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New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30

Tuesday 21 May 2024

It seems like every year there’s a better, more diverse selection of styles in the New…

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Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s Fresh Hop Picks 2024

Tuesday 21 May 2024

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

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News

Kiwis Rolling In Gold At Australian Beer Awards

Friday 17 May 2024

It’s been a night of Kiwi success at the Australian International Beer Awards … and a…

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Wanaka Beerworks X Beers Garstonstein

Thursday 16 May 2024

You thought you were safe.  You thought fresh hop season was over, but it just keeps…

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Features

Head To Head: Hazzy Hunter Vs Laughing Bones

Wednesday 15 May 2024

In the first of a new series, Joshua Lee aka Hazzy Hunter goes head-to-head with John…

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Pacific Coast Tapawera Sunrise

Thursday 9 May 2024

Some beers are simply born for a fresh hop version, and Pacific Coast Tapawera Sunrise, a…

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Features

Twofold Sure To Draw Beer Fans to Parnell

Thursday 25 April 2024

Twofold — one of Auckland’s most anticipated new brewpubs — opened its door this week, bringing…

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Hop Federation Green Limousine IPA

Tuesday 23 April 2024

Hop Federation Green Limousine is among a (very) small cadre of annual fresh hop releases that…

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News

Swifty — Garage Project Betting Big on Simple Beer

Monday 22 April 2024

The power couple that is Garage Project and Royalburn Station have released their collab brew Swifty…

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Behemoth Fresh Prince Of Mt Eden

Monday 22 April 2024

This West Coast style IPA (albeit a remarkably hazy one) goes for the tried-and-true Nelson Sauvin…

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News

Garage Project Open New Bar in Christchurch

Thursday 18 April 2024

Garage Project are indisputably the crowned kings of kiwi craft brewing, so it’s always a rare…

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Features

Craft Beer Version 3.0 — What’s The Future

Wednesday 17 April 2024

I was in my local coffee spot buying beans when a friend stopped to say gidday.…

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