Little more than a year after starting brewing, McCashin's Brewery at Stoke, near Nelson, has extended its range.
New Zealanders are among the top eaters of bananas, per capita, in the world and it is therefore a wonder we are not big drinkers of wheat beer, too, with its characteristic banana flavour.
Beer production dropped by more than 2% last year, but higher-strength beers are increasingly in favour.
The annual hop harvest is about to start, and will take until early April to complete. New Zealand produces annually more than 800 tonnes of dry hop from about 20 varieties. Most is exported.