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Sprig + Fern Encore NZH-106 NZIPA
Tuesday 12 December 2023This year’s NZIPA pilgrimage has led me to some interesting places, and with this final (or…
Read MoreHop Federation Hold The Line NZIPA
Wednesday 8 November 2023It was already shaping up to be a pretty good year for New Zealand IPAs —…
Read MorePanhead Supercharger X Double APA
Monday 30 October 2023Creating a great new beer is a fraught and illusive enterprise, requiring inspiration, experimentation and restraint…
Read MoreBrew Moon Hophead IPA XL
Monday 16 October 2023Brew Moon Hophead IPA is a beer with a very long history, one I myself found…
Read MoreParrotdog Cold IPA
Monday 9 October 2023As the new Cold IPA style has continued to evolve, my taste for these deliciously bright…
Read MoreBeer Baroness Little Mighty Session IPA
Monday 25 September 2023I can see why Beer Baroness Little Mighty won a trophy at the New Zealand Beer…
Read MoreBehemoth Clayton F#$%ING Hops! (Nelson Sauvin Hop Oil Edition)
Saturday 26 August 2023Behemoth’s ‘Clayton’ series of single hop-grower NZIPAs have won incredible recognition in the recent Brewers Guild…
Read MoreEmerson’s Taieri George 20th Anniversary Special
Tuesday 27 June 2023Taieri George is one of our most special beers. Brewed once a year, and every year,…
Read MoreNWBCA Reviews: Lakeman Primate Pilsner
Monday 19 June 2023Due to the intrinsically limited placements, getting any beer into the New World Beer & Cider…
Read MoreNWBCA Reviews: Bootleg Late Night Monk Fight
Saturday 17 June 2023Whereas the other double (Zeffer) and treble (Urbanaut) representatives in this year’s New World Beer &…
Read MoreNWBCA Reviews: Double Vision Mouth Party
Thursday 15 June 2023Another hazy pale that had to climb past an absolute mountain of other New World Beer…
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