Denise Garland

1 month ago | hoppiness.co.nz | Denise Garland

New Plymouth’s Shining Peak Brewery were crowned — or capped, as it were — the winners of the fifth annual Rare Beer Challenge on March 7. Hosted by Wellington’s Fortune Favours Brewery, this year there was not only a sister bar in Auckland serving the beers on the night, but also one in the South Island, with Smoke Ashburton also getting involved.

Jan 11, 2025 | rnz.co.nz | Denise Garland

A growing demand for crate beers in recent years appears to defy the trend of declining alcohol consumption rates in Aotearoa. The Swappa Crate has been around in New Zealand for more than 100 years, and is commonly found in student flats, sports clubs, and farm sheds. The wooden box, holding 12 745ml bottles of beer, requires a deposit on your first purchase; when it is returned with the empty bottles, subsequent crates come at the cost of the beer only.

Jan 7, 2025 | community.scoop.co.nz | Denise Garland

Article – RNZParliament’s website has been flooded with submissions, as the deadline to submit feedback on the Treaty Principles Bill draws close. Denise Garland, Senior JournalistAn unprecendented number of submissions have been made to Parliament’s website on Monday, as the deadline to submit on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill draws close.

Jan 6, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Denise Garland

Public submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill close on Tuesday night, despite complaints people have had trouble with the website accepting their submissions. Photo / RNZ, Angus DreaverBy Denise Garland of RNZAn unprecedented number of submissions were made to Parliament’s website on Monday, as the deadline to submit views on the Treaty Principles Bill draws close.

Oct 28, 2024 | hoppiness.co.nz | Denise Garland

A heavy reliance on chance, luck and magic is not usually a desirable feature in a beer, where precision can be the difference between a world-class drop or a drain pour. But when it comes to the spontaneously-fermented kind, at least some of that is required to make something truly exceptional. Garage Project has just released its fourth iteration of its spontaneously fermented Belgian-style ale Chance, Luck & Magic.