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Hazies high quality at NZ Beer Awards judging

Thursday 14 July 2022

Anticipate a great year for saisons and sours, and more exciting wild ferments as spontaneous beers…

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Bach All Day NON-Alcoholic HAZY IPA

Thursday 14 July 2022

Bach Brewing have created a hazy version of their super-popular All Day Non-Alcoholic IPA and it's…

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Have a “go at” Doppelbock

Wednesday 6 July 2022

Looking for something different? Hazy beers not quite hitting the same? Perhaps you’re considering trying something maltier,…

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Features

CASSELS DELIVER TRIPLE TREAT OF SWEET STOUTS

Tuesday 5 July 2022

Milk Stouts first became popular in England during the 1800s with blue-collar labourers as a nutritious…

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Instagratification: Dusty’s Picks June 2022

Tuesday 5 July 2022

Instagram influencer Dusty snaps his favourite beers from June, 2022

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EDDYLINE TACKLES CO2 SHORTAGE

Thursday 30 June 2022

Eddyline brewery in Nelson is working with a carbon capture expert from the us to address…

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TARANAKI’S BOOMING BEER SCENE

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Kelly Ryan from Boneface and Joe Wood from Liberty have a lot to answer for. Strike…

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BOOTLEG BURNING THEIR OWN PATH

Tuesday 28 June 2022

Rather than lament Covid restrictions that limited venues to 100 people, Hamilton's Bootleg Brewery saw an…

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GOOD GEORGE WIN SMITH’S IPA CHALLENGE — AGAIN

Tuesday 28 June 2022

Good George has won the Smith’s NZ IPA Challenge in Queenstown for the second year in…

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Features

Haiku Beer Vol 4

Tuesday 28 June 2022

THREE TAVERNS A NIGHT ON PONCE IPA Lush notes of citrus Brewed over in Atlanta Taste…

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BOOTLEG T-STRAIGHT BURNOUT STOUT

Monday 27 June 2022

From Matangi, Hamilton, Bootleg Brewery always seem to be fairly quiet producers, right up until awards…

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A YEAR ON FROM BEER’S #METOO RECKONING WHAT’S CHANGED

Friday 24 June 2022

It’s been one year since New Zealand’s beer industry started having some difficult conversations. Since May…

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