1st November 2023 Beer / OpinionTapping into the average person’s concerns over the environment may help spur collective action and beer could be a good test.
20th September 2023 Beer / Sprig + FernSprig + Fern Brewing Co owner and master brewer, Tracy Banner, has marked forty years in the brewing industry.
28th August 2023 Beer / CasselsCassels Brewing Co Milk Stout has held onto the title of World’s Best Milk Stout at the World Beer Awards 2023 in London.
7th August 2023 Awards / BeerWarkworth’s 8 Wired Brewing took out the top gongs at this year’s New Zealand Beer Awards, hosted by Brewers Guild New Zealand.
27th July 2023 Beer / Epic BrewingEpic Brewing has gone into liquidation, with a sale process launched today.
5th July 2023 Beer / EventsNorthland’s first Brew of Islands beer festival will be held in Kerikeri this month with an array of food, brews and drinks for locals and visitors.
8th June 2023 Beer / BehemothThe craft beer brewer secures a significant contract across the ditch and also strikes a deal to finally allow it to use its Behemoth brand in that market.
29th May 2023 Again Again / BeerNada Piatek’s reusable takeaway cup venture branches out from coffee to team up with Garage Project in a trial targeting the craft beer industry.
29th May 2023 Awards / BeerNelson’s Sprig + Fern Brewing Co saw four of its beers find success at the Australian International Beer Awards, which were held in Melbourne last week.
15th March 2023 Awards / BeerMore than 700 beers, ciders, and other fermented beverages are being judged this week at the 2023 New World Beer & Cider Awards in Christchurch.
13th February 2023 Beer / NZ HopsNZ Hops has launched a new hop variety, Superdelic, which was developed over 10 years as part of the co-operative’s hop breeding partnership with Plant & Food Research.
2nd February 2023 BANZ / BeerThe New Zealand brewing industry turned in sales of $3.3bn in the year to September 2022, up by $500,000 on the year prior, according to research from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.
13th October 2022 Beer / TrainingThe Brewers Guild of New Zealand has joined forces with The Good Fight to fund twenty Guild Brewery members to complete the St John Mental Health First Aid course.
29th September 2022 BeerCraft beer supermarket sales are booming, so which Kiwi brand reigns supreme in the channel and who grew the most during the pandemic?
5th September 2022 Beer / EECAThe new programme aims to reduce NZ’s $2.8bn brewing industry’s energy-related emissions.
1st September 2022 BeerBeer consumption has returned to pre-pandemic levels, but brewers are unlikely to see profitability gains given rising costs including alcohol excise and the proposed container return scheme, says Brewers Association Executive Director Dylan Firth.
29th August 2022 Beer / OFSCraft brewers increased production by 7.6% compared with the previous three months, the industry average for actual production time remains just 45%, according to new research.
22nd July 2022 Awards / BeerGarage Project defends its champion large brewer title, with Behemoth, Three Sisters and Three Boys also taking home champion categories.
1st June 2022 Beer / MoaMoa adds another brand, this time taking a crack at the internationally-dominated lager market with a NZ-centric product.
20th May 2022 Beer / EventsThe Great Australasian Beer Spectacular is returning to Auckland on 25 June.
10th May 2022 Beer / DBThe brewer is looking to tap into premiumisation and sessionability trends to drive craft beer sales at its Monteith’s and Tuatara brands.
28th March 2022 Beer / UrbanautThe brewer plans to expand its team and broaden its current Auckland-centric focus.
21st February 2022 Beer / Good GeorgeThe brewer is testing a no-alcohol hazy in bars before deciding whether to push for a retail release.
17th February 2022 Beer / BehemothAndrew Childs’ and Hannah Miller Childs’ Chur brand is about to re-enter Australia after cutting ties with their distributor there last year.
1st February 2022 Beer / WineBeverage makers report strong peak summer sales, although rising costs and event cancellations eat into performance.
29th October 2021 Beer / Brewers AssociationThe Brewers Association of New Zealand has called on the government to freeze excise on beer in Budget 2022 and introduce a new lower rate on keg beer.
26th October 2021 Awards / BeerTekapo-based Burke’s Brewing has won New Zealand’s best beer accolade for its Unforgiven Porter at the 2021 New Zealand Beer Awards.
27th August 2021 BANZ / BeerAn increase in beer consumption because of lockdown will not be sustained and overall sales are in decline, says Brewers Association of New Zealand executive director Dylan Firth.
12th August 2021 Beer / BeervanaBrewers from all over New Zealand are rolling out their wares to the capital to take part in today’s trade show ahead of welcoming 16,000 thirsty punters for the 20th annual two-day Beervana beer festival in Wellington.
27th July 2021 Beer / KonoA year on from its purchase of Hop Federation, the Ticker talks to Kono’s CEO about the brewery’s integration, exporting during a pandemic and whether more acquisitions are on the cards.
21st July 2021 Beer / DeliveryThe online craft beer delivery service says it has broken through the barrier of being “just another bloody e-commerce business”.
15th July 2021 Beer / LionThe brewer is making a big move into the no alcohol beer market, which is says will be worth $25bn globally by 2024.
23rd June 2021 Beer / ParrotdogThe brewer is ditching its retail beer bottles in favour of cans alongside a plan to lift production by almost half.
24th May 2021 Beer / CasselsThe Christchurch-based brewer is mulling selling a stake to private equity investors to help drive expansion.
15th April 2021 Beer / SupermarketsEight of New Zealand’s top breweries are selling a limited edition range of beers brewed using freshly-picked hops.
7th April 2021 Beer / SustainabilityDB Breweries has overhauled the packaging of its Export beer brand as it works towards a goal of halving its carbon footprint by 2030.
3rd March 2021 Beer“This shows that New Zealanders are getting in behind the no alcohol category and following international trends in the beer market.”
26th February 2021 Beer / WineLast year’s record wine result was in contrast to falls in each of the previous two years.
25th February 2021 BeerThe Brewers Association has released its 2021 beer style guidelines, with NZ-style Pale Ale a new addition.
22nd February 2021 Beer / MoaThe company is jettisoning its eponymous brewing business to focus on its hospitality division under the new name Savor.
18th February 2021 Beer / BrewDogCraft beer company BrewDog will expand into New Zealand with the search underway for its first craft beer bar site.
8th December 2020 BeerThe Auckland brewer only launched its capital raise on Snowball Effect last Monday.
2nd December 2020 BeerThe industry supported more than 7000 jobs and paid $470m in annual wages, says NZIER.
1st December 2020 Beer / HospitalityMoa Group Limited has reported an after tax loss of $415,000 for the six months to 30 September 2020.
16th November 2020 BeerIt’s being held in March next year at Spark Arena.
10th November 2020 Beer / BrewportBrothers Beer co-founder Andrew Larsen has teamed up with two former Air New Zealand employees to open a new micro-brewery and beer garden in Auckland’s Ponsonby.
9th November 2020 Beer / ChocolateThe two Kiwi brands have released two new chocolate beer flavours.
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