NZ International Beer Awards 2006 by Geoff Griggs

Although the judges only awarded five gold medals, all but one of them was for a New Zealand beer and the supreme champion trophy went to an American-style Pale Ale brewed in Auckland! But don’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of Epic Pale Ale; although the beer has been available on tap for a month or so (in the Cock & Bull chain of pubs in Auckland and Hamilton), the bottled version was launched only on Monday of this week.

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