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

Tuesday 5 April 2022

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

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How to save hospitality, a brewer’s perspective

Thursday 17 March 2022

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

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

Thursday 3 March 2022

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

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Book review: Drunk (how beer made us human)

Wednesday 16 February 2022

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

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Haiku Beer Vol 2

Wednesday 16 February 2022

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

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Instagratification: Dusty’s Picks February 2022

Monday 14 February 2022

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

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What would minimum pricing look like in NZ?

Tuesday 8 February 2022

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

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State of the Hazy Nation Revisited

Wednesday 19 January 2022

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

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Editor’s choice: 10 best beer moments of 2021

Thursday 13 January 2022

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Capital Diary December — Festive Bevvies

Wednesday 12 January 2022

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

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

Monday 3 January 2022

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

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State of the Hazy Nation

Monday 27 December 2021

The sheer volume of hazy beers spread like, well, some kind of virus in 2021. Martin…

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