WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR 2019!
January 20, 2019
This article was published in The FMCG and Hospitality Business Magazines 2019 Leaders forum2018 was an interesting year for beer in New Zealand. We continued to see changes in how people consume beer, with a greater focus on value over volume. A desire from consumers t...
PAIR YOUR BEER
December 12, 2018
With the year drawing to a close, brewers are pushing hard to ensure the high demands of the festive season will be met. Weather it’s the end of year work function, the increase of sunshine hours compelling us to dust off the BBQ or the extended family and in-laws coming o...
SUMMER TRENDS
November 15, 2018
While I’m not usually one to predict the future, there are certain beer trends that are growing in NZ and saw considerable action in the now finished Northern hemisphere summer. With that in mind lets have a look at what is likely to be on the beer menu for the up-coming s...
THIS BEER LOOKS A LITTLE GREEN
October 25, 2018
Making beer is a pretty energy intensive process, not only for those brewers sweating over a hot mash-tun but also in the energy required to produce that fine amber liquid we so enjoy. This is why more and more breweries are incorporating sustainable elements into thei...
ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ НА СТАТЬЮ САЙТА ГИДРА, ЗДЕСЬ ВЫ УЗНАЕТЕ МНОГО ПОЛЕЗНОГО ДЛЯ СЕБЯ И НАЙДЕТЕ ОТВЕТЫ НА СВОИ ВОПРОСЫ ПО ДАННОМУ МАГАЗИНУ ЗАПРЕЩЕНКИ, ТАК...
SUMMER ROADIE TO MANGATAINOKA
November 22, 2017
I was born in Wellington in 1975 and have spent most of my last four decades living in the capital, so am no stranger to Tui East India Pale Ale. Yes, Lion Brown was the Wellington drink of choice, but whenever my friends and I ventured north of Waikanae or wandered over the...
A PORTLAND STATE OF MIND
October 11, 2017
I had only been on the ground in Portland for five minutes before I stumbled across my first brewery. It was 10am so I kept walking. It was not like finding a brewery in Oregon was a taxing exercise. State excise relief, strong domestic consumption and homegrown hops has led...
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT ESTHER
September 4, 2017
"I’m worried . . . I love it so much . . . It means so much to me . . . I don’t know what’s going to happen."In August I was invited to take part in a beer debate during ‘the Road to Beervana’. The debate was held in one of the smaller auditoriums at the legendary ...
THE HOUSE THAT RICHARD EMERSON BUILT
January 10, 2017
"When I started Emerson’s Brewery in 1992, I wanted to prove that we could make world-class beers right here in Dunedin. That vision has been well and truly recognised. And thanks to our partners at Lion, we now have an amazing new building to serve as a fitting new spirit...
