Review

Vicki Purple was a pinot noir girl who would not go near a beer until, last year, when she tried a wheat beer infused with coriander and lemon zest then fell in love with Tom Jones, founder of Dune

New Zealanders are lucky to have so many great craft breweries producing so much amazing beer. But if you look back a decade, the picture was somewhat grim.

I'm sure that had he lived to sample Emerson's Brewery's latest tribute to him Professor Jean-Pierre Dufour would have been absolutely rapt.

It's bottling day at the Hallertau Brewery, which means a lot of popping, loud bangs, and the occasional tinkle of smashing glass as the te

It may just the first week back at uni, but I bet you are missing the holidays already.

I'm not quite sure why, but most people tend to think of dark beer as scary, or an old man's drink.

Too many chefs spoil the brew, so the story goes. But Luke Nicholas is having none of that. He knows collaboration can produce magic.

The days are getting shorter and the body is beginning to prepare for colder temperatures so our tastes start tending towards warming ales.

Like many good days, the day of the Beer Festival started with a good breakfast.