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I’ve spoken before about how beer can change over the years. I don’t really know a lot of brewers who develop a beer recipe and then stick with that exact recipe forever without ever taking into consideration any changes with raw materials. Maybe they do exist and I’d be curious if anyone out there knows of any brewers who adopt the “one recipe forever” philosophy. My time in the world of beer has definitely taught me a thing or two about recipe development and the importance of raw... Read Full Story

At the end of each year I do a quick sum up of the top 10 things Epic Brewing Company has done over the previous 12 months (check out the previous years Top 10 – 2010 , 2009 , 2008 ) 1. Kelly Ryan What an amazing addition to the Epic team. Not only has Kelly expanded the knowledge base, and abilities of Epic, but it has been amazing fun to brew with him, create new beers with him, as well as travel around the country and do beer launches, over the last year. 2. Hop Zombie We pushed the... Read Full Story

Person Number 1: “You spelt it wrong, it’s l-a-g-e-r.” Me: “No, I didn’t. It’s Larger. It’s like a lager, but it’s bigger.” Person Number 1: “Oooooh, I see what you did there!” Me: “Yes, yes you did and I am funny.” Person Number 1: “No, you’re not. Puns are never funny.” Me: “I’ll have to agree with you. They’re not funny… they’re punny.” Person Number 1: <Punches Kelly> Me: “Ouch. Did you just  pun ch me because that action includes the word, pun?” I was going to leave this... Read Full Story

Sometimes the road to creating a beer can be a long one. Brewers of old, with their  porters aged in vats, 21 year old ales  and the like, as well as those more modern brewers of wood-aged loveliness would testify to that statement. Sure, brewers are slightly more impatient than winemakers or whiskey producers when it comes to wanting to make something drinkable as quickly as possible, but there are times when we have to realise that some things take exactly that… time. Our latest beer has... Read Full Story

Following on from ROGERS RUIN and RED SKY, EPIC beer have brewed a celebration beer for the Flying Nun 30 th Anniversary. It doesn’t hurt that the combined number of years that the Epic Brewing Company team have been playing around with ales and lagers also numbers thirty. It also doesn’t hurt when you get to develop a brew for a company that has provided soundtrack through the years in breweries up and down the country either! “There’s no point us deviating from one of our favourite... Read Full Story

This week Epic Brewing Co. release their new batch of Barrel-Aged IPA, which draws inspiration from the past and present. British brewers created the IPA (India Pale Ale) originally as a pale ale style in the eighteen century to satisfy the demands of their countrymen living in India. The long trip from England to India, around the Cape of Good Hope emulated the cellaring that used to occur with such beers, resulting in increased depth of flavour and maturity. Doubling the amount of hops... Read Full Story

  Epic Brewing Co. has again received top honours at the 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards. At the awards dinner on Thursday night, Epic Armageddon IPA won Trophy in the US Ale Style class, an honour it has received every year since its launch. Epic also received Silver medals for their Lager, Pale Ale and Oak-Aged Stout, and Bronzes for the Barrel-Aged IPA and Stout, showing they are still the master of hop-fueled beers.  Epic has a history of success at the awards, wowing the judges with their... Read Full Story

To satisfy the taste buds of hop-lovers nationwide, another batch of Epic Brewing Co.’s Hop Zombie is on its way to bars, liquor outlets and supermarkets. The first batch was exceptionally popular due to Hop Zombie’s luscious taste and a rock star launch tour by Epic’s Luke Nicholas and Kelly Ryan. Events in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton were immensely successful, with patrons vanquishing kegs at a record-setting rate. But Melbourne fans were even quicker - at a Good Beer... Read Full Story

How many hops can you fit into a bottle of beer? Does fifty seem like too many?  Most of the beer produced in New Zealand today uses the equivalent of less than one hop per bottle. Auckland’s Epic Brewing Company have done exactly the opposite and utilised this intensely perfumed flower to the greatest of their ability. Epic, founded by Luke Nicholas in 2006, is known for its big hoppy beers, especially their Epic Pale Ale and the boldly hopped Epic Armageddon IPA. They’ve now taken... Read Full Story

The eternal Horror Monster Hierarchy is pretty clear.  At the top are vampires, dragons, werewolves and trolls, though the coolness of both vampires and werewolves has been negatively impacted by the execrable Twilight series.  A second tranche has the Loch Ness Monster, the big orcs, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and zombies.   Then we move onto the terrifying ancient monsters including mummies, Frankenstein and Allan Hubbard.  Finally, there are essentially the joke creatures... Read Full Story