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NWBCA Reviews: Ruapehu Brewing Unlimited Vis

Wednesday 7 June 2023

Ruapehu Brewing are another new face on the New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30…

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NWBCA Reviews: Urbanaut Bronx Mosaic Double IPA

Tuesday 6 June 2023

Continuing their tear through the hop-driven beer categories at the New World Beer & Ciders Awards…

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NWBCA Reviews: Deep Creek Aloha

Monday 5 June 2023

Fruited sours live or die by how well they capture the character of said fruit additions,…

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NWBCA Reviews: Steinlager Pure

Sunday 4 June 2023

I think there’s very few fresh takes to make on any beer with ‘Steinlager’ in the…

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NWBCA Reviews: Otago Brew School Klassenbester

Saturday 3 June 2023

‘Klassenbester’ translates roughly to ‘best in class’, and that could not be a more apt name…

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NWBCA Reviews: McLeod’s Paradise Pale Ale

Friday 2 June 2023

After the better part of a decade on the market and a steady string of awards,…

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NWBCA Reviews: Urbanaut Newtown Hazy Pale Ale

Thursday 1 June 2023

Urbanaut Newtown is the second hazy from this brewery on the New World Beer & Cider…

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NWBCA Reviews: Tiger Crystal Ultra

Wednesday 31 May 2023

Tiger Crystal Ultra is not a craft-positioned beer.  Even the name sounds like something I would…

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NWBCA Reviews: Monteith’s Tight Lines

Tuesday 30 May 2023

When a cheap, mass-produced beer such as Monteith’s Tight Lines Pale Ale shows up on a…

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NWBCA Reviews: Asahi Super Dry 0%

Monday 29 May 2023

When it comes to true no-alcohol beers, our craft brewers have only just cracked the nut…

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NWBCA Reviews: Parrotdog Sundog Pilsner

Sunday 28 May 2023

Pilsner in New Zealand has become a slightly treacherous style of late.  As the brewer, do…

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NWBCA Reviews: Bootleg Apehanger IPA

Saturday 27 May 2023

Bootleg Apehanger IPA (something about motorbikes, presumably*) will always be a special beer to me after…

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