Latest

Categories

Archives

Hoppiness

Travel

Bringing you news, reviews, features, opinions and travel writing from around the country.

More about our writers
The Hoptimist — Neon, Lactose & A Missing T-shirtFriday 26 June 2026

Latest

Categories

HOPPINESS

Archive

Travel

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…

Read More
Travel

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.…

Read More
Travel

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…

Read More
Travel

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…

Read More
Travel

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…

Read More
Travel

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…

Read More
Travel

Searchlight Shining Bright in Queenstown

Wednesday 25 September 2024

Nestled away in Industrial Place just outside the bustle of Queenstown’s CBD is Searchlight Brewery. The…

Read More
Travel

Mr Goodbar — Wellington

Wednesday 31 July 2024

When in Wellington, visit the temples of taste. And I’m not talking about Unity Books or…

Read More
Travel

Beervana — 48 Hours In Wellington

Wednesday 31 July 2024

It doesn’t matter how you plan to get to Wellington for Beervana, you can start enjoying…

Read More
Travel

Mr Goodbar — Matakana

Thursday 13 June 2024

Funny that urge you sometimes get to head out of town for an interesting beer. And,…

Read More
Travel

The Beer Project — Shining Peak

Tuesday 21 May 2024

I arrive at Shining Peak on a hot, sunny Taranaki morning in January. New Plymouth has…

Read More
Travel

Altitude Brewing’s Year of Growth & Change

Friday 22 December 2023

On Queenstown’s picturesque Frankton Marina, you’ll find beer institution Altitude Brewing. It’s been a cracker of…

Read More