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Buyer sought for keg business with $8.37m debt
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Buyer sought for keg business with $8.37m debt

NZ staff listed as preferential creditor with $37,000 owed in wages.

John Anthony 09 Jun 2025
Gastropubbing: Our top 50
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Gastropubbing: Our top 50

The adage, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, doesn’t apply.

Brent Melville 10 Mar 2024
0% beers are the best-selling products for two NZ craft breweries
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0% beers are the best-selling products for two NZ craft breweries

Non-alcoholic craft beers are flying off the shelves.

Cécile Meier 15 Dec 2023
Saved from going under: Epic brewery enjoying its new life
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Saved from going under: Epic brewery enjoying its new life

Liquidation spurred 70-plus investors to weigh up buying the business.

Ashton Brown 19 Nov 2023
Review: Zero-alcohol beers that are still deliciously refreshing
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Review: Zero-alcohol beers that are still deliciously refreshing

Ashton Brown 29 Oct 2023
Review: IPAs sure to give your tastebuds a lift
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Review: IPAs sure to give your tastebuds a lift

Ashton Brown 15 Oct 2023
Empire hotel added to DB Breweries' growing empire
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Empire hotel added to DB Breweries' growing empire

Brent Melville 29 Sep 2023
Moa is back from the brink of extinction
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Moa is back from the brink of extinction

Brent Melville 06 Aug 2023
Booze industry in a froth over $115m tax hike
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Booze industry in a froth over $115m tax hike

Brent Melville 31 May 2023
Brothers Beer selling off six-pack of venues for $2.5m
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Brothers Beer selling off six-pack of venues for $2.5m

Brent Melville 18 May 2023
The b.effect – small changes making a big beer brand
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The b.effect – small changes making a big beer brand

Brent Melville 05 Mar 2023
Our drinks are getting stronger
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Our drinks are getting stronger

Andy Fyers 27 Feb 2023
Best brews — tasting notes on this year's award-winning craft beers
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Best brews — tasting notes on this year's award-winning craft beers

Michael Donaldson 22 May 2022
Top of the hops – discover the joy of fresh hop beer
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Top of the hops – discover the joy of fresh hop beer

Michael Donaldson 24 Apr 2022
Tasting notes on the 10 best craft beers for autumn
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Tasting notes on the 10 best craft beers for autumn

Michael Donaldson 27 Mar 2022
Lion tries to recreate Wellington’s Cuba St vibe with Havana roastery
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Lion tries to recreate Wellington’s Cuba St vibe with Havana roastery

Ella Somers 24 Mar 2022
Taste explosion: Urbanaut pushes the boundaries on beer flavours
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Taste explosion: Urbanaut pushes the boundaries on beer flavours

Ella Somers 21 Mar 2022
Zero to hero – non-alcoholic craft beers are the top drops this summer
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Zero to hero – non-alcoholic craft beers are the top drops this summer

Michael Donaldson 21 Nov 2021
Craft beer - 'tis the season for saison and barrel-aged blends
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Craft beer - 'tis the season for saison and barrel-aged blends

Michael Donaldson 17 Oct 2021
Hopping over the ditch: NZ Hops looks to Aussie craft beer
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Hopping over the ditch: NZ Hops looks to Aussie craft beer

Brent Melville 19 Jul 2021
Tasting notes on the New World Beer & Cider Awards winners
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Tasting notes on the New World Beer & Cider Awards winners

Michael Donaldson 03 May 2021
Good taste – 10 cracking new local craft beers to try
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Good taste – 10 cracking new local craft beers to try

Michael Donaldson 04 Apr 2021
Moa the same for new beer company owners
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Moa the same for new beer company owners

Brent Melville 19 Feb 2021
Liquid gold - tasting notes on Heart of Darkness and Behemoth's new craft beer collaboration
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Liquid gold - tasting notes on Heart of Darkness and Behemoth's new craft beer collaboration

Michael Donaldson 07 Feb 2021
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