Opinion

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…

State of the Hazy Nation

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

Instagratification: Dusty’s Picks December 2021

Bootleg Dusty Brut IPA Not every day you get a beer named after you! Big thanks…

Capital dairy November 2021 – The Return of Beerhunting

Given the challenges of in-house drinking at alert level 2, much of my November was spent…

Capital Diary – October: The Level 2 Effect

Alert level 2 dinking in Welly this October meant event cancellations continued, while table service created…

A glass half-full view on glasses

Philip Walter puts a series of glasses to the test