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Not Such A Nutty Idea

Tuesday 4 August 2026

This is an intriguing development — cashew nuts in beer to approximate the creamy texture you…

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Leading Malt Producer Celebrates 100 Years

Monday 3 August 2026

Joe White Maltings, Australia’s largest malt producer, is celebrating 100 years of specialty malt production. The…

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Parrotdog at 15 — Moving From Craft To Beer

Thursday 30 July 2026

At 15, Wellington’s Parrotdog stands out among New Zealand’s independent breweries — as a business actively…

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Karamu Barrelworks — A Victory for The Style

Thursday 30 July 2026

A couple of days after being named New Zealand’s champion brewery, Daryl Bryant of Karamu Barrelworks…

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Bringing It All Back Home — Emerson’s Golden Night

Monday 27 July 2026

Dunedin’s Emerson’s Brewery are home-town heroes after a golden night at the New Zealand Beer Awards…

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NZ Brewing Shock As Major Malt Supplier Shuts

Friday 17 July 2026

The New Zealand brewing industry is set for a massive shock after France-based multi-national Malteurop announced…

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Spirit Of Derelict Lives On At No 19 Brewing

Friday 17 July 2026

The win by No 19 Brewing in the NZ Stout Challenge on July 11 in Christchurch…

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Wilding Working Wonders For The Wilderness

Thursday 16 July 2026

Kudos to the team at Froth Technologies for the work they’re doing with their New Zealand…

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Flood Shuts Emporium Brewing

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Emporium Brewing in Kaikoura will be closed until further notice following the devastating flood that roared…

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Garage Project Top Cutter NZIPA

Wednesday 8 July 2026

The Smith’s NZIPA challenge concluded for another year last weekend, and some of the entries are…

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8 Wired Rogue & Villian ESB

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Though I daren’t speak it too loud for fear of jinxing it, this has (so far)…

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Boneface The Darkness American Stout

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Boneface have a new (or old, actually) dark beer out for the winter months, with a…

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