New Zealand Breweries/great Pubs

[bullsneck]

Hey.

I'm off to NZ in a few weeks and will be in Auckland and Wellington.

Anyone know of any breweries and/or pubs that are worth visiting in and around these cities?

Thanks!

Bullsneck.

 

[geoff_tewierik]

I can't personally recommend any but Beer & Brewer has a good listing of New Zealand breweries/establishments in it.

 

[Jazman]

do a search on this forum lots of places have been listed if u can find epic beer it is an award winner also go to realbeer.co.nz for listings i have been to the shakesphere brew pub it was good but that was about 4 years ago now so it may have changed

 

[epicbeer]

MUST SEE - Wellington, The Malthouse, http://www.themalthouse.co.nz
http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/group/well...beer-outlets-in

MUST SEE - Auckland, Brew on Quay, http://www.brewonquay.co.nz
http://beta.realbeer.co.nz/auckland-brew-on-quay/

Actually check out the yet to be officially released new RealBeer.co.nz website
http://beta.realbeer.co.nz

Should be able to find just about everything you need there.

Reference to finding Epic, see http://map.epicbeer.com or in Australia http://australia.epicbeer.com

Hope this helps

Cheers
Luke Nicholas
Epic Brewing Company

Hey.

I'm off to NZ in a few weeks and will be in Auckland and Wellington.

Anyone know of any breweries and/or pubs that are worth visiting in and around these cities?

Thanks!

Bullsneck.

 

[lock]

I recently visited the Hallertau brewery in Auckland. Good beer and decent food. Well worth a visit.

they even have a small kids playground if you need one....for the kids that is....

http://www.hallertau.co.nz/

 

[vanceonbeach]

Hey.

I'm off to NZ in a few weeks and will be in Auckland and Wellington.

Anyone know of any breweries and/or pubs that are worth visiting in and around these cities?

Thanks!

Bullsneck.

In Wellington try:
The Malthouse http://www.themalthouse.co.nz/ (Wide selection, located in the main drinking/eating part of town)

Hashigo Zake http://www.hashigozake.co.nz/ (Terrible name, fantastic craft beer bar - my current favourite)

Leuven http://www.leuven.co.nz/ (Good for Belgium beers, and OK food if you're into the whole mussels, frites & mayo deal - seafood blek!)

 

[neonmeate]

my first stops would be

galbraiths in auckland (great cask beers)

regional wines and spirits wellington - opposite basin reserve (best bottleshop in history)

would love to try those hallertau beers they sound crazy

 

[dpadden]

galbraiths in auckland (great cask beers)

This is now my first stop when in Auckland. Fantastic pommy style beers all served from hand pumps, and the food is great as well :icon_drool2:

 

[Snowdog]

I was in Ellerslie working in early August and the Cock & Bull pub was within walking distance of my hotel. Beer was pretty good, with the dark being the stand-out.

 

[Curry]

Auckland

O'Carrolls Irish Bar in Vuclan Lane has transformed into a craft beer bar with 53 different beers available. Hit this bar up if you want to track down some Epic.

O'Carrolls

 

[microbe]

I recently visited the Hallertau brewery in Auckland. Good beer and decent food. Well worth a visit.

they even have a small kids playground if you need one....for the kids that is....

http://www.hallertau.co.nz/

I'll be dining there next Wednesday. Now just to convince SWMBO that "Yes, I really do need to have at least one of each to sample"

Original brews

Heroic Beers

Really looking forward to sampling the porter. Oh, and it'll be good to catch up with some old friends at the same time.

Cheers,

microbe

 

[sinkas]

any good bottle shops in Auckland?

 

[microbe]

Hey sinkas,

Can't help out with any particular local knowledge as I haven't lived there for a while, but supermarkets stock beer and wine with some having quite a good range - (I've seen La Trappe in supermarkets before, among others)

From here Hallertau Stockist List

Farro Fresh Mt Wellington & Mairangi Bay

Nosh Foodstore Mt Eden, Greenlane & Ponsonby

Blend Wine Store St Marys Bay

Village Winery Mt Eden

Glengarry Ponsonby, Victoria Park, Westmere, Kingsland & Jervois Rd

Liquorland Newmarket & Northcross

It may be drawing a long bow, but you would think if they bother to stock one micro's beer there will be more?

