Buy Nelson-made this Christmas – Nelson Mail 20.12.17
Christmas means different things to different people but I think we can all agree on one thing – Christmas is…
Townshend Brewery and Martin Townshend – Nelson Mail 08.11.17
I first crossed paths with Martin Townshend long before he started brewing beer, we shared column space in the Nelson…
Lighthouse Brewery's Dick Tout – Nelson Mail 18.07.17
Dick Tout, Lighthouse Brewery. Nelson Mail photograph[/caption] Why is he retiring? “The body tells you eventually that you have to start listening to the creaks and groans, and I can assure you the creakiness isn’t through lack of lubrication, but when lifting a 25kg bag feels like lifting 50kgs you know it is time to…
Lighthouse Brewery’s Dick Tout – Nelson Mail 18.07.17
After 50 plus years of spinning spanners, owning a retail shop and brewing beer Dick Tout has decided it is…
Peter Mayes and SOBA – Nelson Mail 18.04.17
SOBA is a delightful acronym for an organisation that worships great beer – the Society Of Beer Advocates is an…
Mic Dover and Marchfest Published Nelson Mail 21.03.17
We are now into the middle of Nelson Beer Week with the exciting flavours of MarchFest just a few days…
The Free House – Published Nelson Mail 14.03.17
A little building that was formerly a church in Collingwood Street became a pub in 2009 and has very quickly…
Craft Beer Depot (CBD)- Nelson Mail 07.03.17
March is beer month, well Nelson has got a beer week, Marchfest and the New Zealand Beer Awards coming up,…
Nelson, The Artisan Capital of New Zealand – Nelson Mail 28.02.17
Writing this column often has me pondering about just how much our food and beverage choices have changed over the…