The Third Pint Theory
by Michael Donaldson & Martin Bridges
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The Beervana Sessions 6 — Craft & community with Double Vision and…
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About this podcast
People, places and pints in the New Zealand Beer scene. Michael Donaldson is the editor of Pursuit of Hoppiness, New Zealand's only dedicated craft beer magazine, author of Beer Nation — The Art & Heart of Kiwi Beer, The Hopfather and The Big Book of Home Brew. Martin Bridges is a beer judge and consultant with his business Beer Bigwig. We bring you stories about Kiwi beer, the people who make it and the places you drink it.
Episodes
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- The Beervana Sessions 6 — Craft & community with Double Vision and Abandoned · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 22“I just wanna make crisp German lagers; I want to fine-tune that and I want to do really well, but these (fruited smoothie sours) are quite fun to make.” Mario Lanz of Double…
- The Beervana Sessions 5 — Hip to hops with Kelly Ryan · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 21“Super exotic citrus — you get yuzu and kumquat, lots of mandarin,” Kelly Ryan talks about why Riwaka is his favourite hop. We’re back at Beervana 2026 for this episode, where…
- The Beervana Sessions 4 — In Praise of Stout with Shining Peak & Mount Brewing · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 20“The great thing with this beer is, just before it goes into the barrels it’s almost undrinkable!” Jesse Sigurdsson of Shining Peak on the inauspicious beginnings of their…
- The Beervana Sessions 3 — Pink Boots, Walking The Walk · 38 min“If you’re marketing your beer at men or at women, you’re cutting your market by 50% — it’s not a smart business decision!” Denise Garland of the NZ chapter of the Pink Boots…
- The Beervana Sessions 2 — The Wonder Of One Drop · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 18“Creamy, custard, pineapple, cake batter…" Clay Grant of One Drop Brewing lists some of the ingredients of their ‘Aunties Pudding’ ice cream smoothie sour. We’re back at…
- The Beervana Sessions 1 — Bonnie Day & Neck Of The Woods · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 17“There’s ‘Kinky MILF’ on the walls of the Malthouse for ever, which is amazing!” Scott Taylor of Neck of the Woods Brewing on their competition-winning West Coast IPA. Join us…
- Ferment & Foment — Kieran Haslett-Moore on the state of modern beer · 1 h 19 min · Season 2 Episode 16"If you look at the story of humans and food, we've constantly been flowing towards sweeter, less bitter flavours." Kieran Haslett-Moore on the evolution of beer and human taste…
- Pioneer of Pints — Yeastie Boys founder Stu McKinlay · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 15"It's one of those things: sort of it's like the first Sex Pistols gig, you know, everyone says they were there but really there were only,I don't know, probably a dozen of us…
- Home Town Heroics — Emerson's Dominate NZ Beer Awards · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 14Michael and Martin sit down to run the rule over the results from this year's Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards. They start by covering off the big winners on the night…
- Wonder Woman — How one person's drive created Auckland Beer Week · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 13Welcome back to another episode of The Third Pint Theory! In this session, host Martin sits down with Maree Shaw, founder and organiser of Auckland Beer Week. Maree shares her…
- Zero Hero — How Bach Brewing led the non-alcoholic beer revolution · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 12"I had this outside looking in view of New Zealand on many different levels but one of them was this nostalgia and beautiful memories of the coastal lifestyle... I missed that…
- The Grainfather — How Gladfield Malt Revolutionised Beer in NZ · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 11"I'm always out on the farm as much as I can. Yeah. And in the malt plant as well. So yeah, it's my passion really. I'm a bit of a home boy I suppose." Doug Michael of Gladfield…
- Beer from the Future — Greig McGill from Brewaucracy · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 10"I don't think it's going away and nor should it... what I don't like is when there's five taps and three of them are the same thing... it's just not giving people what they…
- "A creative studio that works in beer" — a new take on the Garage Project story · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 9“The way we look at it is that Garage Project isn't just a brewery, it's a creative studio that happens to work in beer. It's always coming up with new beers, new names, the way…
- Is it dank? The best of fresh hop beers — so far · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 8"I think it's a little bugbear of mine that a lot of people demand or seem to want 'dank'. I think dank is not necessarily a fresh hop characteristic and to expect lots of it in…
- From menswear to beer — how McLeod's Brewing was born · 1 h 9 min · Season 2 Episode 7"In essence we’re a country pub where people come together, brought together mostly by food and sociability” founder Geoff Gwynne on the magic of the McLeod's Pizza Barn. In…
- Oh Brother — Dylan Adams from Brothers Beer · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 6Welcome to another episode of the podcast! This time, Martin sits down for a morning pint with Dylan from Brothers Beer at their impressive Mount Eden taproom, built right around…
- Winter Wonderland — Inside the Winter Ales Festival · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 5Michael & Martin are joined by Denise Garland and Dave Wood, who own Wellington's Winter Ales Festival. They talk to us about what's involved in running a boutique beer festival…
- Sweet 16 — Inside Auckland's 16Tun freehouse · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 4The annual Rare Beer Challenge, designed to raise money for Rare Disorders NZ, is on this year at Auckland's 16Tun, which takes over from the defunct Fortune Favours as the show…
- Bay Watch Part 2 — Mount Brewing's Pawel Lewandowski · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 3Mount Brewing are celebrating 30 years in business — quite an achievement for the small Bay of Plenty operation. Michael and Martin look back at Mount Brewing's history and…
