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IPA, Trends and Epic Hop Zombie
There are two things beer geeks love speculating on. Craft beer bubbles (the topic of the current “session“, so I’ll leave my voice out of this) and “what the next big trend will be”. Over the last 12...
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Garage Project – La Calavera Catrina
Me: Yeah it’s great but it’s Garage Project, all of their labels are great Emma: Well why don’t you marry them? Me: You can’t marry a brewery, that makes no sense. Emma: No, marry the labels. Me: That...
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Yeastie Boys – Motueka Raven/5 year anniversary
I feel like I spent a good chunk of this year talking about how much I love Yeastie Boys and their delicious beers. In fact, I probably spent twice as much time talking about them as I did drinking...
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Podcast ‘sode 19: Beervana Part 1 with Kelly Ryan, Darren Robinson, and James...
In a special two interview show recorded during Beervana in Wellington, Luke speaks to Kelly Ryan from the Fork and Brewer, Darren Robinson from Doctor’s Orders, and James Smith of the Crafty Pint....
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Podcast ‘sode 20: Beervana part 2 with Jos from Garage Project
After Beervana, Luke spoke with Jos who is one half of the Garage Project out of Wellington NZ. We got into why they do what they do, how they approach their beers, how they approach collaborations,...
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Podcast ‘sode 22: Craft in the streets, macro in the sheets
Luke and Dave are back in the studio again, with no guest today. Just some banter about some new beer things happening. We also ask for you to tell us your news and what you know about mead. Luke also...
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Christchurch 2015 – Two Thumb, Three Boys and The Twisted Hop
It’s hard to visit central Christchurch and not have some sort of emotional reaction. Wall painting in Christchurch For me Christchurch was always “the city”. Coming from a town of around 4000 people...
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Podcast ‘sode 29: Google it… Hottest 100 and Saison Blind Tasting
First ‘sode of 2015, we drink two grisettes and show we don’t know what “spelt” is. We also talk about the Local Taphouse Hottest 100 Beers for 2015 and recap our saison blind tasting. The results will...
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Q&A with Craft Beer College (NZ)
If there is one thing even the most jaded beer lovers can agree on, it’s that we absolutely need more education and people giving the right information to drinkers. In Wellington (NZ), the Craft Beer...
View ArticleA Letter to the Brewers of New Zealand – Michael O’Brien
Note: Michael from Craftwork Brewery in New Zealand forwarded this through to me and I enjoyed reading it so much I asked him if I could share it on the site. If I was to be honest I don’t know enough...
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