Beer
Yeastie Boys raises money to expand
The craftbrewer, Yeastie Boys, has raise just over half a million dollars by selling a 12-and-a-half percent stake in the company Audio
NZ's first dedicated hop and beer museum opens
Nelson is fast carving itself out a reputation as the craft brewing capital of New Zealand, vying for the title with its neighbour across Cook Strait, Wellington. Audio
Moa more than doubles its market share in supermarkets
Moa has more than doubled its market share in supermarkets since it took distribution back inhouse in October last year. Audio
Denmark: beer and breast milk
Helen Russell lives in Denmark. Friday is a big day for Danish beer drinkers. It's J-Day, the day when Danes get their special Christmas brew delivered! Audio
Our Own Odysseys : Samoan beer
VSA volunteer Ken Wong has been working on the Breadfruit Flour Project in Samoa, but interestingly, they've also become side-tracked into brewing a nice local beer. Audio
Weekend Wine - Belinda Jackson
Blenheim wine consultant Belinda Jackson takes us through two wines and one craft beer: Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2013 $18, Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz 2012 $22 and Craft beer Renaissance… Audio
Gladfield Malt
Doug and Gabi Michael are passionate about making malt from Barley. The family has been growing malting barley for five generations on their Dunsandel farm in Canterbury, but the barley was always… 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
Brewing yeast genetics
Professor Kevin Verstrepen of the University of Leuven is on a team sequencing the DNA of more than 200 different yeasts from all over the world. He's trying to understand how individual genes… 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
Museum visit: New Zealand Beer Can Museum
Barry Steiner is a bit of an expert on the subject of beer as he owns and runs the beer museum in the Galatea valley. Audio
Barrels
The 2,000-year-old piece of technology that's still a central part of the global distilling and brewing industry. Wayne Curtis has been looking at the history and science of the barrel. Also Pete… Audio
Donal Skehan’s Steak and Guinness Pie
Recipe by Lyndey Milan
From Nine To Noon on Monday 12 March 2012
Guinness Crème Brulee with Irish Whiskey Snaps
Recipe by Lyndey Milan
From Nine To Noon on Monday 12 March 2012
Pork and Duck Rillettes
Recipe by Paul Mercurio
From Nine To Noon on Monday 8 August 2011