Beers on a night out breaking the bank? Be grateful you don't live in Lausanne, Switzerland.

When Richard Emerson sold his small Dunedin brewery to national giant Lion four years ago it took him well out of his comfort zone.

Marlborough Wines Estates Group is expected to list on the NZX's alternative market, NXT, on Thursday.

The last bottle of beer rolled off the old production line at the landmark Mangatainoka Tui Brewery site yesterday, bringing with it the end of an era.

Making sense of the dollars at brewing giant Lion was once the bottom line for Robin Davies.

This year Myers said success in business comes from a gradual accumulation of knowledge.

New Zealand's largest brewer posted a 21 per cent decline in full-year earnings.

The popularity of Mad Men has boosted sales of hard liquor, while beer sales are in decline.

Global beer brand Heineken is offering up a new kind of advertising to promote drinking in moderation, coinciding with the release of research showing millenials see limiting their drinking as important.

Rory Glass, managing director at Lion, explains how he started in business by coming through the ranks of a supermarket group.

For the first time in over three decades, competitors in the 2016 Coast to Coast won't be handed a well-earned Speight's after they complete.

Moa Group confirmed a smaller first-half loss as increased sales volumes helped widen its gross margin.

Marketing director at DB Breweries says New Zealand beer is in long-term decline and breweries need to consider the prospect of new consumers - women.

Microbreweries and pot dispensaries aren't the major drivers of Portland's economy, but they loom much larger there than in most U.S. cities.

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

In as little as seven days, you could have 19 litres of award-winning homebrew beer - a successful invention which has allowed homebrew kit company WilliamsWarn to eye up the global market.

"Just because you're a yogi, doesn't mean you won't have an occasion for beer, and we're certainly interested in talking to that crowd."

Cathy Casey of the Eden Park Community Liaison Group looks at the importation of alcohol sachets which can be hidden and taken into concerts and sports events.

Top NZ doctors are calling for the drinking age to be raised to 20 and booze sponsorship banned from public events in a push to reduce alcohol-related harm.

Hearings have been set to consider suspending or cancelling liquor licenses for a string of Auckland bars, booze shops and managers.

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.

Lion Breweries is expanding its product offering, after the completion of a deal to sell Vita Coco coconut water alongside its main product range.

More Kiwis will be sipping homebrewed beer this summer as the popularity of craft beer continues to grow.

The All Blacks, Warriors and the Black Caps say proposed changes to alcohol sponsorship and advertising would threaten the sustainability of their codes at nearly every level.

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

A South Auckland community's failure to stop a liquor store opening opposite a decile 1 school normalises the sale of alcopops to young people, says principal Robin Staples.

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

Shane McKillen has resigned from the board of Veritas Investments to focus on other business commitments.

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