Pursuit of Hoppiness

Old but gold: Breweries doing Great classical styles

Bach Brewing Juice Axe (6.9%)

Bach Brewing Juice Axe features an excellent blend of American and New Zealand hops to create…

Garage Project Fresh March IPA (7%)

The latest fresh release from Garage Project has some deliciously pungent hop characters.

It’s Yeast Captain But Not As We Know It

No one knows exactly how long ago Kveik (it’s pronounced “kvike”) rose out of the glacier-scoured…

Know Alibi

Urbanaut Cucumber Mint Sour (5%)

A taster or a waster time?

Tasters at your local bar are a good way to decide if you want to invest…

Heart of Darkness Kurtz’s Insane IPA (7.1%)

Kurtz's Insane from Vietnam's Heart of Darkness is big and bold old-fashioned American West Coast IPA…

Hop Aboard The Nectaron train

Lee Ann Scotti: From teacher and avid cook, to award-winning brewer

In the first in a series on women in beer Denise Garland talks to Lee Ann…

Sprig & Fern Sunny Dayz Hazy Pale Ale (6%)

Alpine Aspiration: Wanaka’s remarkable beer scene

The Central Otago region is going through brewing boom. With four craft breweries and a resident…