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First Look: Turtle Pizza & Pints

Monday 18 March 2024

The brewing company with the big name just got a bit bigger. Behemoth has opened a…

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Lion Celebrates a Century

Friday 8 March 2024

Lion NZ is celebrating 100 years in business and the irony is: the reasons behind Lion’s…

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Bean Bag Brewery Dreaming Big

Thursday 11 January 2024

Picture this: It’s a Tuesday night, I’ve just walked in the door after a big day…

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Batsmen Brewing — Tapping Into Diversity

Monday 8 January 2024

In the craft beer’s challenging climate — with rising costs, a slowing market and familiar names…

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The State Of Funk To Come

Thursday 28 December 2023

At the periphery of New Zealand’s beer scene you’ll find a tight-knit community of brewers and…

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Eddyline Engineering Perfection

Wednesday 20 December 2023

Eddyline Brewery’s investment in carbon dioxide recapture technology paid huge dividends this year — with estimated savings…

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Home Brewing: The Way Of Water

Friday 15 December 2023

Water. It seems simple enough, right? Although seemingly basic, the ingredient that makes up the largest…

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Froth Tech Brewing Up Something Wild

Friday 20 October 2023

The “taste of New Zealand” is about to turn up in a beer, thanks to the…

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Oat Cream Dream Team: Hazzy Hunter X Black Sands

Tuesday 17 October 2023

It was an unassuming Saturday afternoon in Auckland, I was enjoying a few cold beverages down…

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Raw Beer Revolution

Thursday 12 October 2023

There’s a raw ale resurgence happening in beer right now, and visitors to the Funk On…

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New Zealand’s VIP IPAs

Friday 6 October 2023

With the near-demise of Epic there was a risk that one of New Zealand’s greatest IPAs…

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Raglan’s Workshop Brewery Making Waves

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Raglan, famous for its idyllic surf breaks is now making waves in the beer world after…

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