One of New Zealand's top beer brewers is going it alone. Multi-award winner Luke Nicholas has bought the Epic Brewing Company and with it the Epic brand, from his now former employer the Steam Brewing Company. Nicholas is planning to take Epic worldwide, after it won best in class at last year's BrewNZ International Beer Awards. It also claimed a silver medal this year, behind another of his beers, Monk's Habit, a Steam Brewing Company product. Epic Mayhem was awarded bronze. Nicholas says he will be taking Epic to the world in measured steps. The first is the launch of...

Here is an update of recent outlets that have started stocking Epic Pale Ale. See Google map of Epic Pale Ale outlets Auckland: Galbraith's Alehouse La Barrique Whitianga: Golddiggers Tirau: The Merchant of Tirau Wellington: (see Google Map of Wellington outlets of Epic Pale Ale) New World Metro New World Thordon Centre City Wines & Spirits D4 (opening this week - Epic Pale Ale - ON TAP)

Today I'm delivering two kegs of pre-release Epic Lager to Hallertau. This is the first time it will be available for sale in Auckland. It has been available for a number of weeks in Wellington. On Tap at the Malthouse On Fill Your Own at Regional Wines & Spirits If and when you have tried it, please give me some feedback. Any feedback will contribute to the final tweaks before formulating the final recipe.

Last week Regional Wines & Spirits held an APA and IPA tasting run by Geoff Griggs. Out of the New Zealand beers tasted Epic Pale Ale was ranked the highest (votes) Epic Pale Ale (25) Founders Fair Maiden (16) Tuatara IPA (9) Renaissance Discovery APA (3)

Epic Pale Ale 5.4%ABV The first APA up and it’s the star of recent NZ beer history. Full of American hops and finding its way into chillers that have never seen a craft beer in there lives its big its brash and you’ll never again be hopless. Pours a pale gold with a sustained white head. Aroma features a complex mix of lychees, a touch of gooseberry, an un defined tropical fruit note, tropic Just Juice? . On the palate there is lots of tropical fruit, a slight salty note, some sweet malt a slightly hollow finish that seems to...