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New World Awards Top 30 tasting notes

Monday 16 May 2022

Tasting notes for the winners in the Top-30, plus judges comments from the 2022 New World…

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Opinion

Light beers that punch above their weight

Thursday 12 May 2022

What are the best tasting beers under 2.5 per cent? The Pursuit of Hoppiness team put…

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Opinion

Diary of a Hop Farmer

Wednesday 11 May 2022

In the first of a new series, hop farmer Josh Lewis takes us through the life…

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Altitude Brewing Fresh Tracks

Thursday 5 May 2022

Altitude Brewing are using the same base but hopping their beer with Nelson Sauvin hops grown…

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Features

Baltic Porter: a beer born of a blockade

Wednesday 4 May 2022

Did you know Baltic Porter is actually a lager not an ale. And that it was…

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New non-alcohol craft brand launched

Wednesday 4 May 2022

State of Play is the first New Zealand brewery brand to be totally focused producing on…

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Shining Peak Gung Ho! IPA

Tuesday 3 May 2022

Shining Peak Gung Ho! Fresh Hop IPA sits firmly at the top of 'Crafty' Mark Gower's…

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Opinion

Low Carb Lowdown

Monday 2 May 2022

It's one of the fastest growing segments in the beer market so we review the best…

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Features

Brewer’s personal drive for low carb beer

Monday 2 May 2022

Scott Sharp-Heward, quality manager and technical brewer at Sawmill in Matakana, wants to make a low…

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Canyon Brewing harvest their own grain

Thursday 28 April 2022

Canyon Brewing are also experimenting with growing their own grain as a part of a push…

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Baylands Waifly 8 Fresh Hop IPA

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Now in its eighth iteration, Baylands Waifly is a proven fresh hop classic and this year's…

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Features

Cold IPA a refreshing alternative

Tuesday 26 April 2022

Much of what we enjoy about beer today stems from innovative brewers’ hard work: creating novel…

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