Did you know grapes and hops are harvested at roughly the same time – in early autumn? We don’t see
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Time For a Cold Beer
The words “cold” and “beer” go together perfectly. Michael Donaldson – hoppiness.co.nz So, it’s little wonder that “Cold IPA” is
Continue readingSummer Means One Thing To Me: Lager.
Lager is the most popular beer style in the world for a reason — it’s crisp, clean and refreshing. Here
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A few years ago, you couldn’t get a decent non-alcoholic beer in New Zealand for love nor money, but in
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The annual New World Beer & Cider Awards were decided recently, with a new twist: the awarding of a supreme
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We’re heading into winter and that’s the traditional time to pull out stouts and porters If you’ve not wrapped your
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Are Partners that go way back into Human History. Before humans settled into agriculture life, with the specific purpose of
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After a pandemic-forced hiatus in 2020, the New Zealand Beer Awards returned at the end of 2021 and I’m calling
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Once upon a time there used to be a clear division of beer – lager and ale. Within each camp
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IPA. It’s the one beer descriptor that causes the most misunderstanding. If I had a dollar for every time someone
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