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Hop Federation Closing Down

Thursday 11 September 2025

Motueka-based Hop Federation will cease brewing next month following a strategic review by owners Kono NZ…

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Garage Project Take Over Fortune Favours

Wednesday 3 September 2025

Garage Project are opening two new venues in Wellington, including taking over the Fortune Favours taproom…

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New World Beer & Cider Awards Winners

Monday 25 August 2025

The 2025 New World Beer & Cider Awards have been announced. Here’s the list of the…

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Isthmus 3D IPA Takes Top Award

Monday 25 August 2025

Isthmus Brewing in Auckland have taken top spot at the annual New World Beer & Cider…

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Red Sea Conflict Drives Garage Project-Mikkeller Deal

Tuesday 12 August 2025

The congoing conflict in the Red Sea is driving an unusual beer hook-up, with Garage Project…

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Brave Brewing — The Eye Of The Tiger

Tuesday 5 August 2025

Just days before Brave Brewing won the Champion Brewery crown at the New Zealand Beer Awards,…

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Brave Brewing Triumph At NZ Beer Awards

Sunday 3 August 2025

Brave Brewing and their cult IPA, Tigermilk, roared the loudest at last night’s New Zealand Beer…

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Guinness 0.0 Set for Wider Distribution in NZ

Friday 1 August 2025

Guinness 0.0 — the hard-to-get non-alcoholic version of Guinness — will become more widely available in…

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Mean As Win for Mean Doses in West Coast IPA Challenge

Thursday 31 July 2025

Tiny Wellington brewery Mean Doses captured the 18th annual Malthouse West Coast IPA Challenge with their…

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Ales On The Camino Trail

Tuesday 29 July 2025

I’ve been a beer guy forever. I love the taste, the industry and the social connection…

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Kegstar Picks Up Distressed Konvoy Kegs

Friday 25 July 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has blocked MicroStar’s proposed acquisition of keg lending rival…

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Brothers Beer Limey B*Stard West Coast Pilsner

Thursday 24 July 2025

Much as I may still suspiciously view the West Coast Pilsner style as the former (and…

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