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Shining Peak Shining a Light on Local History

Friday 9 June 2023

Putting excellent beer into cans is one thing, but for Shining Peak founder Jesse Sigurdsson the…

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Botany’s Beer Bounty

Wednesday 7 June 2023

There’s something uniquely appealing about Botany and its breweries. It isn’t home to Sydney’s highest concentration…

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Ruapehu Brewing: Snow business like beer business

Tuesday 6 June 2023

Austin Hobson was born to be a brewer, his Belgian mother and home-brewing English father setting…

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4 Mates Bring Elusive Quality to Invercargill

Wednesday 15 March 2023

I don’t travel as much on business as I used to, and so rarely get to…

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Around the North Island in 87 Pints

Tuesday 7 February 2023

John Lovegrove tries to visit every North Island Brewery in a month.

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The Island in the sun

Wednesday 14 December 2022

The Island is set to be Bay of Plenty’s hottest beer spot this summer, spearheaded by…

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A 22-Taproom trip for 2022

Tuesday 13 December 2022

A friend over from Australia took a motorcycle trip around New Zealand recently and he tapped…

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In search of the Elusive Lakeman

Monday 12 December 2022

In part two of our feature on Lakeman we look at the problems of being so…

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The Malthouse Comes Full Circle

Wednesday 7 December 2022

Wellington’s legendary craft beer bar, the almost 30-year-old The Malthouse has come full circle with a…

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Brew Moon Celebrate 20 years

Monday 10 October 2022

North Canterbury craft stalwarts Brew Moon celebrate their 20th anniversary this month. The span of 20…

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A Brew For Every Occasion

Wednesday 7 September 2022

The Occasional Brewer on Adelaide Road by the Basin Reserve in Wellington is a brew-your-own brewery,…

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TARANAKI’S BOOMING BEER SCENE

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Kelly Ryan from Boneface and Joe Wood from Liberty have a lot to answer for. Strike…

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