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Farewell to Beer Legend Ted Verrity

Friday 19 January 2024

Ted Verrity, long time champion of New Zealand craft beer, died in the early hours of…

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Rising Beer Prices — $20 Pints Are Coming

Wednesday 17 January 2024

New Zealand’s craft beer sector is having to operate in a difficult space at the moment…

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Features

Bean Bag Brewery Dreaming Big

Thursday 11 January 2024

Picture this: It’s a Tuesday night, I’ve just walked in the door after a big day…

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Small Gods Hark! Gingerbread Imperial Stout

Monday 8 January 2024

The annual Christmas series of seasonal one-offs from Small Gods took a decidedly dessert stout turn…

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Features

Batsmen Brewing — Tapping Into Diversity

Monday 8 January 2024

In the craft beer’s challenging climate — with rising costs, a slowing market and familiar names…

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Opinion

The Hoppiness 100 Beers of the Year

Wednesday 3 January 2024

Every year we ask the Pursuit of Hoppiness writers to come up with their beers of…

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Features

The State Of Funk To Come

Thursday 28 December 2023

At the periphery of New Zealand’s beer scene you’ll find a tight-knit community of brewers and…

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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…

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Features

Eddyline Engineering Perfection

Wednesday 20 December 2023

Eddyline Brewery’s investment in carbon dioxide recapture technology paid huge dividends this year — with estimated savings…

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Travel

Whangamatā’s First Craft Brewery — Salt District

Monday 18 December 2023

Whangamatā is a sleepy, bach-filled surfer’s paradise on the Coromandel Peninsula that comes to life in…

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Features

Home Brewing: The Way Of Water

Friday 15 December 2023

Water. It seems simple enough, right? Although seemingly basic, the ingredient that makes up the largest…

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First Look — Saint Leonard’s Brewing

Friday 15 December 2023

In the heart of Auckland’s craft beer mecca, Kingsland, an inconspicuous newcomer has emerged, bringing sunshine,…

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