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Michael Donaldson

Michael Donaldson

Pints of Love

Roses, chocolates, little hearts, romantic dinners. Beer.

Mar 2, 2015

Pints of Love

Mar 2, 2015

Michael Donaldson

Smoke gets in my beer

Ever since I can remember, the barbecue has been part of my life.

Feb 3, 2015

Smoke gets in my beer

Feb 3, 2015

Michael Donaldson

Craft doesn’t mean hoppy

It was at the golf club, after a twilight round where I heard the words I’ve been dreading for some time. ‘‘I’m over this craft beer…

Jan 19, 2015

Craft doesn’t mean hoppy

Jan 19, 2015

Michael Donaldson

Fill it up

Pete Gillespie, Head brewer at Garage Project brewery, Aro St, Wellington, with a Cockswain’s Courage Double Barrel Edition Porter. At the…

Jan 8, 2015

Fill it up

Jan 8, 2015

Michael Donaldson

I’m a big fan of the old saying that beer is best drunk in the shadow of the brewery.

It’s a way of saying, in days of yore, that beer didn’t travel that well. These days, as long as beer is kept cold on its journey, it…

Jan 8, 2015

I’m a big fan of the old saying that beer is best drunk in the shadow of the brewery.

Jan 8, 2015

Michael Donaldson

Christmas wish

I love drinking beer but, honestly, I hate getting drunk.

Dec 7, 2014

Christmas wish

Dec 7, 2014

Michael Donaldson

BOTTLE BLING

I’m never sure about labels on wine bottles that claim the plonk in front of you has won such-and-such a medal.

Nov 24, 2014

BOTTLE BLING

Nov 24, 2014

Michael Donaldson

Canned heat

Apologies folks, this is probably coming to you too late – but on Saturday in the Coromandel area there’s a festival that’s too good to…

Nov 6, 2014

Canned heat

Nov 6, 2014

Michael Donaldson

HIP HOP HIT

I’m writing this on the day I’m about to jet off to the United States for a short holiday. And when I think U-S-A, I immediately think I-P…

Nov 1, 2014

Nov 1, 2014

Michael Donaldson

Michael Donaldson

Favourite four letter words beer, golf, news. Sports Production Editor, Fairfax Media, Home-brewer, 14-handicapper, dab hand at mysky.

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