Community
As we were recording his podcast the other day, former beer writer of the year Phil Cook said something that has stuck with me. He said that 2014 was the […]
Brewurism
I’ve been trialling this word for a while now: brewurism. It’s a clever portmanteau of ‘brewing’ and ‘tourism’. For too long Wellington has been the poor cousin of the Wairarapa […]
Beer and stripping
Many years ago there was a brewery in town called Bennett’s. Maurice Bennett was a great talker and always happy to show off his beers. There’s a whole story about […]
A year in Yeastie
I’ve met a lot of incredibly nice brewers — brewers who have offered me their houses to stay in, given me free beer, helped me home-brew. But for me the […]
All I want for Christmas
For most of us, December represents the end of a long year; a time to look back at what we accomplished and what we missed out on, and then to […]
Cult Leader
It seems like Wellington has always been the Craft Beer Capital, but it wasn’t that long ago that The Malthouse—which celebrated its 21st this year—was the only craft bar in […]
Dem Bones
Every year Beervana organises a Media Brew where they partner journalists with brewers to make a themed beer. This year I was paired with ParrotDog and we made something rather […]
Polite Society
It makes sense when you think about it. You’re part of an industry and you want to see people like you succeed in that industry. You reach the top and […]
Fish, Chips, Beer: The answer
It started, as these things often do, over beers. At a recent gathering hosted by the British High Commissioner, I had a discussion with Sean Golding, owner of Golding’s Free […]
Hoarders
A friend came to me and asked, “Have you tried this beer before?” I looked at the bottle and replied, “Yeah, that’s Lean Lamb, a really nice sour beer from […]
