18 March was the beginning of a new era in Nelson, and possibly a new organisation in New Zealand. By the end of the weekend, three enthusiastic beginners had pulled of the first New Zealand Homebrewing Conference. (And one even … Continue reading
Homebrewers, have you ever entered your beer into a competition? You might wonder why you would bother when you just brew for yourself and your friends. We aren’t really competitive people so we see your point. As homebrewers ourselves, though, … Continue reading
A good while back, we wrote a column about women drinking beer, looking at how the context of women and beer is changing in New Zealand. We concluded that with the beer landscape expanding, it only makes sense that more women will find more beers they like, and become more enthusiastic about drinking beer.
Continue readingAs discussed in our blog entry A&P Beer Controversy, Rachel Beer was refused entry into the Lake Hayes A&P Show Homebrew competition. The organisers have posted an apology on their Facebook page, which it appears was made at the show … Continue reading
Our own Maria Grau got embroiled in a bit of a gender dust-up on Stuff.co.nz.
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