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Brave Brewing Triumph At NZ Beer Awards

Sunday 3 August 2025

Brave Brewing and their cult IPA, Tigermilk, roared the loudest at last night’s New Zealand Beer…

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Features

Guinness 0.0 Set for Wider Distribution in NZ

Friday 1 August 2025

Guinness 0.0 — the hard-to-get non-alcoholic version of Guinness — will become more widely available in…

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Features

Mean As Win for Mean Doses in West Coast IPA Challenge

Thursday 31 July 2025

Tiny Wellington brewery Mean Doses captured the 18th annual Malthouse West Coast IPA Challenge with their…

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Travel

Ales On The Camino Trail

Tuesday 29 July 2025

I’ve been a beer guy forever. I love the taste, the industry and the social connection…

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Kegstar Picks Up Distressed Konvoy Kegs

Friday 25 July 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has blocked MicroStar’s proposed acquisition of keg lending rival…

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Brothers Beer Limey B*Stard West Coast Pilsner

Thursday 24 July 2025

Much as I may still suspiciously view the West Coast Pilsner style as the former (and…

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Features

Winter Beer Selection — 20 Beers For The Colder Months

Thursday 24 July 2025

Looking for a beer to keep you warm during the winter months? We’ve got you covered…

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Brewing Up Fun — Double Vision Brewing

Wednesday 23 July 2025

It all started when four friends, Mario, Warren, Evarn and Harry, decided to brew some beer…

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Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s Best of the Winter releases 2025

Wednesday 23 July 2025

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

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Features

Peter Lines — ‘Rest Easy Mate’

Wednesday 23 July 2025

Peter Lines (July 29, 1957 — June 28, 2025) grew up surrounded by hops and spent…

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Features

UPDATED: How Many Breweries In NZ?

Friday 11 July 2025

What follows is an updated version of the list of how many brewing brands (Updated July…

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Travel

Mr Good Bar — Two Thumb

Wednesday 9 July 2025

Sniff in the right direction and Christchurch might smell a little more hopped up than it…

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