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Urbanaut Atlanta Bright IPA

Wednesday 25 September 2024

It seems 2024 is turning into of the ‘year of the bright IPA’ with phenomenal releases…

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Searchlight Shining Bright in Queenstown

Wednesday 25 September 2024

Nestled away in Industrial Place just outside the bustle of Queenstown’s CBD is Searchlight Brewery. The…

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Trouble Brewing in Margaret River

Wednesday 18 September 2024

This is the contentious story of how craft beer forced its way into a premium wine…

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Badass Beverages Out But Not Down

Friday 13 September 2024

Start-up brand Badass Beverages is shutting up the shop with the brand for sale. On face…

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I Am Hope Rejects Funding Over “Not For Pussies” Beer

Friday 6 September 2024

Mental health charity I Am Hope has refused to take money from a boxing fund-raiser because…

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Duncan’s Drop The Lactose For Vegan Beer

Wednesday 4 September 2024

New Zealand’s self-professed biggest user of lactose (milk sugar) in the brewing process is set to…

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The Beer Project — Karamu Barrelworks

Wednesday 28 August 2024

It’s a magical drive into Karamu Barrelworks on Daryl Bryant’s rural Waikato lifestyle block. The morning…

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Tuesday 27 August 2024

Over the next wee bit I’ll be exploring the trophy winners from the recent New Zealand…

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Fermented Culture – A Moment of Communion

Tuesday 27 August 2024

This column was pitched to me as a vehicle for me to reprise “The Grumpy Brewer”…

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Craft Reaches New Heights at Broken River

Tuesday 20 August 2024

With news of brewers and premises in strife seemingly now a daily headline, it’s with some…

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Instagratification: Dusty’s Winter Warmers

Tuesday 20 August 2024

Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, rounds up a bevvy of winter warmers

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Pacific Coast In Liquidation

Friday 16 August 2024

Pacific Coast — the Mangawhai brewery that opened last year to great fanfare — is in…

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