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Baylands The Hops Awaken IPA

Friday 17 September 2021

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Bach All Day Non-alcoholic IPA

Thursday 16 September 2021

Bach Brewing have just released a non-alcoholic IPA in six-pack format and it's one of the…

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Features

Bread to Brew: the rise and rise of Derelict Brewing

Thursday 16 September 2021

Derelict Brewing has recently opened an online store, giving national reach to their hugely popular beers.…

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Urbanaut Juno Lite Hazy IPA

Friday 10 September 2021

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News

Cassels APA wins World Beer Awards trophy

Friday 10 September 2021

Christchurch brewery Cassels has continued its success at the annual World Beer Awards, taking out the…

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Opinion

Beer, interrupted: Capital Diary August 2021

Tuesday 7 September 2021

August was going to be big with the Visa Wellington on a Plate food and drink…

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Hop Federation Space Cadet IPA

Tuesday 7 September 2021

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Features

Worty Dozen Vol 2: Best Beer-Music Match-ups

Saturday 4 September 2021

Picking a dozen beers named after excellent music earlier this year was a fun exercise –…

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Opinion

Stout and About

Thursday 2 September 2021

Philip Walter is captivated by the sheer diversity of stouts on offer in New Zealand. As…

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Garage Project Double Pernicious Weed

Tuesday 31 August 2021

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A Mixed Six with Jason Bathgate

Tuesday 31 August 2021

In the first of a series on desert island beers we talk to Jason Bathgate of…

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Travel

A Mata of Taste: Beer Travels in Eastern Bay Of Plenty

Friday 27 August 2021

Brett Atkinson checks out Mata and Lumberjack Brewing on a beer-tasting trek through Eastern Bay of…

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