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Urbanaut Harmonie Hazy Belgian IPA
Tuesday 9 June 2026An argument could be made that the first hazy beer was Belgian. With its low bitterness, restrained malt character and (depending on one’s pour) distinct opacity, it shares more than…
Read MoreGarage Project Harvest Home
Tuesday 9 June 2026Just when you think you’re out, fresh hop season pulls you back in… Garage Project Harvest Home, an encore of the harvest, comes from their awards powerhouse, Wild Workshop. Brewed…
Read MoreSouthpaw New Brighton Lager
Tuesday 9 June 2026With the fresh hop race finally dying down, it’s time to pair things all the way back and take a beat with a local lager. A simple, no nonsense pairing…
Read MoreThe Hoptimist — Brew Union
Wednesday 27 May 2026Palmerston North has long been a junction town — one of New Zealand’s biggest ‘service’ centres since the Main Trunk railway was punched through the Manawatū in 1886. It even…
Read MoreNectaron — A Familiar Song Played Differently
Monday 25 May 2026Nectaron hops are capturing the imagination of American brewers, particularly after the most recent harvest where it was the standout in sensory testing. NZ Hops Ltd, in their post-harvest report…
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Features
150 years of Speight’s
Monday 25 May 2026Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin — New Zealand’s oldest brewery — is celebrating its 150th birthday. It’s quite the yarn, because it’s a brewery that has risen, fallen, partly revived, fallen,…
Read MoreMy Life In Five Beers — Matt Warner
Wednesday 1 April 2026While still at university in 2008 and after a hot Friday of Wellington hillside landscaping, I vividly remember propping up at the end of The Malthouse bar with my flatmate…
Read MoreDrinking In The Middle Lane
Wednesday 1 April 2026When my recent piece ‘A slow walk through paradise’ was published, a mate joked, “Jeepers BH, you’re a bit middle-of-the-road in your beer tastes to be talking to the craft…
Read MoreAsk An Expert — How To Enjoy A Fresh Hop Beer
Friday 20 March 2026Brewing has been part of my life for 25 years now and even in this small amount of time, the innovations and experimentation that have all come about in the…
Read MoreThe Beer Project — Lakeman Brewing
Friday 20 March 2026You can thank local government regulation for the existence of Lakeman, a brewery located on a farm 20 minutes west of Taupo. Farmer James Cooper didn’t expect to become a…
Read MoreRecommended
Urbanaut Harmonie Hazy Belgian IPA
Tuesday 9 June 2026An argument could be made that the first hazy beer was Belgian. With its low bitterness, restrained malt character and (depending on one’s pour) distinct opacity, it shares more than…
Read MoreGarage Project Harvest Home
Tuesday 9 June 2026Just when you think you’re out, fresh hop season pulls you back in… Garage Project Harvest Home, an encore of the harvest, comes from their awards powerhouse, Wild Workshop. Brewed…
Read MoreSouthpaw New Brighton Lager
Tuesday 9 June 2026With the fresh hop race finally dying down, it’s time to pair things all the way back and take a beat with a local lager. A simple, no nonsense pairing…
Read MoreNews
Altitude’s Trophy-Winning Attitude
Friday 15 May 2026Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing are celebrating (another) stunning awards performance at the Australian International Beer Awards, held in Melbourne last night. They increased their haul from last year’s AIBAs — taking…
Read MoreThree Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read More“Unicorn” Brewery For Sale — Emporium On Market
Friday 6 February 2026Here’s a big opportunity for someone who wants to get into the brewing game: Emporium — a profitable, successful business is — for sale! You heard that right. Profitable, successful.…
Read MorePodcasts
Garage Project A Creative Studio Working in Beer
Monday 25 May 2026“The way we look at it is that Garage Project isn’t just a brewery, it’s a creative studio that happens to work in beer. It’s always coming up with new…
Read MoreIs It Dank — A Look At the Fresh Hop Season
Monday 25 May 2026“I think it’s a little bugbear of mine that a lot of people demand or seem to want “dank”. I think dank is not necessarily a fresh hop characteristic and…
Read MoreFrom Menswear to Brewing — The McLeod’s Story
Tuesday 19 May 2026“In essence we’re a country pub where people come together, brought together mostly by food and sociability” Geoff Gwynne on the magic of the Waipu Pizza Barn. In this episode…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?
Monday 16 March 2026Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…
Read MoreBeer Drinking For Beginners
Monday 16 March 2026I’m often asked “what is your favourite beer?” A lot of people assume that because I’m broad and varied in my beer tastes that I must have one. Lucky for…
Read MoreInstagratification: Dusty’s Favourites
Tuesday 10 March 2026Photographer, beer-lover and Instagram influencer Dusty, picks his highlights from the latest releases.
Read MoreTravel
Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
Read MoreBeers A Plenty in Bay of Plenty
Monday 16 March 2026The summer months bring tourists flocking to the beaches and seaside towns of the Bay of Plenty, but there’s an increasing number of reasons for craft beer lovers to make…
Read MoreEruption Brewing — Lyttelton’s Local Legend
Wednesday 18 February 2026To understand Eruption Brewing’s place in Lyttelton, it helps to zoom out — first a couple of centuries, then a few million years. The town sits inside the remnants of…
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