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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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Emotional night for Behemoth

Tuesday 2 August 2022

Behemoth are not shy of success and have won plenty of trophies and gold medals for…

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Eddyline’s West Coast IPA `Mic Drop’

Tuesday 2 August 2022

That Eddy's Drop, a fantastic musical pun from Eddyline in Nelson, took out the annual Malthouse…

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NZ Beer Awards Winners

Thursday 21 July 2022

Three Boys and Garage Project were the big winners at the NZ Beer Awards last night.

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Juicehead Brewery Closes

Tuesday 19 July 2022

Wellington's JuiceHead brewery is closing "for the foreseeable future" as the cost of doing business bites.

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Two thumb’s new brewery a great addition

Tuesday 19 July 2022

Two Thumb taking over The Fermentist adds an important new venue that forms a craft beer…

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Hazies high quality at NZ Beer Awards judging

Thursday 14 July 2022

Anticipate a great year for saisons and sours, and more exciting wild ferments as spontaneous beers…

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EDDYLINE TACKLES CO2 SHORTAGE

Thursday 30 June 2022

Eddyline brewery in Nelson is working with a carbon capture expert from the us to address…

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