McCashin’s Kitchen & Bar – MKB – Nelson Mail 29.11.16
Last week I reflected on the history of McCashin’s Brewery and the wonderful products being produced by the next generation of the McCashin family under the Stoke brand. While the…
Stoke Brewery and Emma McCashin – Nelson Mail 22.11.16
The McCashin brewing story started way back in about 1980, a time beer making and selling was totally dominated by two corporate brewers, Lion and DB, and the concept of…
Lee Fern Sprig & Fern Hardy St – Nelson Mail 04.10.16
For more than 30 years I was involved in a business that supplied equipment to hotels so I have seen the beer-selling industry change, moving from the big beer barns…
Horse Box Brewery – Nelson Mail 08.03.16
An Irishman and Englishman walked into a pub, they sat down and had a few beers together, what happens next? They decide to start brewing their own beer of course.…
Moutere Inn – Published Nelson Mail 05.01.16
Located in the village of Upper Moutere the Moutere Inn is recognised as New Zealand’s oldest pub in its original building and it still provides both the local community and…
Summer Drinks – Nelson Mail 29.12.15
The Nelson region is blessed with many things that make summer great – sunshine, safe beaches, rivers with easy access, fantastic fishing in the sheltered bays, wonderful cafes and restaurants,…
Lighthouse Brewery
I first met Dick Tout from Lighthouse Brewery in the late 1970s when he owned RE Tout & Son, a service station on Collingwood St where the 132 Medical Centre…