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NWBCA Reviews: Bootleg Late Night Monk Fight

Saturday 17 June 2023

Whereas the other double (Zeffer) and treble (Urbanaut) representatives in this year’s New World Beer &…

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NWBCA Reviews: Double Vision Mouth Party

Thursday 15 June 2023

Another hazy pale that had to climb past an absolute mountain of other New World Beer…

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NWBCA Reviews: Three Sisters Rumours In The Dark

Tuesday 13 June 2023

New Plymouth’s Three Sisters is a brewery on the rise, winning champion small brewery at the…

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NWBCA Reviews: Shining Peak Petite Pegasus

Monday 12 June 2023

The hazy bracket was (by one hell of a margin) the most jam-packed of this year’s…

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NWBCA Reviews: Burkes Unforgiven Porter

Sunday 11 June 2023

When a recently awarded beer turns up again at another competition it’s always good news.  Indicative…

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NWBCA Reviews: Baylands Skull Cracker

Saturday 10 June 2023

‘West Coast’, ‘Double’ and ‘IPA’ are some words that you could arrange in almost any order…

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NWBCA Reviews: 8 Wired Baltic Smoke

Friday 9 June 2023

Ever since coming up with the venerable iStout over a decade ago, 8 Wired have always…

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NWBCA Reviews: Sprig + Fern Norty Porter

Thursday 8 June 2023

This would seem to be the week where winter has decided to really put the boot…

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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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