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8 Wired Release First Whisky

Thursday 17 November 2022

8 Wired founder Soren Eriksen’s first foray into whisky expresses the “nerd” side of his personality.…

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Boneface Wins Label Design Award

Friday 4 November 2022

Boneface Brewing has won the GABS Label Design Award with their three-headed Artic wolf design on…

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Beer Festival That Dared To Dream

Wednesday 19 October 2022

The Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival started in 2013 and while it missed 2021 due…

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Zeelandt Forging Their Own Identity

Tuesday 18 October 2022

Hawke's Bay brewery Zeelandt celebrates 10 years of brewing this month with the release of two…

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Kiwi brewers offered free Mental Health training

Wednesday 12 October 2022

The Brewers Guild of New Zealand has joined forces with The Good Fight to fund 20…

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Behemoth Capital Raise Goes Live

Thursday 29 September 2022

Behemoth Brewing’s bid to raise $3m of new capital through online investment platform, Snowball Effect, is…

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Baylands Buy Now Drink Later Offer

Wednesday 28 September 2022

Baylands Brewing has come up with an innovative way to fund their expansion. Called 'Pay it…

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Tuatara Finally Move to Cans

Tuesday 27 September 2022

Tuatara, a brand that set the agenda when it came to edgy (literally) bottle design, has…

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Dunedin’s New New New Closes

Monday 19 September 2022

Dunedin’s brewery New New New is closing for good after the brewery failed to sell. The…

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Cassels Milk Stout Continues Global Success

Monday 29 August 2022

Christchurch brewery Cassels has continued its dominance at the annual World Beer Awards, winning a fourth…

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Monkfish New venture for Hargreaves

Tuesday 16 August 2022

If you’re a craft beer fan in Wellington there's a high chance you’ve been handed a…

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Trans-Tasman Blind Date Beers

Sunday 14 August 2022

Like any good business idea, the concept of a Tinder-style hook-up of trans-Tasman brewers for a…

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