E-Malt.com News article: 3120

New Zealand: A North Canterbury brewery, The Brew Moon Brewing Company, was celebrating its export sales last week.

Not only is it exporting stout to Dublin (yes, truly) the Brew Moon received its biggest ever export order – three pallets of beer to Melbourne.

A visiting wine writer, Tim White, from the Australian Financial Review, was impressed with the beer, and passed on the message to wine, and now beer importer Steve Naughton.

Meanwhile, back at the brewery all these orders have caused a flurry of activity. Brewers Kieran McCauley and Carl Hadler, have been busy brewing and bottling to fill the orders.

Seafest turns 10

The 10th annual Kaikoura Seafest, to be held in the Takahanga Domain on October 2, promises to be a fun-filled day with an assortment of food from the land and sea and a great selection of wine and other beverages.

Plenty of entertainment will be on offer as well as crayfish and paua-cooking demonstrations by top Kiwi chefs and a Big Top Bash on Friday, October 1.

AdvertisementAdvertisementSeafest tickets (no gate sales): $20 adults, $5 children (5-17yrs). Tickets can be purchased online at www.seafest.co.nz or by phoning 0800 473-2337.

Tickets will also be available from BNZ branches in Blenheim, Picton, Greymouth, Nelson, Timaru, Ashburton, main branches in Christchurch, and the Kaikoura Visitor Centre.


Food for thought: It seems as though every week we're being told something is bad for us but when potatoes first appeared in Europe in the 17th century they were blamed for starting outbreaks of leprosy and syphilis. As late as 1720 eating potatoes was believed to shorten a person's life.

Started in 1995, Seafest is held on the first Saturday of October each year. The tenth festival is to be held on SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2004.

Seafest is held at the Takahanga Domain, situated on the Esplanade, Kaikoura. The domain is central to town, providing good access to amenities and plenty of room for expansion.


21 August, 2004