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Sprig + Fern Master Brewer Marks Forty Years Of Beers
20 Sep 2023 01:39 GMT
Sprig
+ Fern Brewing Co. are today celebrating a milestone
anniversary for Owner and Master Brewer, Tracy Banner, with
today marking her forty years in the brewing
industry.
Beginning her decorated career in England in
1983, Tracy relocated to New Zealand …
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The beer trends you need to know about: From the hazy craze to the misunderstood
24 Mar 2023 17:34 GMT
"You're getting [an] understanding of techniques, lifestyle and a demand," explained Donaldson as I took in the aroma of the first beer I was about to sample.
That beer, it turns out, is non-alcoholic.
Non-alcoholic beer, which has evolved in …
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Offenders trade-in beers after break-in to Speight's Brewery
04 Mar 2019 13:35 GMT
A group of offenders traded their own beer after breaking into Dunedin's Speight's Brewery.
The budding beer barons climbed a fence to enter an enclosed yard at the Rattray St brewery early on Sunday morning.
A control panel was damaged, and …
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Personalised Speight's advert 'dangerous' and 'creepy', recovering alcoholic says
05 Sep 2021 19:11 GMT
A recovering alcoholic says they were “horrified” to see their name included in a personalised Speight’s advertisment shown on TVNZ’s streaming platform.
The unnamed complainant was one of three people who complained to the Advertising Standards Authority …
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For the love of beer: Northland craft brewers reveal secret ingredients
19 Jun 2021 11:58 GMT
Geoff Gwynne and Jason Bathgate from McLeod's Brewery are onto a winning formula. Photo / Michael Cunningham Craft beer has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Reporter Jenny Ling discovers what's behind the success of two …
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Speight's sponsorship of Highlands Super Rugby team prompts complaint
01 Jun 2021 23:15 GMT
Sport
1 Jun, 2021 09:28 PM3 minutes to read
Advertising associated with the Speight's brewery sponsorship of the Highlanders Super Rugby team is socially irresponsible and promotes alcohol to minors, a complaint says. Photo / SuppliedAdvertising …
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Speight's Brewery, Dunedin
17 Oct 2017 17:10 GMT
The evolution of Dunedin's Speight's Brewery continues with a redesigned tour,
writes Daniel Simmonds. Winston Churchill said it best: "History is told by the victors" and who better to learn from, than the brains behind New Zealand's …
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Summer comes early this year with Auckland's Beer Festival
06 Nov 2020 16:43 GMT
Beer drinkers enjoy an array of local craft brews at the The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront. Photo / Alex BurtonAs New Zealand edges closer to summer, pockets of festivities are beginning to emerge - including the Beer Festival today down at …
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Mainstream beer drinkers encouraged to extend palates at event
07 Oct 2020 05:29 GMT
Mainstream beer drinkers and other strangers to craft beer are being encouraged to attend The Beer Festival in Auckland next month. Hosted by The Beer Spot, it's hoped the two-day event at The Cloud in Auckland's CBD will encourage people to …
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The secrets of Dunedin's craft beer and food scene
03 Oct 2020 21:44 GMT
Speight's opened as New Zealand's first brewery in 1876. This perennial favourite of Otago's university students is now joined by an innovative band of brewers keeping the city's hop-fuelled history alive. The popular Dunedin Craft Beer …