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Pacific Coast In Liquidation

Friday 16 August 2024

Pacific Coast — the Mangawhai brewery that opened last year to great fanfare — is in…

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Parrotdog End Garage Project’s Reign at NZ Beer Awards

Sunday 4 August 2024

Recent history was turned on its head at the NZ Beer Awards in Auckland last night…

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Panhead Go Hard on Bright IPA

Friday 12 July 2024

Panhead Custom Ales has one of the most iconic core ranges on the market, with beers…

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Panhead Founder Buys Boneface

Friday 7 June 2024

Panhead founder Mike Neilson and his wife Anna are set to be the new owners of…

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Boneface Brewing, Brothers Beer In Liquidation

Tuesday 28 May 2024

New Zealand’s craft beer industry suffered another setback today with both Boneface Brewing and Brothers Beer…

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New World Beer & Cider Awards — Highly Commended

Tuesday 21 May 2024

It’s incredibly difficult to get into the Top 30 at the New World Beer & Cider…

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New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30

Tuesday 21 May 2024

It seems like every year there’s a better, more diverse selection of styles in the New…

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Kiwis Rolling In Gold At Australian Beer Awards

Friday 17 May 2024

It’s been a night of Kiwi success at the Australian International Beer Awards … and a…

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Swifty — Garage Project Betting Big on Simple Beer

Monday 22 April 2024

The power couple that is Garage Project and Royalburn Station have released their collab brew Swifty…

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Garage Project Open New Bar in Christchurch

Thursday 18 April 2024

Garage Project are indisputably the crowned kings of kiwi craft brewing, so it’s always a rare…

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8 Wired For Sale

Wednesday 27 March 2024

8 Wired Brewing is up for sale. But fear not, there’s good reasons for it, with…

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Heyday Win Rare Beer Challenge

Friday 15 March 2024

Heyday Beer Co. clinched their second consecutive Rare Beer Challenge win at Fortune Favours last week,…

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