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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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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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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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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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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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This Ain’t No Hellhole — The Beer Project

Thursday 19 June 2025

Down a long driveway in the middle of nowhere I find a rustic shed fronted by…

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Galbraith’s Celebrates 30 Years Of Real Ale

Monday 9 June 2025

“Where’s the time gone? It’s been a bit of a time tunnel this place — I…

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Hop Flakes — Kiwi Invention Set To Revolutionise Hops

Friday 9 May 2025

Hop flakes — a revolutionary breakthrough in hops processing — is being driven out of hop…

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Hazzy Hunter vs Andrew Ranum

Monday 7 April 2025

Andrew Ranum joined Deep Creek in 2016 as their General Manager. When the brewery sold the…

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Mac Hops Celebrates 125 Years Growing Hops

Friday 4 April 2025

Mac Hops in Motueka celebrated 125 years of growing hops with a bumper harvest, but it…

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The Beer Project — Mount Brewing

Wednesday 2 April 2025

Paweł Lewandowski, head brewer at Mount Brewing, isn’t supposed to be here. He was travelling around…

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