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Fans, icecream and beer sales surge during hot summer

Overheated Kiwis are turning to old favourites to cool down.

Beermageddon: Demand soars as summer arrives with a bang

The heat is driving the country to drink, as beer consumption leaps up to 140 per cent.

High interest in sale of Renaissance Brewing

Administrators estimated the value of Renaissance's assets to be about $1.02 million.

Stop calling it 'craft': Notes towards a good beer

Craft brewers would like you to stop using the c-word, actually.

Moa cries foul over beer rivalry

Moa beer chief Geoff Ross says big brewers are actively blocking independent brewers.

Emerson's $50k-100k out of pocket after water woes

The brewery has come to a halt after water contamination.

Yeastie Boys looks to raise new capital

Craft beer brewer Yeastie Boys hopes to raise £2 million to expand further in the UK

Drinkers paying more for craft beer

ANZ's Craft Beer Industry Insights report shows the pace of growth is slowing.

How a beer brand is helping save NZ beaches

Kiwi beer brand DB Export is recycling its used bottles to make a man-made sand - an effort the company hopes will help preserve our beaches.

Women hop on board the beer trend

As mainstream beer sales decline, advertisers are increasingly targeting campaigns at women.

DB snaps up crafty Tuatara brewery

Brewing giant DB has purchased popular craft beer brand Tuatara for an undisclosed sum.

End of the golden age of craft beer?

Epic brewer-owner Luke Nicholas found out recently, there is a degree of fame to be found at the bottom of a bottle.

Children exposed to booze ads from TV sport - research

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

Lance Armstrong's NZ visit: Riding into controversy

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is hitting the streets of Auckland again this morning and has invited Kiwi enthusiasts to join him.

Corona founder snubs poor village

It turns out the humble Spanish villagers who were about to become Corona beer millionaires won't be seeing that money after all.

Beer founder leaves millions to village

The founder of Corona left $3.75m to each of the 80 residents of the Spanish village where he was born.