It's St Patrick's Day on Tuesday and this year more than any other, beer drinkers are spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing how to celebrate.

Craft brewer Yeastie Boys is hoping to raise half a million dollars through equity crowdfunding to help with expansion into Britain.

Nearly one in every three beers in the world could soon be sold by the same company.

Results from the three brewers that control 90 per cent of New Zealand's beer market show continued erosion in demand and margins.

The craft beer trend is growing fast. Is it all froth and fashion, or a real moneymaker?

A one-man craft beer operation in Nelson has been declared New Zealand's top brewery.

Craft brewer Epic is claiming victory over brewing giant Lion in the more than $3 billion Swedish beer market.

Winston Aldworth learns a few tricks from a top brewer.

Independent Liquor's move into the retail trade will help to level the playing field.

Christchurch teenagers not old enough to legally drink will have a say on the city's future liquor policies.

A new craft beer by Lion has been banned by a retailer because its advertising material is "an insult to a great industry".

As summer fades into autumn and the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness, it's time for hay to be saved, harvests to be gathered and, best of all, have festivals to attend.

Apart from being home to New Zealand's entire hop production, the Nelson region is also home to a dazzling group of breweries and craft beer bars.

Major breweries are battling for market share as the taste for "quality" beer takes hold in supermarkets and pubs. Geoff Cumming follows the consumer-led revolution.

For what seemed like a millennium, New Zealand beer was brown fizzy stuff that tasted of, well, nothing. But no longer ...

Guinness is being let down by some pubs that serve it stale, finds Don Kavanagh.

Tui's efforts to belittle boutique sectors of society leave little to laugh about.