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McLeod’s Brewer Jason Bathgate Moving to Nelson

Friday 14 February 2025

Martin Townshend will keep brewing his “ales of the unexpected”, Jason Bathgate will return to his…

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Beers Banana Man Hefeweizen

Monday 10 February 2025

Hefeweizen is one of those slightly cursed styles that seems to be forever relegated to the…

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Epic Lupulingus Imperial IPA

Wednesday 29 January 2025

‘What’s Epic up to these days?’ is something I’ve been wondering recently. While the fate of Epic…

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Brothers Beer Nirvana Triple Hazy IPA

Tuesday 21 January 2025

The post-Christmas slouch is usually a slow period for new beers, but Brothers have kicked 2025…

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Features

Fresh Alibi — Meet The New Brewer

Monday 20 January 2025

Jody Thomas has a beer CV that could fill this website from back to front but…

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Shining Peak Expand Into Christchurch

Thursday 16 January 2025

New Plymouth’s Shining Peak have opened a branch office in Christchurch — setting up a bar…

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Mr Good Bar — Twofold & St Leonards

Wednesday 15 January 2025

The good news is that, despite the occasional bad news, there are great new brew bars…

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News

Two Experimental Hops In Advanced Trials

Monday 13 January 2025

Two of NZ Hops Ltd’s experimental hops are in advanced trials this season and they couldn’t…

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Features

Zero Cider Helps Peckham’s Go From Strength to Strength

Wednesday 8 January 2025

One of the best new drinks to enter the market this year is a) not a…

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Travel

The Beer Project — Sunshine Brewing

Monday 6 January 2025

I visit Sunshine on a hot Thursday afternoon in January. The bar is starting to hum…

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Opinion

Is It End Days For Craft Beer?

Friday 3 January 2025

The day after I was born a human error was made on a US national security…

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Opinion

The Hoppiness 100 — Jessica Allen

Friday 3 January 2025

We’ve asked the Pursuit of Hoppiness writers to come up with their top picks for the…

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