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Sprig + Fern Harvest Pilsner

Monday 13 April 2026

Sprig + Fern’s ultra-classic Harvest Pilsner is always amongst the very first heralds of the impending…

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Haagen Lager

Monday 13 April 2026

As consumers, we all have two lines that constrain our habits.  Above, there’s the price ceiling,…

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Boneface X Brave Cold IPA

Monday 13 April 2026

Cracks are already appearing in the fresh hop dam… but before we’re completely awash in those…

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Sawmill Barrel-aged Imperial Porter

Monday 13 April 2026

As a tribute to the official end of summer (or perhaps a final nail in the…

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Boneface Knuckle Duster West Coast Pilsner

Monday 13 April 2026

The ‘West Coast Pilsner’ style continues to wander through the craft beer labyrinth somewhat without a…

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My Life In Five Beers — Matt Warner

Wednesday 1 April 2026

While still at university in 2008 and after a hot Friday of Wellington hillside landscaping, I…

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Drinking In The Middle Lane

Wednesday 1 April 2026

When my recent piece ‘A slow walk through paradise’ was published, a mate joked, “Jeepers BH,…

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Features

Ask An Expert — How To Enjoy A Fresh Hop Beer

Friday 20 March 2026

Brewing has been part of my life for 25 years now and even in this small…

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The Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing

Friday 20 March 2026

You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a…

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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing

Thursday 19 March 2026

Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s…

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Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing…

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Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city —…

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