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Superdelic Defies Global Hop Downturn

Thursday 1 May 2025

Superdelic — the most recent commercial hop variety released by NZ Hops Ltd — is proving…

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Winter (Ales) Is Coming …

Thursday 24 April 2025

After a three-year hiatus, Wellington’s favourite little beer festival is back! Winter Ales Festival began in…

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Distributor Hop And Vine Explains Liquidation

Friday 11 April 2025

Prominent Christchurch-based distributor Hop And Vine says the loss of three potential new customers combined with…

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First-Timers Win 2025 Rare Beer Challenge

Friday 14 March 2025

New Plymouth’s Shining Peak Brewery were crowned — or capped, as it were — the winners…

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Sunshine Brewing Wants Sale or Merger

Monday 10 March 2025

New Zealand’s oldest craft brewery, Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne, looking for new owners or — more…

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Salt District Brewing Closing Down

Monday 17 February 2025

A bright newcomer to the beer scene is closing up after less than three years —…

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McLeod’s Brewer Jason Bathgate Moving to Nelson

Friday 14 February 2025

Martin Townshend will keep brewing his “ales of the unexpected”, Jason Bathgate will return to his…

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Shining Peak Expand Into Christchurch

Thursday 16 January 2025

New Plymouth’s Shining Peak have opened a branch office in Christchurch — setting up a bar…

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Two Experimental Hops In Advanced Trials

Monday 13 January 2025

Two of NZ Hops Ltd’s experimental hops are in advanced trials this season and they couldn’t…

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Upper Hutt’s Craft Beer Central Scores Big Gig

Friday 13 December 2024

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Auckland and…. Upper Hutt? You heard right — four-piece Kiwi music sensation,…

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Deep Creek Founder Starts Over in Tauranga

Tuesday 3 December 2024

Scott Taylor, one of the founders of Deep Creek and the face of the brand, is…

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Four Square’s Behemoth ‘Brollab’

Thursday 31 October 2024

Four Square is celebrating 100 years of trading by showcasing four products this summer under the…

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