ABV: 7.7% The bottle: A toucan with a bowtie sits on an orange trumpet amid a tropical paradise. It sounds very abstract, doesn’t it? Bossa Nova sports a quaintly colourful label; it makes me excited to try this beer. What it says on the bottle: Translated from Brazilian Portuguese, Bossa Nova means ‘the new style’. […]
ABV: 6.5% The bottle: The label on this 650ml bottle of Garage Project’s Tournesol goes to show that the ancient art of brewing isn’t the only bit of creativity that goes into making and marketing craft beer. The painted picture on the label is stunning, with a black-haired, bespectacled woman singing in a field of […]
ABV: 5.8% Bottle: It’s not in a bottle – this is one of the rare craft beers that comes in a can. Why don’t more craft beers come in cans? I don’t know, off the top of my head – but I do know that I like the look of this can. A racing car […]
The New World chain of supermarkets has teamed up with a panel of experts to crown the best beers and ciders in New Zealand. The first ever New World Beer & Cider Awards has crowned winners across a range of 14 different classes, including best pale ale, specialty ale, pilsner, New Zealand lager, ale, IPA […]