When Less Is More – New Zealand Craft Brewers Take on Low Alcohol Beer
This article was originally published in the March issue of Hospitality Business Magazine. For several decades “craft beer” has been synonymous with big, bold, higher-alcohol …
Tis the Season to Be Trolleyed – A Look at Christmas Beer in New Zealand
This article was originally published in the August issue of Hospitality Business Magazine. It’s that time of year again. The decorations are out, the shopping …
Project NHC – 2016
Well, the SOBA NHC judging takes place tomorrow, November 5th. It may have already begun, or even concluded, by the time many read this post. …
Batch #10: English Barleywine
My 10th brew for “Project NHC” is an English Barleywine thatI brewe as part of a traditional Partigyle almost a year and a half ago. The beer won …
Batch #9: Best Bitter
My ninth brew for “Project NHC” was part of a brew-off at my local homebrew club up in Kerikeri. About six of us decided we would brew a …
Batch #8 Piwo Grodziskie
For my eighth brew for “Project NHC” I decided to take a stab at a historical style which I had never tried before; The Piwo Grodziskie …
Batch #7: Scottish Export
For my seventh brew for “Project NHC” I decided to re-brew a beer that got me 44 points (one shy of a Gold Medal) at last …
Batch #6 Irish Coffee Stout
For my sixth brew for “Project NHC” I decided top modify my Irish Dry Stout recipe and turn it into an Irish Coffee Stout. The base …
The Future of Beer – A look at Current and Developing Trends in Craft Beer.
This article was originally published in the August issue of Hospitality Business Magazine. It would be fair to ask why the Hospitality Industry should even …
Batch #5: Cream Ale
For my fifth brew for “Project NHC” I decided to take the Mangrove Jack’s Workhorse yeast for a test drive and brew up a Cream Ale. …