BEER & CIDER NEWS
BEER & CIDER NEWS
CIDER. MADE IN MORNINGSIDE. morningcider. woah. Countdown to NZ Beer Awards 2022
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PREPARATIONS ARE underway for the Brewers Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards 2022, with entries due to open in late May. Organisers say that with the continued uncertainty around the New Zealand borders and the everchanging COVID situation, the judges and stewards selected to participate in the NZBA for 2022 will be from the “exceptional pool of talent”
in New Zealand. Last year’s Awards drew 839 entries across 122 style classes. Online entries for the 2022 Awards open on 25 May and close on 17 June, with judging to take place from 6-8 July at Riccarton Park in Christchurch. A date for the awards presentation was yet to be announced as Drinksbiz went to print. brewersguild.org.nz/nzba
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Craft cidery Morningcider joins Hancocks CENTRAL AUCKLAND craft cidery Morningcider is partnering with national distributor Hancocks as the boutique beverage producer shifts up a gear. Morningcider began in the Auckland suburb of Morningside in 2015 and since launching it has opened Auckland’s first cider bar, established New Zealand’s first urban orchard by giving away 100 cider apple trees to Morningside locals, and started exporting its award-winning ciders. Its latest accolade was a Silver medal for the Morningcider Hot X Bun Cider at the NZ Cider Awards 2021. Morningcider expands
Looking to boost its nationwide distribution, Morningcider was excited to join family-owned New Zealand business Hancocks in March this year, which will now handle its ciders through retail and on-premise. Other developments include a switch to a 440ml format for the cidery’s seasonal line-up (with the popular Morningcider Cider and Strawberry Rosé
still available in 330ml single and 6-packs) and establishing itself in several export markets. The UK, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong are underway, while Singapore, China, Japan, and Australia are on the horizon too. All about local
Morningcider has a strong local focus – from the fruit grown
in its Urban Orchard, to the distinctive branding that centres on the Morningside community and the thriving street art scene found there. It also collaborates with other local businesses – most recently a Cherry Bomb Cider with Kingsland’s Citizen Brewery using rescued cherries, and The Lucky Taco Cider with popular food truck The Lucky Taco. Hancocks
