Lion has gained market share and growth in beer, wine and spirits volumes in New Zealand by 1.3 per cent.

DB Breweries are attempting to create commercially viable biofuel from the by-products of brewing beer.

Renaissance Brewing, the first NZ company to carry out an equity crowdfunding campaign has beaten full-year financial forecasts.

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.

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

DB Breweries is eyeing Europe as a potentially lucrative market for its Monteith's beer brand.

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.

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.