Pursuit of Hoppiness

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NWBCA Reviews: Martinborough Hop Elixir

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Martinborough is far more well known for classy (if extremely vintage dependent) pinot noir than it…

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NWBCA Reviews: Panhead SuperCharger

Tuesday 23 May 2023

When you go rural (and I mean rural rural, not tourist rural) craft beer begins to…

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Tasting Notes for NWBCA TOP 30

Monday 22 May 2023

The ninth annual New World Beer & Cider Awards were announced today, with the Top-30 featuring…

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News

New World Beer & Cider Awards Winners

Monday 22 May 2023

Some of Aotearoa’s newest, smallest and most remote craft breweries have won a place in the…

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Brothers Beer Getting Out Of Bar Business

Friday 19 May 2023

Auckland brewery Brothers Beer getting out of the bar and restaurant business to focus solely on…

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Boneface Gardenia Fresh Hop Cold IPA

Wednesday 17 May 2023

Fresh Hop season is my favourite time of year…everything I love about beer, packed neatly into…

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Features

There Goes Another Hop Season

Monday 15 May 2023

This time last year I wrote my first article for Hoppiness hoping to give you a…

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News

Garage Project win World Beer Cup Medal

Thursday 11 May 2023

Garage Project have won a silver medal at the prestigious World Beer Cup in the United…

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Five Peaks For Sale

Friday 5 May 2023

The former Port & Eagle Brewpub, which changed its name to Five Peaks in the wake…

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News

Fortune Favours Stays Independent

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Popular Wellington brewpub Fortune Favours will continue to operate as an independent brewery, owned by founder…

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Features

Peckham’s New Owners Humbled to take over

Thursday 20 April 2023

Before his untimely passing, Alex Peckham was already thinking of a succession plan for his eponymous…

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The Hopfather comes to Booktown

Thursday 20 April 2023

If you’re in the proximity of Featherston on May 14, come and join myself, legendary brewer…

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