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The Hoptimist — Boom Town Brewing

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Sunshine, scenery, and a cold beer—Marlborough knows how to show off. But when that beer is…

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Three Sisters Expand Into Wellington

Friday 12 December 2025

New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is expanding into Wellington, taking over the site that was once…

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Mr Good Bar — Epic Taproom

Thursday 11 December 2025

After a while, being Mr Good Bar has become a little like living a replay of…

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Beer Festivals — Your Guide To What’s On In Early 2026

Tuesday 2 December 2025

There are plenty of beer festivals popping up around the country this summer. Here is a…

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The Mighty Moutere Inn Celebrates 175 Years

Thursday 9 October 2025

They started off no different to everyone else.  Four blokes used to British and European choices…

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Ales On The Camino Trail

Tuesday 29 July 2025

I’ve been a beer guy forever. I love the taste, the industry and the social connection…

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Mr Good Bar — Two Thumb

Wednesday 9 July 2025

Sniff in the right direction and Christchurch might smell a little more hopped up than it…

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Coromandel — One Door Closes, Another Opens

Monday 31 March 2025

When we began brewing at the Coromandel Brewing Company, “craft beer” was barely on anyone’s radar.…

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Mr Good Bar — Liberty Beers & Burgers

Monday 31 March 2025

What sweeter thing to do on a sunny Auckland Saturday, I thought, than hit the road…

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Mr Good Bar — Twofold & St Leonards

Wednesday 15 January 2025

The good news is that, despite the occasional bad news, there are great new brew bars…

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The Beer Project — Sunshine Brewing

Monday 6 January 2025

I visit Sunshine on a hot Thursday afternoon in January. The bar is starting to hum…

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Mr Goodbar — Crafty Dunedin Roadie

Monday 28 October 2024

Dunedin called me south. It wasn’t the beer that took me there, but it is a…

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