Pursuit of Hoppiness

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Opinion

What would minimum pricing look like in NZ?

Tuesday 8 February 2022

Minimum pricing on alcohol applied here using the recently introduced Irish model would see a huge…

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Shining Peak Barrel Aged Brett Saison 

Tuesday 8 February 2022

Shining Peak Barrel Aged Brett Saison is a great one to take one’s time with and…

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Brothers Beer “Martin Scores Hazy” Imperial IPA 

Friday 4 February 2022

Brothers Beer are starting the new year's seasonal brewing off with the cleverly named Martin Scores…

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Features

Walk an Auckland Beer Mile in her shoes

Thursday 3 February 2022

The Auckland Beer Mile is fast becoming a reference point for craft beer lovers to explore…

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Laughing Bones Treeline Mountain IPA

Thursday 3 February 2022

Laughing Bones Treeline Mountain IPA is a hybrid of West Coast IPA and Hazy IPA, an…

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Travel

Altitude Brewing: Such Great Heights

Tuesday 1 February 2022

At Altitude Brewing in Queenstown it's all about living, and drinking adventurously. Vera Alves visits New…

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Double Vision Mouth Party Hazy Pale Ale

Wednesday 26 January 2022

It's only January but already "Crafty" Mark Gower has found a contender for fridge filler of…

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Features

Three Sisters success built on inspiration and experimentation

Tuesday 25 January 2022

New Zealand's champion microbrewery Three Sisters in New Plymouth has a philosophy of inspiration and experimentation.

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Volstead Riwaka Hazy

Friday 21 January 2022

However you might feel about the ‘Juice Bomb’ style of hazy, Volstead Riwaka Hazy IPA embodies…

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Three Boys Gas NZIPA

Friday 21 January 2022

Three Boys Gas NZIPA was originally brewed as a collaboration with Burkes and took third place…

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Opinion

State of the Hazy Nation Revisited

Wednesday 19 January 2022

Luke Nicholas talks about what makes a great hazy IPA and why he believes so many…

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Issue 60 Summer 2021-22

Wednesday 19 January 2022

A road trip to Tekapo to find New Zealand's best beer, a trip to Waiheke to…

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