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Changes brewing at Mean Doses

Wednesday 25 May 2022

There's big changes on the horizon for Wellington's Mean Doses brewery and taproom.

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Features

Tips for brewing a hazy IPA

Tuesday 24 May 2022

Tips and tricks to considerer when brewing a cracking New England IPA.

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Highly commended winners at New World Beer & Cider Awards

Tuesday 24 May 2022

The New World Beer & Ciders dish out 70 highly commended gongs to go with their…

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Craig Orr resigns as NZ Hops CEO

Thursday 19 May 2022

Craig Orr has stepped down as chief executive of New Zealand Hops Ltd after two and…

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Supreme Champion named at New World Awards

Monday 16 May 2022

For the first time the New World Beer & Cider Awards has named a Supreme Champion:…

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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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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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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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