One of the nation’s smallest breweries has been crowned the Champion Brewery of New Zealand for 2011. 

As every single sentient being with even a passing interest in quality beer should know, Beervana is almost upon us. 

August 5 and 6 should be dates seared on the retinas of every serious New Zealand beer fan and indeed top of mind for anyone looking to learn more about quality brews.

Starting at 1:30pm on Thursday 14 July 2011, three wise men sat in the Malthouse lounge, carefully swirling and sipping anonymous ales, scribing prodigious yet hard to decipher notes, protecting their professional palates by sipping water or nibbling on white bread. 

The civic leaders of Palmerston North have announced they are officially tired of being the butt of everyone’s jokes

In his new role as a budding beer historian, Luke Nicholas described the early years of the Malthouse West Coast IPA Challenge as “two of New Zealand’s brewing titans battling for supremacy."