Category: Breweries

Inspired by Gisborne’s notoriously long summers and legendary surf breaks, Sunshine is a boutique brewery from the East Coast that celebrates the important things in life:  sun, surf, mates and good beer.  Since 1989, we’ve been brewing top quality beers for top quality people.  Our brewery is located near the beach in Gisborne. Our state-of-the-art, steam powered […]

George Duncan, Head Brewer and Owner, started Duncan’s Brewing in 2014. Our current brewery was built in 2017. Duncan’s is an independently owned microbrewery located on the Kapiti Coast. We like to play with new style beers, which respectfully nod to the past. Our team is small but we’re supported by a big community. We […]

Our head brewer, John Morawski, left corporate America for New Zealand in 2007 and after a few years of executive management jobs, turned his life-long love affair with brewing together with his degree in Food Chemistry and his Certificate in Brewing from the World Brewing Academy into the basis of a business, and became a […]

Our brewers have a wealth of experience and depth of creativity. They love playing with ingredients and bringing you new and exciting flavours. Kereru Brewing Company is independently owned and family operated. We are fiercely passionate about making the best darned beer you’ve ever tasted. We have a delicious range of beers, and we produce […]

Detouring from a career in geology brewer Steve Plowman together with his wife Hayley founded Hallertau Brewery in 2005.  Hallertau has developed into a 250 seater restaurant, brew pub and Biergarten.  Hallertau continue to innovate and lead the way within the beer scene. Pioneering and socially minded, Hallertau have been making damned delicious beer since […]

Founder owner Craig Cooper leads beer concept design and development at Bach Brewing. Born and Bred in Hawke’s Bay and also lived in Australia, Canada, and Europe, Craig returned to NZ six years ago to pursue his passion for beer and beaches! With origins going back to the 2000’s and Limburg Brewery in Hawke’s Bay, […]