Pursuit of Hoppiness

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Brewing Up Fun — Double Vision Brewing

Wednesday 23 July 2025

It all started when four friends, Mario, Warren, Evarn and Harry, decided to brew some beer…

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Opinion

Instagratification: Dusty’s Best of the Winter releases 2025

Wednesday 23 July 2025

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases from this winter.

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Features

Peter Lines — ‘Rest Easy Mate’

Wednesday 23 July 2025

Peter Lines (July 29, 1957 — June 28, 2025) grew up surrounded by hops and spent…

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Features

UPDATED: How Many Breweries In NZ?

Friday 11 July 2025

What follows is an updated version of the list of how many brewing brands (Updated July…

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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…

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Liberty Longshot Fresh Hop Imperial Pilsner

Friday 4 July 2025

You thought it was safe.  You thought the fresh hop season was over, and so did…

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News

Duncan’s “Weird” Win At Smith’s NZ IPA Challenge

Friday 27 June 2025

Duncan’s Brewing broke a big(ger) brewery stranglehold and surprised themselves with a “weird” winning feeling at…

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Recommended

Epic Super Zero

Friday 27 June 2025

I’ve been dragging the chain, I’ll admit it, but this officially the year that non-alc beers…

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Garage Project Beast With Two Backs

Friday 20 June 2025

Whisky & Bourbon Barrel, Espresso & Banana Imperial Stout 13.0%abv Earlier this week I had the…

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Features

This Ain’t No Hellhole — The Beer Project

Thursday 19 June 2025

Down a long driveway in the middle of nowhere I find a rustic shed fronted by…

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Recommended

Behemoth Fun Sized IPA

Friday 13 June 2025

While non-alcohol beers might be the talk of the town at the moment, simply light beers…

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Features

Galbraith’s Celebrates 30 Years Of Real Ale

Monday 9 June 2025

“Where’s the time gone? It’s been a bit of a time tunnel this place — I…

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