It often surprises people when they learn that beer can be cellared and aged, the same way you do fine wine. As usual, I blame the megabrewe...

It's been a while, but now you may again have the pleasure of reading what comes out of my head. My duties for Salient have finished fo...

Sometimes I wonder what the state of craft beer would be in NZ without the influence of Emerson's Brewery. Their innovation and willingn...

What a busy month it's been. With my Salient column duties and various beery events I've not had the time or consciousness to get an...

Recently, I heard of an interesting beer from Invercargill Breweries : 'Not on your Nally' (2.7%). This beer came about when a con...

Last night I attended the 'Marlborough Brewers Shootout'. A head to head tasting of three Marlborough breweries: Renaissance, Pink E...

Once each year, since 2007, Emersons Brewery have been releasing a Belgian style brew under the moniker 'JP'. Like many Emersons bee...