Lagers and pilsners and porters, oh my! The Australian International Beer Awards are a sight to behold. Brewers swap their steal capped boots for polished leather and beer t-shirts become waistcoats and frocks. Buckets brimming with beer adorn the tables….
One of the best things about Good Beer Week is the one-of-a-kind experiences on offer. Case in point: The Garage Project Lab. For one night only, New Zealand brewery Garage Project converted Forester’s Hall into a beer science fair. Considering…
There’s nothing like a rousing haka to give you a shiver down your spine and, if you’re feeling a little nostalgic for your country, bring tears to your eyes. The Kiwi force was certainly strong at the Melbourne Immigration Museum’s…
Dayum, Melbourne! October is so chock-a-block with great events that it’s all we could do to narrow it down to 10. And then we had to throw in a couple of extra must-dos. If you don’t have the best month…
Lamb, All Blacks, and Panhead Beer. This is how Belleville puts on a Kiwi Feed. The venue first caught my attention when they spent an afternoon parachuting roast chicken off their roof to eager pedestrians in the laneway below. So…
Abel Tasman may have faced difficulties discovering New Zealand borders in the mid-17th century, but craft beer knows no such barriers. Maybe if old mate Abel had docked at places like the Flemington-Kensington Bowls Club for a Renaissance Brewing Meet…
The New Zealand Craft Beer Symposium is underway across Australia. Many of New Zealand’s finest craft beer brewers have taken over the taps of local bars in celebration of Waitangi Day weekend, and The Plus Ones were fortunate enough to…
To write for The Plus Ones inevitably becomes a practice in downing large quantities of wine. This is not because wine is needed to find inspiration for writing — although one thing usually leads to another — but rather because one…