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Hop Federation Hold The Line NZIPA

Wednesday 8 November 2023

It was already shaping up to be a pretty good year for New Zealand IPAs —…

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UPDATED: Deep Creek Owes More Than $4m

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Deep Creek Brewing went into liquidation last week owing more than $4 million. The first report…

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Wanaka Beer Fest Puts the Focus on Local

Monday 6 November 2023

The Wanaka Beer Fest, set for the first weekend in December, is a real showcase for…

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Panhead Supercharger X Double APA

Monday 30 October 2023

Creating a great new beer is a fraught and illusive enterprise, requiring inspiration, experimentation and restraint…

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Fears Over Health Warnings On Beer

Friday 27 October 2023

The Australian federal government has taken the first, small, step towards putting cigarette-like health warnings on…

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Paddy Gower-Inspired IPA Concentrate

Thursday 26 October 2023

Wellington-based craft soda maker Six Barrel Soda has entered the realm of non-alcoholic ‘beer’ with the…

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Opinion

What Tuatara’s new skin says about the beer game

Wednesday 25 October 2023

Tuatara’s move to cans for all their packaged beer, along with a rationalisation of their core…

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Features

Froth Tech Brewing Up Something Wild

Friday 20 October 2023

The “taste of New Zealand” is about to turn up in a beer, thanks to the…

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Blokequet — A Beer For Mental Wellbeing

Thursday 19 October 2023

­­Once upon a sunny Thursday afternoon in Morningside, a group of people gathered at Yeastie Boys’…

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Oat Cream Dream Team: Hazzy Hunter X Black Sands

Tuesday 17 October 2023

It was an unassuming Saturday afternoon in Auckland, I was enjoying a few cold beverages down…

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Brew Moon Hophead IPA XL

Monday 16 October 2023

Brew Moon Hophead IPA is a beer with a very long history, one I myself found…

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Raw Beer Revolution

Thursday 12 October 2023

There’s a raw ale resurgence happening in beer right now, and visitors to the Funk On…

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