Our beer has once again received the thumbs up from a world expert in the subject. Dave Logsdon from the United States was a special guest judge at the 2006 BrewNZ beer awards, which have just been decided. Logsdon liked what he tasted: "The quality and diversity of the beers entered in this year's awards was outstanding. I continue to be impressed at the way New Zealand beer is developing. New Zealanders are making world class beer, no doubt about it, and that is great for consumers." The results of the 2006 BrewNZ New Zealand Beer Awards were formally posted...

The Glengarry stores now have Epic Pale Ale in stock. List of store locations

MAYHEM was the word at this year’s Brew NZ. On the positive side, the Epic Brewing Company’s Mayhem pale ale was named the best Festive Brew (produced specially for Brew NZ) at the NZ Beer Awards. This was a delicious ale, with an aroma of ganja and a resiny flavour. Smooth and tasty, it is a worthy mate of Epic’s standard pale ale, which was Supreme Champion of this year’s NZ International Beer Awards . But not all the mayhem was positive. A pint of festive brew (not the advertised one, but "Publicans Pale Ale") served at Bodega tasted a...

Each year, one style of beer is highlighted during BrewNZ. This year, brewers have been tasked with the challenge of creating a 'Festive Brew' around the tastes and characteristics particular to Pale Ales. Each 'BrewHQ' bar will be featuring at least one of these Festive Brews for consumers to taste for the first time. At Epic we decided to add a few more hops to a brew then we normally do with Epic Pale Ale. This brew we call Mayhem. Notes about Mayhem as supplied to BrewNZ. "We have set out to wilfully maim and cripple the palates of the...

Beyond the Pale (Ale) Kiwi Ales take on the World! Thursday 24 or Friday 25 August, 6.00 pm start, Cost $25.00 pp, Limit 30 places each night There are a myriad of different members of the ale family, from fruity, quenching, golden styles to roasty, dark stouts and porters. These days New Zealand boutique breweries are crafting some excellent ales right across the spectrum and we thought it timely to see how they stack up against some benchmark brews from around the globe. By way of example, we might put up this year's NZIBA Supreme Champion, EPIC Pale Ale up...