Zeelandt Brunhilde’s Fate
Thursday 4 August 2022Hawke’s Bay classicists Zeelandt won a gold medal at the recent NZ Beer Awards with this…
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North End Grisette Brett Reserve
Wednesday 3 August 2022North End have taken a distinctively floral grisette, and added a twist by bottle conditioning it…
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Monday 25 July 2022Garage Project have a well earned reputation for pushing brewing boundaries, and their Surrender To The…
Read MoreSprig+Fern Oast House Party NZ IPA
Sunday 17 July 2022A tightly-focused, superbly drinkable NZ IPA, tight and focused, akin to some of the best American…
Read MoreBach All Day NON-Alcoholic HAZY IPA
Thursday 14 July 2022Bach Brewing have created a hazy version of their super-popular All Day Non-Alcoholic IPA and it's…
Read MoreBOOTLEG T-STRAIGHT BURNOUT STOUT
Monday 27 June 2022From Matangi, Hamilton, Bootleg Brewery always seem to be fairly quiet producers, right up until awards…
Read MoreGarage Project Epuni Street ESB
Monday 20 June 2022Garage Project may have a reputation as the frontrunners when it comes to modern releases, but…
Read MoreRhyme x Reason Space Monkey
Monday 20 June 2022Along with NZ Rakau and Waimea, this is the first pilsner I’ve (knowingly) encountered that also…
Read MoreGarage Project Hatsukoi
Monday 20 June 2022The International Lager style has always been an exercise in precise and minimalist brewing, and Japanese…
Read MoreMorningcider Strawberry Rosé
Monday 20 June 2022Along with Morningcider’s famous ‘backyard’ urban apples, there’s also blackcurrants and strawberries in the mix. Apple…
Read MoreThe Theoretical Brewer Mad Hatter Hazy Pale Ale
Monday 20 June 2022This is the first time I’ve seen a beer from The Theoretical Brewer (New Plymouth) in…
Read MoreEmerson’s Weissbier
Monday 20 June 2022While judging at last year’s New World Beer & Cider Awards, a Hefeweizen hit my table…
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