We recently had a chance to visit Riwaka’s hop research farm, run by Plant and Food Research. It was an open day at the facility, just shy of full harvest getting underway. Brewers came in from all over New Zealand, … Continue reading
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The Nelson Craft Brewing Capital group is celebrating a successful first year. It has been so good, in fact, that they have run out of their free Nelson Craft Beer Trail maps. First printed in time for Beervana in August … Continue reading
Beervana ia teaming up with Black Rock Malt for a homebrew competition during the 2012 event. The Competition is a chance for aspiring brewers to have their brews judged by Black Rock Master Brewer Kirsten Taylor, Taranaki brewing guru Joseph … Continue reading
Christchurch’s The Twisted Hop has released a new pale ale named after the brewery’s new equipment: Hop Back. Coming in at 50 IBU and 5.8% ABV, they describe it as having “intense tropical fruit aromas, rich chewy malt, balanced with … Continue reading
In case anyone missed it, the AIBA (Australian International Beer Awards) proved successful for Kiwi Brewers. Full results are available here. … Continue reading