State Of Play Beer

25/06/2026

They said it was impossible…

24/06/2026

15/06/2026

Naturally, I get nervous with every new beer release.

I have my tastes - is it the same as what everyone else wants?

We don’t do research, focus groups or polls.

Who is going to tell you they really want a Double IPA non-alcoholic beer?

We make it, awesome. Let everyone in on the story from the idea to packing on the line.

And then it’s let loose.

And we wait.

For the reviews, pictures, texts, emails that come in letting us know about their new beer experience.

Again we have smashed it out of the park with the Double IPA

‘Delicious’
‘Double the kick’
‘Defo a winner’

Keep the feedback coming in - it’s a gift.

14/06/2026

Hop on the bus. 

We’re travelling the hop highway. 

Riwaka to sharpen up the lager

Motueka to balance the IPA

Nectaron like a fruit bowl of Hazy Pale 

Layers of T90, Cryo and Oil with the signature flick from Rakau in the DIPA

Are you driving?

12/06/2026

That moment you open the fridge door and stand gazing. 
What do I feel like today, that I don’t pay for tomorrow?
A crisp lager to go from work to play. 
A chocolate stout beer hug
Or a Double IPA for twice the flavour. 

The biggest selection on non alcoholic beers in one box. Naturally, we’re keen for you to be the judge. 

On sale for $69

04/06/2026

For a lot of Dads, July is a good month to test drive a new beer habit. Back in July 2020 I gave it a go. Gave non-alcoholic beer a go. Didn’t find a reason to stop as my second life started. In 2022 I started State of Play brewing as a dedicated non-alcoholic brewery so all Kiwis get the same good choice of non-alcoholic beers as I did.

31/05/2026

Six beers are best
A drinking skills test
Taste matters most
When impressing the host
Home, away, on the way there
The anywhere beer
Made the natural way
State of Play, more than ok

24/05/2026

If you were creating a new beer. What way would you go? X, or C. The future depends on it - let us know in the comments.

20/05/2026

Gunna need a bigger coffee table…

15/05/2026

Pretty chuffed with this. We did it our way too with a cool collaboration with our mates at Baron Hasselhoffs in Welly. This competition gets beers from around the world. The nonalc quality bar rises every year. The judges have had their say, now it’s your turn.