Hops
In love with yuzu
It's ancient, niche, sour and prickly - but what's not to love about yuzu? Country Life talks to Neville Chun about his passion for the fruit and follows it from the harvest to the brewery where yuzu… Audio
Happy to be farming hops
Harvesting is the busiest time of year for hop farmer Cameron Ealam and his extended family who are working from dawn to dusk picking, cleaning and drying several varieties of aromatic hop cones that… Audio, Gallery
Trees, bees and a nice cold cider, please
Jason Prior is a beekeeper who produces up to 60 tonnes of honey a year, has a nursery that sells trees bees love and is about to plant 1000 cider apple trees. Audio, Gallery
Making Headway with Hops
A rundown on how the hop season is progressing with Brent MacGlashen from Mac Hops in Motueka. Harvesting commences mid-February with early varieties such as Pacifica and Taiheke. Audio
Life at Isolation Station
Noel Moleta was brought up on D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds and has been farming sheep on an isolated property at nearby Titirangi Bay for four decades. Audio
Hopping to the beat: drummer turned grower Trevor Courtney
Trevor Courtney has always liked beer, and now the drummer for '60s band Chants R&B is growing his own hops. After a 40-year music career, Trevor and his wife Lyndsay now have a lifestyle block in… Video, Audio, Gallery
Take a sip: tasting beer with Dr Roger Harker from Plant and Food Research
There are some jobs that you just wouldn't mind having – Dr Roger Harker's is one. Part of his job is finding out what people like to eat and drink... and why. As head of the Consumer & Product… Audio
MPI gets into craft beer with 'super premium' hops
The Ministry of Primary Industries is getting involved in the beer business. It's teamed up with Wellington-based craft brewery Garage Project to develop "super premium" hops. With us to explain what… Audio
Hopportunity knocks in Tapawera
Rural investment company MyFarm has launched a $17.64 million investment offer to fund New Zealand's largest hop orchard.
High hopes for hops
Marlborough Sounds sheep farmer Noel Moleta is turning his hand to growing hops after purchasing a 122-hectare property near Tapawera. So far he has planted 14 hectares and another 15 are going in… Audio
Hip Hop Harvest
Kim McGlashen of Mac Hops says picking is well underway at his properties in Motueka and in the Moutere Valley near Nelson. He is also a shareholder in New Zealand Hops, a grower co-operative that… Audio
All about Hops
Steve Simms from the Birkenhead Brewing Company talks about hops, where it is grown and where the local industry is at. Audio
Hanson
We talk with Isaac Hanson about keeping his band of brothers together for twenty years and turning their love of craft beer into a brew of their own- Mmmhops. Audio
Fermented Food and Drinks
Great Fermentations was an International Science festival event that combined fermented foods and matched beers with discussions about the science of food Audio
Fermented Food and Drinks
Great Fermentations was an International Science festival event that combined fermented foods and matched beers with discussions about the science of food Audio
Hops Research
Ron Beatson is a home brewer - but much more importantly, a big influence on commercial brewing around the world. His career is based around hops - initially a wild plant - but since possibly the 11th… Audio