Or “I’ll have a six pack of awesome, please”. Any of you who live near the Auckland CBD will probably know that New World College Hill is one of the best places to go to get your craft beer fix. Confronted with metres of beer fridge overflowing with ales and lagers from all over...
On a night where the majority of our beer scene were in Our Nation’s Capital (and let’s be honest; Our Nation’s Beer Capital too) attending the BrewNZ Beer Awards; the rest of us not fortunate enough to be in Wellington were tracking down Indian Pales Ales for the cause of International IPA Day. Thursday...
Well, way down here in little ol’ NZ it’s almost International IPA day. And before our beer scene starts going crazy with Beervana talk, I thought I would get in early and share my favourite IPA’s with the world. I sourced myself a couple of new IPA’s for the day as well so this...
Tonight I came across an advert that struck a chord in me. A spirits provider that shall remain unnamed asked me “sick of beer?” and then proceeded to market to me a premix beverage that I wouldn’t consider drinking… And it made me think. How many consumers out there are “sick of beer”? Are...
Yes, it’s everywhere “DB win Radler trademark case”. Good game, it was a game of two halves, and beer was the real winner on the day. Martin Craig also recognises some of the positives to be found in this controversial decision. So let me highlight my findings from the past few days: SOBA deserves...
Now I know Neil Miller already raised this point recently, but being a Warriors season member I have to deal with this a little too regularly for my liking. Anyone who has paid attention to my untappd checkins would see the almost fortnightly “Lion Red at Mt Smart Stadium”. I do understand that the...
Is the Rapture upon us? With so many earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis in recent times there will be plenty of doomsday merchants trying to sell their wares, I’m sure. In the beer world however, this day seems to have dawned. Friday 8 June, Ponsonby’s Golden Dawn was host to The Four Horsemen’s beer launch...
