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Read all about it: #fakenews is a big news

Wednesday 9 June 2021

Deep in the heart of the South Island, one hazy at a time, Sebastian Burke is…

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A Champion of Beer’s Natural Little Factory

Tuesday 8 June 2021

Ruth Leary, the regional sales manager for Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Korea at global yeast…

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Townshend Brewery the Ultimate Survivor

Friday 4 June 2021

"It’s fair to say I did have the rug pulled under my feet a few years…

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We’re wedded to cans for better or worse

Friday 28 May 2021

As more and more breweries switch to cans, and consumers grab them off the shelf, some…

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Canned Heat: Why Cans are so hot right now

Friday 28 May 2021

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Greymouth’s Hopaholics go head-to-head with Monteith’s

Saturday 15 May 2021

Phil Hamilton meets the husband and wife team behind the Greymouth brewery pitting themselves against Monteith’s

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Where the Wild Beers are

Friday 7 May 2021

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Lauren Yap: Living the dream

Wednesday 28 April 2021

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Hopping mad or genius?

Friday 16 April 2021

Urbanaut's decision to make not one, not two, but six fresh hop beers for a mixed…

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Instagratification: Dusty’s Picks April 2021

Thursday 15 April 2021

Craft beer-loving photographer Dusty bring some you his favourite beers

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It’s Yeast Captain But Not As We Know It

Wednesday 17 March 2021

No one knows exactly how long ago Kveik (it’s pronounced “kvike”) rose out of the glacier-scoured…

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Lee Ann Scotti: From teacher and avid cook, to award-winning brewer

Monday 8 March 2021

In the first in a series on women in beer Denise Garland talks to Lee Ann…

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