A simultaneous, trans-Tasman launch of the Yeastie Boys/Lobethal Bierhaus Collaboration
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Nano Nogne O Collab launched tomorrow
I’m not sure at what point an enthusiastic homebrewer becomes a pico-brewer or a nano-brewer – or whatever you want to call ultra small brewers – but if you have Kjetil Jikiun turning up to brew with you, I guess you can call it whatever you want. We’d normally not share news about ultra-exclusive one-bar… Read more →
Hashigo names NZ's best beers
Without a national day in January to announce its selections on, Wellington’s Hashigo Zake has announced its customer’s choices for best beers of 2011. To have your say on Australia’s best beers, make sure you vote in the Local Taphouse Hottest 100. Media Release Hashigo Zake Reveals 2011’s Best Beers and Brewers New Plymouth’s Liberty… Read more →
Open over Christmas?
I am, unfortunately, old enough to remember back to the days of the weekend petrol roster when only a handful of service stations (yes kids, they used to be called that and you never used to have to leave your car…) would be open over a weekend and radio stations would broadcast which ones… Read more →
Brewing legend to visit New Zealand
This month Wellington’s Hashigo Zake has the pleasure of hosting a legend of the worldwide explosion in craft beer on a whirlwind tour of New Zealand. Kjetil Jikiun is the founder and head brewer of the Nøgne Ø brewery in Grimstad, Norway. In its short history Nøgne Ø has become celebrated in the world of… Read more →
Pacific Beer Expo beer list announced
Hashigo Zake has announced the majority of the beers that will be available at the inaugural Pacific Beer Expo over Labour Weekend (October 22 and 23) in Wellington. The list includes eleven India Pale Ales or Imperial India Pale Ales. Festival Director Dominic Kelly says “in an era and a region where craft brewers and their… Read more →
Wellington hosting inaugural Pacific Beer Expo
Wellington will host an extraordinary new beer festival over Labour Weekend this year – the inaugural Pacific Beer Expo. The event will be the best showcase of elite craft beer from the Pacific Rim ever assembled in New Zealand. The venue will be the Boatshed on Wellington’s waterfront. On tap will be around thirty beers… Read more →