“Ask yourself what is correct ethically and aesthetically, and then what is useful economically; something is right if it…

I have been known to enjoy a beer or two in my time and craft beers have become firm favourites,…

Christmas means different things to different people but I think we can all agree on one thing – Christmas is…

I first crossed paths with Martin Townshend long before he started brewing beer, we shared column space in the Nelson…

After 50 plus years of spinning spanners, owning a retail shop and brewing beer Dick Tout has decided it is…

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…

SOBA is a delightful acronym for an organisation that worships great beer – the Society Of Beer Advocates is an…

We are now into the middle of Nelson Beer Week with the exciting flavours of MarchFest just a few days…

A little building that was formerly a church in Collingwood Street became a pub in 2009 and has very quickly…