On this day back in 1773 the first ever beer was brewed in New Zealand. It was brewed by Captain Cook on Resolution Island in Dusky Sound. To tell us about it is Christchurch brewer Paul McGurk, whose Wigram Brewing Company has attempted to replicate Cook's beer - so learned all about how he made it.
Captain Cook's Spruce Beer, Wigram Brewing Company Photo: Wigram Brewing Company
