The Competition was held on Saturday the 1st of September with entries down a little on previous years to just 56 bottles. Our guest Judges commented on the high calibre of the beer entries with the winning beer achieving an … Continue reading →
This meeting was a little different in that it was hosted at Edna and Tom’s home. The reason was to view Evonne Lork’s new Thirsty Work wine show on the Food Channel. Our interest was in that she visited Norm’s … Continue reading →
For a change we had our monthly meeting at Roosters Brewery on Omahu Road in Hastings. Chris, the owner and brewer, gave us a run down on how he came to set up and own the brewery. He has a … Continue reading →
The club is to have its monthly meeting at Roosters Brewery in Hastings at 7pm on June 20th. The usual monthly competitions will be held an during the evening we will get a tour of the brewery. The range of … Continue reading →
A good turnout for the AGM which was held at our clubrooms. All executive positions were filled smoothly due to some lobbying prior to the meeting. The past executives were thanked for their efforts in keeping the club in good … Continue reading →
Month Wine Class Wine Description Beer Class Beer Description May 2 Medium Red Grape 3 Larger 10 Dry White Fruit 8 Dry Stout 34 Draft Cider June 4 Dry White Grape 1 Light Beer 8 Medium Red Fruit 9 … Continue reading →
Eight club members attended the NZ Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Federation’s National biennial competitions in Papatoetoe over 27-30th October hosted by the Manakau club. Around 1000 wine and beer entries from clubs all round New Zealand were judged by our organisation’s … Continue reading →
A great turnout again with three visitors to past meetings becoming new members. After business matters being discussed, among them our attendence at the upcoming Natioinal Competitions in Auckland, our guest judge attended to the cup cake cooking competition. After much deliberation over the ten entries she awarded … Continue reading →
The meeting was held on the 15th June at 7.30pm at the Deaf Hawkes Bay clubrooms, Taradale. National Competitions. Final arrangements for the National Competitions in Auckland in October were made. Amateur winemakers and brewers from around New Zealand, including members … Continue reading →
For information on the Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Federation of NZ National Competitions please see the following link: http://sites.google.com/site/nzawbf2011/home Please note that you must be a member of a federated club to be eligible to enter. Hawkes Bay Amateur Winemakers and Brewers … Continue reading →