Hope that helps. Off to search some of those bottle shops now.

Cheers,

microbe

 

[brettprevans]

thread resurrection!

heading over to wellington next week. based on AHB search of wellington related beer threads I decided that a visit to these 3 is essential.

www.themalthouse.co.nz - 150 diff beers from around the world. NZ microbreweries including Tuatara brewery on tap. They also sell Epic brewery beers which are awsome
www.hashigozake.co.nz/beerlist.html - fancy a Japanese snack and some great beers?
www.macsbrewbar.co.nz - owned by lion nathan but apparently a good bar and some of the macs beers are fairly drinkable.

ill be stopping off at a bottlo ASAP after landing (ok the morning after I land as it will be 12:15am) and buy a few bottles to take up with me on the wellington cablecar and to Mt Victoria Lookout

 

[Bribie G]

Where are you staying in the city?
On the Waterfront a couple of blocks from Macs, don't forget to pop into the New World supermarket. Looks like a Coles at first glance but as soon as you walk in, all resemblance is lost :beerbang:

This is just the single bottle aisle, there are three others for cases, chilled bottles, chilled six packs....... and the wine department is labyrinthine.



The 3 pubs you mention are all on the same couple of blocks so just a short stagger.

Malthouse is good, although a little bit uncomfortable as you have to perch on hard stools or stand up, but a good range. When I was there last year they had Tuatara stout on handpump.


Macs range is ok, the Sassy Red and the Hoprocker are drinkable and if it's a nice day you can sit out front and take in a fabulous view across the bay.




The lass was from Sheffield Yorshire by gum.

My pick would be the Hakawakawatsit place, it's hard to find, up an alley and down a flight of stairs into the basement - had a couple on hand pump when I was there. Buy a growler for your trip up the cable car and hope you get good weather, it's a gorgeous city - you know you aren't in Australia any more :beerbang:



Edit, one thing you'll love is the prices, about $A5 a pint in most bars, and $A11 for most six packs like Hoprocker etc

 

[brettprevans]

Where are you staying in the city?

James Cook Hotel,s owithin stumbling ddistance. wohoo

cheers for the lowdown on New World Market. ill be going there. champ bribie

My pick would be the Hakawakawatsit place, it's hard to find, up an alley and down a flight of stairs into the basement - had a couple on hand pump when I was there.

spelling bribie? no google results

and where should I buy a growler from?

 

[Pistol]

This bottlo is in Wellington and is one of the best if not the best in New Zealand.

http://www.regionalwines.co.nz

hope that helps, if your also going to Auckland I could help, just spent 10 days there.

 

[Bribie G]

Also getting around the CBD is brilliant:



get yourself a map/timetable as a simple half k walk in Windy Wellington can seem like a 10 k endurance hike in Alaska - hang on you're Victorian, yeah you'll be right

 

[pimpsqueak]

This bottlo is in Wellington and is one of the best if not the best in New Zealand.

http://www.regionalwines.co.nz

hope that helps, if your also going to Auckland I could help, just spent 10 days there.

+1 for The Regional. That's where you get your growler from :icon_drunk:

 

[Bribie G]

Hashigozake :icon_cheers:
Looks like they are still going.

From Macs, walk away from waterfront into Taranaki street and Hashigo Zake is up an alley on the left. Then continue along Taranaki to the Irish Pub on the corner, (do not enter unless you'd like a pint of Export Gold or TUI) <_< , turn left into Courtenay and the Malthouse is a couple of hundred metres, on your left. If picking up emergency supplies, then continue along Courtenay and left into Cambridge Terrace and the New World will hove into view ahead of you, whence you can walk back along Cable Street back to Macs for a top up. :icon_cheers:

Regional Wines and Spirits are a couple of Ks south of the CBD, short cab ride.