Aotea Brewing: No Barrier Too Great
Aotea Brewing on Great Barrier Island runs off tank water and solar power so beign sustainable is critical to their success as Denise Garland discovers.
Bopping in the BOP (or Bay of Plenty beers!)
There are plenty of beers in the Bay these days as Brett Atkinson finds out in the first of a two-part series to see what’s brewing in BOP. We start with Rising Tide, Fitzpatrick’s, Slab and The Island.
A little spot of Sunshine
Denise Garland visits Sunshine Brewery and Taproom in Gisborne to catch up with what’s going on at one of New Zealand’s oldest craft breweries.
Legalised Bootlegging
Hands up who remembers the Dukes Of Hazzard? I’m not talking about that horrendous Johnny Knoxville remake from a few years back either. I’m talking about the original Good Ol’ Boys, Bo and Luke Duke. Remember their cool-as-hell Dodge Charger called the General Lee?...
A busload of beer fans
The Otago division of SOBA took a bus trip into Central Otago and found some great new discoveries.
Mountain Dues: A Beer Trip to New Plymouth
While living in the craft beer capital of New Zealand, I don’t have to go far to get a healthy beer experience. From my place of work in Wellington, there’s Garage Project, Whistling Sisters, Choice Bros, Heyday, Fork & Brewer, Mean Doses, and Fortune Favours all...
Know Alibi
After discovering Alibi Brewing in a pint glass at 16TUN on Auckland’s waterfront on a thirsty Friday afternoon I was on a mission to find the source of the creamy golden haze that I could not get enough of. The following week I grabbed my AT Hop Card and boarded the...
Alpine Aspiration: Wanaka’s remarkable beer scene
The Central Otago region is going through brewing boom. With four craft breweries and a resident population of less than 9000, Wanaka makes a good argument for having the most taprooms per capita in New Zealand.
Lime zest the flavour of Marchfest
Lime is the flavour note for Marchfest – the annual Nelson festival held during hop harvest. The festival, under new ownership this year, will be held at the historic Founders Park on Saturday, March 20 and is one of those events you have to put on your bucket list....
Hop aboard an E-bike beer tour
Two on-trend pastimes come together perfectly in Nelson this summer with the country’s first multi-day electric bike beer tour. The idea of cycling around vineyards has a certain romantic quality but really, it’s way more fun to do that sort of thing with a brewery,...
