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Sprig and Fern Brewery
Craft beer and cider made in sunny Nelson
We brew award winning craft beer and cider in sunny Nelson.
Sprig and Fern Brewery - Latest News [Page 1]
New Owners - But Familiar Faces - At Little Sprig Wakefield
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 2:50 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
The Wakefield venue is the second to operate under the 'Little Sprig' banner, with a smaller selection of Sprig + Fern beer and cider available on tap. More >>
Twenty-one Reasons For Sprig + Fern To Smile At Brewers Guild Of NZ Beer Awards
Monday, 5 August 2024, 1:00 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
The Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. team have 21 good reasons to smile this morning, after a haul of awards at the 2024 Brewers Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards at the weekend. More >>
Slick New Look For Sprig’s Core Range Of Beers
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 9:38 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
From today, Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.’s core range of beers will begin sporting a newly redesigned look. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/82cbf2e06a522dfa0fcb.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> The refreshed artwork aims to ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Welcomes Little Sprig Wakefield To The Family
Friday, 15 December 2023, 10:22 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. are today welcoming the newest Tavern to join the Sprig + Fern family. Little Sprig Wakefield, located at 6 Edward Street in Wakefield, is the fifteenth Sprig + Fern Tavern – joining five in Wellington, one in Christchurch, ... More >>
World-renowned Nectaron® Hop Taken To The ‘Nect Level’
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 9:33 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. are today, in collaboration with NZ Hops Ltd, releasing the first beer in New Zealand to bring the intense aromatics and flavours of Nectaron® Cryo Hops™ to a brew. Nectaron®, a hop variety released in 2020 after seventeen ... More >>
Trial Hop NZH-106 Back For An Encore
Monday, 30 October 2023, 3:18 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Following in the footsteps of the incredibly well-received Headliner ft. NZH-106, Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. have today released its successor, the aptly named Encore ft. NZH-106. Headliner ft. NZH-106 was the first beer in New Zealand to commercially ... More >>
Latest Sprig + Fern Bract Brew Adds A Hidden Gem
Friday, 6 October 2023, 11:25 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. has added a hidden gem to their latest limited release beer, in the form of an experimental hop from the Bract Brewing Programme. The Programme, run by NZ Hops Ltd, tasks a select group of brewers nationally and internationally ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Master Brewer Marks Forty Years Of Beers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 12:21 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. are today celebrating a milestone anniversary for Owner and Master Brewer, Tracy Banner, with today marking her forty years in the brewing industry. Beginning her decorated career in England in 1983, Tracy relocated to New ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Tastes Triumph With A Trophy
Monday, 7 August 2023, 1:01 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
The Sprig + Fern brewing team of Alex Paxton, Tracy Banner and Callum Duncan, being photographed with the Brewery’s awards haul at the Brewer’s Guild NZ Beer Awards. Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. is reeling from a series of major wins at the Brewers Guild ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Pint Prices Stay Still, Despite Excise Rise
Friday, 28 July 2023, 10:07 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Following the government’s recent announcement to introduce another rise in alcohol excise tax, Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. has made the decision to absorb the extra costs and avoid any price rises. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2307/35dfe6213a8c8e070f47.jpeg" ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Berhampore Throws A Line To Chocolate Fish
Friday, 28 July 2023, 10:03 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
The Sprig + Fern Berhampore Tavern in Wellington is doing its part to look after locals, offering the use of their Tavern to a well-known café recently displaced by a fire. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2307/aecebcf9875013c73f80.jpeg" ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Celebrating A Week Of Award Wins
Friday, 26 May 2023, 11:55 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. in Nelson woke to wonderful news this morning, with four of their beers finding success at the Australian International Beer Awards ... More >>
Norty Porter Wins Top 30 Award At New World Beer & Cider Awards
Monday, 22 May 2023, 4:00 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. are celebrating adding yet another award to their trophy cabinet, thanks to Norty Porter’s recent Top 30 award win at the New World Beer and Cider Awards. The limited release chocolate porter went down a treat with tasters ... More >>
Sprig + Fern’s Grown Up Lemonade Range Has Grown
Friday, 5 May 2023, 6:56 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
An ever-popular choice at Sprig + Fern Taverns, the much-loved Grown Up Lemonade has expanded to include two exciting – and, as the Richmond-based Brewery claims, quite delicious – new flavours. Grown Up Lemonade + Mango and Grown Up Lemonade ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. Releases Something Super
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 6:19 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Fresh hop season always brings a variety of flavours for brewers to play with – whether it’s the tropical hit of Nectaron, the citrusy sharpness of Motueka or the piney Waimea. Yet the 2023 harvest brought with it a surprise; the official launch ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.’s Wingmate Takes Off
Thursday, 29 December 2022, 6:59 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Independently owned Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.’s Non-Alcoholic beer, ‘Wingmate’ is taking off, as craft beer consumers include zero, low and no alcohol beer in their plans over the holidays. The non-alcoholic Hazy IPA released in October is one of ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. Celebrate Medal Haul
Friday, 22 July 2022, 1:15 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/a4f0b4bebe91fb779748.jpeg" width="720" height="274"> Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. enjoyed great success at the 2022 Brewer’s Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards last night, ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. Wins At Australian International Beer Awards 2022
Friday, 27 May 2022, 9:46 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. are celebrating the success of their entries into the 2022 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) this morning. The local Nelson brewery sent their entries over to Melbourne to be judged amongst thousands of international ... More >>
The G.O.A.T Doppelbock Bags Another Award!
Monday, 16 May 2022, 9:46 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.’s Limited Release The G.O.A.T Doppelbock has been awarded Highly Commended in the 2022 New World Beer & Cider awards. The awards were judged in March, with the winners announced today. The awards are highly coveted, ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Wins Gold For The G.O.A.T Beer
Friday, 22 October 2021, 10:25 am | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. bagged a swag of medals last night at the Brewers Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2110/b341eb237d198d02df7f.jpeg" width="720" height="316"> The craft beer brewery won a ... More >>
