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8 Wired First Craft Brewery To Stand Tall in 500ml cans

Monday 9 June 2025

8 Wired are looking to move the needle with the launch of a 500ml can, an…

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Three Sisters Ernie’s Bitter No 6

Friday 6 June 2025

With beer judging and fresh hop season going on, it’s been a busy couple of months…

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Eddyline Midnight Harvest Black IPA

Friday 30 May 2025

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the chiller, the fresh hop…

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Garage Project X Fast Fashion Down Under Pizza

Friday 23 May 2025

I’ll preface this one by saying that yesterday (Wednesday) we wrapped up the judging on the…

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Altitude Brewing Reach Great Heights

Monday 19 May 2025

Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing stormed through the Australian International Beer Awards in Melbourne last week. Altitude were…

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B Effect Hoppin Harvest Fresh IPA

Friday 16 May 2025

The fresh releases just keep rolling in, and we’ve had to sound an all hands just…

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Brothers Beer Fresh AF Fresh Hop IPA

Friday 16 May 2025

There are two kinds of fresh hop beer.  Those brewed the hard way with nothing but…

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News

Clayton Hops Harvest Report

Friday 9 May 2025

Clayton Hops, one of New Zealand’s leading hop growers, has just dropped their 2025 hop harvest…

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Features

Hop Flakes — Kiwi Invention Set To Revolutionise Hops

Friday 9 May 2025

Hop flakes — a revolutionary breakthrough in hops processing — is being driven out of hop…

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News

Parrotdog Hatch New APA to Replace Falcon (R.I.P.)

Friday 9 May 2025

Parrotdog made a real splash this week the launch of Raptor, an American Pale Ale that…

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Altitude Brewing Scenic Route NZIPA

Wednesday 7 May 2025

While fresh hop season is far from over, this week has provided something of a breather…

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Opinion

A Cabinet Of Curiosities

Wednesday 7 May 2025

I first arrived in New Zealand in 2010 when the craft beer scene was gaining momentum…

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