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The Third Pint Theory

by Michael Donaldson & Martin Bridges
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  • The Beervana Sessions 6 — Craft & community with Double Vision and Abandoned

    October 21, 2026 · 42 min

    “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 Vision Brewing on the appeal of his Orange Creamsicle beer. Our…

  • The Beervana Sessions 5 — Hip to hops with Kelly Ryan

    October 14, 2026 · 46 min

    “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 Michael & Martin sit down with Kiwi beer legend Kelly Ryan…

  • The Beervana Sessions 4 — In Praise of Stout with Shining Peak & Mount Brewing

    October 7, 2026 · 43 min

    “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 Vintage Barrel-aged Imperial Stout. Hello from a raucous Friday…

  • The Beervana Sessions 3 — Pink Boots, Walking The Walk

    September 30, 2026 · 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 Society on one of the many reasons why “girl’s beer” is a bad…

  • The Beervana Sessions 2 — The Wonder Of One Drop

    September 23, 2026 · 37 min

    “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 Beervana 2026 for a chat with super-hyped Aussie brewery One Drop!…

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  • The Beervana Sessions 1 — Bonnie Day & Neck Of The Woods

    September 16, 2026 · 33 min

    “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 for the first of our episodes recorded live at Beervana 2026…

  • Ferment & Foment — Kieran Haslett-Moore on the state of modern beer

    September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    "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. In this episode of The Third Pint Theory, hosts Michael…

  • Pioneer of Pints — Yeastie Boys founder Stu McKinlay

    August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    "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 actually there!" Stu McKinlay talks about the legendary meeting…

  • Home Town Heroics — Emerson's Dominate NZ Beer Awards

    July 29, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    Michael 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, including Karamu Barrelworks taking out the overall Champion…

  • Wonder Woman — How one person's drive created Auckland Beer Week

    July 16, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    Welcome 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 origin story in the beer world, humorously admitting that…

  • Zero Hero — How Bach Brewing led the non-alcoholic beer revolution

    July 1, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

    "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, you know, being able to go to the seaside and that really…

  • The Grainfather — How Gladfield Malt Revolutionised Beer in NZ

    June 18, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    "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 Malt on the importance of his rural roots. Welcome back to…

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About the show

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.