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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

Instagram unfiltered

His handle is Hazzy_Hunter and he's always chasing the newest hazy. Here he explains how to…

Witches and magic: women reclaiming their rightful place in beer

Instagratification: Disty’s Picks October 2021

8 Wired Dynamite Black IPA Recipe for dynamite: mix pine, citrus, floral, juicy tropicals, earthy chocolate…

Belgian beauties: a dozen classics

Belgian beers are often called gourmet beers due to their complexity, diversity of flavours and affinity…

Capital dairy – Lockdown yo-yo beer

September started as August finished, locked-down and drinking internet beer. The Baylands mixed six pack of…

Haiku Beer Vol 1

Stephen Gallagher applies the haiku format to beer reviews   Volstead Mr Ombibulous IPA Ombibulous is…

Beer, interrupted: Capital Diary August 2021

August was going to be big with the Visa Wellington on a Plate food and drink…

Stout and About

Philip Walter is captivated by the sheer diversity of stouts on offer in New Zealand. As…