Opinion

Haiku Beer Vol 3

Clown Shoes Pineapple Space Cake It’s bitter and bold I dreamt of flying through space With…

No Can Do: How’s the quality of your beer?

Karl Hayes asks if the quality of craft beer dropped since the proliferation of canned beer…

How to save hospitality, a brewer’s perspective

Hospitality is an asset to our society, says Ralph Bungard of Three Boys, and we should…

When you’ve had all the beers, Pale Ale will rescue you.

I found myself looking at shelves full of all the beers wondering “what is the point…

Book review: Drunk (how beer made us human)

Drunk — How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, by Edward Slingerland argues…

Haiku Beer Vol 2

Beer is like poetry — Stephen Gallagher applies the haiku form to beer reviews.

Instagratification: Dusty’s Picks February 2022

Urbanaut Brera Prosecco Pilsner Soaring temps call for refreshing beers and Urbanaut brewing hit the brief…

What would minimum pricing look like in NZ?

Minimum pricing on alcohol applied here using the recently introduced Irish model would see a huge…

State of the Hazy Nation Revisited

Luke Nicholas talks about what makes a great hazy IPA and why he believes so many…

Editor’s choice: 10 best beer moments of 2021

Capital Diary December — Festive Bevvies

December beer drinking kicked off with the Summerstock festival where 31 Wellington venues each showcased a…

The best of 2021 in beer: Tim Newman’s top-10

Some of my top 10 for 2021 is going to be reflective of the Brewers Guild…