The White Hop
The white IPA we brewed for Beervana this year Blanc de Houblon was a huge success, so much so that we decided to brew a big batch of it as our summer seasonal. The beer had to have a few changes...
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Goings on in the Brewery
Things are starting to take form at 11 Ngaio Rd. Our cold room walls have been installed , the first barrel containing Southerly Front has been joined by a second filled with a Flemish red ale. As soon as our...
Barrel Aged Southerly Front
This week we filled our first former Te Mata Wine barrel with beer. The first barrel was filled with Southerly Front our historic Burton Ale topped up with some ESB and a good dose of the wild yeast brettanomyces. The...
Season of Saison
Back at the start of the year we brewed Le Chaleureux Rivage Saison for the Wellington Brewday Festival. Le Chaleureux Rivage balanced the Belgian spice of the special saison yeast with coriander seed and black peppercorns and the exotic fruit...
Competition
This weekend The Brewers Guild of New Zealand will be running the judging for the BGNZ New Zealand Beer Awards. Last year we entered our ESB and earned a Bronze Medal. This year we have entered 4 beers and I...
The Revolution Will Be Canned
There is a lot going on behind the scenes at North End at the moment. There are many many things to let you all know but for now let’s start with cans. We have just confirmed, in the form of...
Brews, Barrels and Building
Things are picking up pace. We have been out at Kereru brewing beers almost every Tuesday for the last month and are set to be brewing every Tuesday for the next. We have knocked out a second batch of our...
Twisted Adventure
Next week we will travel down to Christchurch to brew a special collaboration brew with The Twisted Hop. We are going to brew a special version of our Amber to honour the outgoing, beer loving British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell...
New Frontiers
This brewing lark is getting busy. There doesn’t seem to be a week that goes by without me brewing a batch of beer or running a North End event. This Monday will see me in the brewery again brewing batch...