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All breweries in New Zealand

Every brewery we track in New Zealand, 221 in all, ordered by grade and then by score.

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The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

  1. McLeod's BreweryWaipu4.51
  2. Craftwork BreweryOamaru4.45
  3. Alibi Brewing Co.Waiheke Island4.39
  4. Black Sands Brewing (NZ)Auckland4.33
  5. The Good DropRangiora4.28
  6. Bootleg Brewery LtdHamilton4.22
  7. Mythica BrewingAuckland4.20
  8. Epic Brewing CompanyAuckland4.19
  9. Garage ProjectWellington4.19
  10. Station BrewingAlexandra4.18
  11. Cell DivisionDunedin4.18
  12. Behemoth Brewing CompanyAuckland4.17
  13. Duncan's BrewingParaparaumu4.17
  14. Workshop Brewing CompanyRaglan4.15
  15. Derelict BrewingRangiora4.15
  16. Altitude BrewingQueenstown4.14
  17. Burkes Brewing CoTwizel4.14
  18. Brave Brewing Co.Hastings4.14
  19. LazerWolf BreweryChristchurch4.13
  20. ChinChiller BrewingKaiapoi4.13
  21. Birkenhead Brewing CompanyAuckland4.12
  22. Shining Peak BrewingNew Plymouth4.12
  23. BrewaucracyHamilton4.12
  24. Three Sisters BreweryNew Plymouth4.11
  25. Karamu BarrelworksKaramu4.11
  26. Steam Brewing CompanyAuckland4.09
  27. Napier BrewingNapier4.08
  28. Sawmill BreweryMatakana3.95
  29. ParrotdogWellington3.94
  30. Panhead BreweryUpper Hutt3.92
  31. Hop FederationRiwaka3.92
  32. 8 WiredWarkworth3.90
  33. Small GodsAuckland3.90
  34. Emerson's BreweryDunedin3.90
  35. Liberty BrewingHelensville3.89
  36. Liberty BrewingAuckland3.89
  37. Urbanaut BrewingAuckland3.88
  38. Punk Heads BrewingAuckland3.88
  39. Canyon BrewingQueenstown3.87
  40. BonefaceUpper Hutt3.87
  41. Volstead Brewing CompanyChristchurch3.87
  42. Lakeman Brewing CoTaupō3.86
  43. Brew Union Brewing CompanyPalmerston North3.86
  44. Wilderness BrewingChristchurch3.86
  45. Shunters Yard Brewing LimitedTamahere3.86
  46. There Be Dragons3.86
  47. Double Vision BrewingWellington3.85
  48. Rhyme X Reason BreweryWanaka3.85
  49. Whakatipu BrewingQueenstown3.85
  50. BEERS by Bacon BrosChristchurch3.85
  51. Eddyline Brewery NEW ZEALANDRichmond3.84
  52. Arc Brewing Co.Evansdale3.84
  53. Baylands BreweryLower Hutt3.84
  54. Heyday Beer Co.Wellington3.84
  55. Pomeroy'sChristchurch3.84
  56. Saint LeonardsAuckland3.84
  57. FlavourtoriumNelson3.84
  58. The IslandPapamoa3.83
  59. Sunshine BreweryGisborne3.83
  60. Misfit Brewing Co.Auckland3.82
  61. Ruapehu Brewing CoOhakune3.82
  62. Hallertau BreweryAuckland3.82
  63. WaitoaWellington3.82
  64. Mean DosesWellington3.82
  65. Abandoned BreweryPorirua3.81
  66. The Laboratory BreweryLincoln3.81
  67. Thief BrewingChristchurch3.81
  68. Fork & BrewerWellington3.81
  69. Tuatara BreweryParaparaumu3.80
  70. WeezledogAuckland3.80
  71. Southpaw Brewing CompanyChristchurch3.80
  72. Emporium BrewingKaikōura3.79
  73. The Coromandel Brewing CompanyHahei3.79
  74. Kainui Brew CoKerikeri3.79
  75. Te Aro Brewing CompanyUpper Hutt3.79
  76. Ground Up BrewingWānaka3.78
  77. Searchlight BreweryQueenstown3.78
  78. Brew Moon Brewing CompanyAmberley3.78
  79. Noisy Brewing Co.Dunedin3.78
  80. The Theoretical BrewerNew Plymouth3.78
  81. Good George BrewingHamilton3.78
  82. Three Boys BreweryChristchurch3.77
  83. Mount Brewing CoTauranga3.77
  84. Cassels Brewing Co.Christchurch3.77
