your Guide To What’s On In Early 2026

Tuesday 2 December 2025

There are plenty of beer festivals popping up around the country this summer. Here is a…

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News

Three Boys Sold

Monday 1 December 2025

Three Boys, one of New Zealand’s most important craft breweries and a two-time champion brewery, is…

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Bach Brewing Polygamy Pilsner

Monday 1 December 2025

Summer heat has now well and truly arrived so it’s time to crack out the Pilsner.…

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Hop Federation Saved — Bought by DNA

Friday 28 November 2025

Hop Federation has been saved. After the brewery was shuttered by previous owners Kono just a…

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Parrotdog Go Public

Friday 28 November 2025

In one of the biggest signs that craft beer is now a mature business, punters can…

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Opinion

Festival check: Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival

Friday 14 November 2025

A Wellington reader made the trip down south last Friday to attend the festival and filed…

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Wigram Mustang Pale Ale

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Christchurch’s Wigram Brewery recently hosted an event to pay tribute to the late Paul Cooper, one…

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Two Thumb SMASH IPA Series #1

Wednesday 12 November 2025

From Christchurch City’s Two Thumb Brewing Company, S.M.A.S.H (single malt and single hop) is the first…

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