It’s been way to long between updates. The business of running a brewery ended up taking over for a bit there. There is a lot to post about but first here is something I have been meaning to write for...
Happy New Year from the team here at North End. We have a whole heap of exciting things planned for 2016. First up on the list is the release of the first beers from our Barrel program which are due...
Craft beer in New Zealand has come along way in the last 10 years. From a focus on lagers and the development of the New Zealand hopped Pilsner, through the rise of hoppy pale ales , into a lupulin arms race...
In the next few weeks we will be launching a new Pilsner and we are very excited about it. When Mike Nielson launched Panhead a couple of years ago he told me that he included a Pilsner in his line...
So a lot has happened since our last update. We had a very successful run of events during The Road to Beervana which was a blast but complicated by the fact that we were spread thin trying to commission the...
Well almost. The tanks are in ! We are now waiting on a host of sparkies, plumbers and gas fitters to do their jobs and then we will be ready to brew. Below is a video documenting the week of...
The can launch tour was a huge success , thanks to everyone who came out to try our beer, to all the bars , restaurants and retailers who have supported us and stocked our cans and to our distributors and...
We are currently midway through the canning of three of our core range beers , Super Alpha, Amber and Field Way. Luke and KHM have been getting stuck in learning how to master our Cask SAMS canning line. You can...
While we wait on our brewery our barrel program is developing nicely. Two of our beers are nearly ready to bottle while another is ready to come out of the barrel and onto fruit. To mark out our mixed fermentation...
We are standing on the threshold of a new important phase of our business. As our brewery plant is still delayed we have installed our canning line at Panhead and Mike from Panhead and Pete from Garage Project have got...
Here are a couple of videos we have put together. Filing kegs at Panhead North End at Brewday Festival 2015 KHM talking about our new sour fruit beer Eucharist
In just under a weeks time we will be pouring at the third incarnation of the Brewday Festival. Last year the festival instituted a festive brew theme and brewers were encouraged to brew beers to the theme. Last year the...
