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BEER REVIEW: Brewer strikes purple patch

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 8:24am

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

A Week of Emerson’s

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Wed, 4 Aug 2010 9:30am

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.

Emerson's tribute brew `best yet'

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Tue, 3 Aug 2010 9:27am

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.

World exclusive

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:08pm

As a Pom living in NZ would like to praise Pollux Bar in Wellington for their world exclusive handpull Moa Five Hop! The beer is wonderful, the price is reasonable and the atmosphere pleasant.

Taste celebration

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:50pm

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

Resurrect Easter—with beer

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Wed, 5 May 2010 4:39pm

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

Once you go black…

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Tue, 4 May 2010 6:17pm

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

Hopping mad: Epic Beer

Submitted by Wendy Roigard on Tue, 4 May 2010 6:06pm

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