  85. Abbey BreweryHastings3.77
  86. Lumberjack BrewingTe Puke3.77
  87. Colab BrewingWarkworth3.76
  88. Giant Brewing Co.Havelock North3.76
  89. Two Thumb Brewing CoChristchurch3.76
  90. Badass BeveragesAuckland3.76
  91. DNA Brewing (NZ)Blenheim3.76
  92. Concept BrewingChristchurch3.76
  93. North End Brewingkapiti3.76
  94. Choice Bros BrewingWellington3.76
  95. Croucher Brewing Co.Rotorua3.75
  96. Alchemy Street BrewingTauranga3.75
  97. Galbraith's Brewing Co. Ltd.Auckland3.75
  98. Eruption BrewingLyttelton3.75
  99. b.effectWanaka3.74
  100. Townshend Brewing Co.Motueka3.74
  101. Kererū Brewing CompanyUpper Hutt3.74
  102. Renaissance Brewing CompanyBlenheim3.73
  103. Test Lab BreweryAuckland3.73
  104. Beer Baroness Brewing CompanyChristchurch3.73
  105. Pacific Coast BreweryMangawhai3.73
  106. Sparks BrewingAuckland3.72
  107. Martinborough BreweryMartinborough3.72
  108. Five Peaks Brew CoKaiapoi3.72
  109. Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.Nelson3.71
  110. Zeelandt BreweryEskdale3.71
  111. Mata BreweryWhakatāne3.71
  112. Isthmus Brewing CoAuckland3.70
  113. Steamer BasinDunedin3.70
  114. The Dux Brewing Co.Christchurch3.70
  115. Wigram Brewing CompanyChristchurch3.69
  116. Mike's BreweryOnaero3.69
  117. 1Up BrewingChristchurch3.65
  118. Fitzpatrick's Brewing CoTauranga3.65
  119. Brood FermentationBrightwater3.64
  120. Riverhead Cottage BreweryRiverhead3.62
  121. Maverick Craft BeerWānaka3.62
  122. DogStar Brew LabDunedin3.61
  123. Acoustic BreweryNelson3.61
  124. Three Fat PigsTamahere3.61
  125. Hopsession BrewingInvercargill3.59
  126. Patrons Brewing Co.Hamilton3.58
  127. SnakeBite BreweryFranz Josef / Waiau3.52
  128. House of HopGeraldine3.52
  129. Moon Unit BrewingChristchurch3.51
  130. Laughing Bones Brewing Co.Auckland3.50
  131. Lighthouse Brewing CompanyChristchurch3.50
  132. Brothers BeerAuckland3.49
  133. Manaia Craft BrewersBeachlands3.48
  134. Bach BrewingAuckland3.48
  135. Maiden Brewing CompanyWellington3.47
  136. ShortjawWestport3.47
  137. Hot Water Brewing Co.Whitianga3.47
  138. Colosseum BrewingAmberley3.47
  139. Glenorchy Brew CoQueenstown3.47
  140. Funk EstateMount Maunganui3.45
  141. Citizen CollectiveAuckland3.45
  142. Otago Brew SchoolCromwell3.44
  143. Trinity HillFernhill3.44
  144. JuiceHead BeerWellington3.41
  145. Mad Whale Beer Co.Auckland3.41
  146. Outlier CartelAuckland3.41
  147. Sidewinder BreweryWānaka3.38
  148. Volstead Trading CompanyChristchurch3.34
  149. Katipo Brewing CompanyNapier3.34
  150. Bad Neighbour Brewing CompanyAuckland3.29
  151. Saint Katherine'sMount Maunganui3.05
  152. ORA Craft BreweryHaruru2.99
  153. Arrow Brewing CompanyArrowtown2.69
  154. Brauhaus FringsWhangārei2.44
  155. Black Dog BreweryWellington3.07
  156. Bannockburn Brewing CompanyBannockburn3.06
  157. HorseBoxNelson3.06
  158. Cargo BreweryGibbston3.06
  159. PhatHouse Brewing CoHaruru3.06
  160. Golden Bear Brewing Co.Māpua3.06
  161. Mandrake BrewingAuckland3.05
  162. Ghost Brewing CoChristchurch3.04
  163. Raglan Brewing CompanyRaglan3.04
  164. Arrowtown BrewingArrowtown3.04
  165. The Mussel InnOnekaka3.02
  166. The WorkshopNelson3.01
  167. Rocky KnobTauranga3.01
  168. Scotts Brewing CoOamaru3.01
  169. Wānaka BeerworksWānaka3.01
  170. The Shakespeare Hotel and BreweryAuckland3.00
  171. Bassline BrewingWellington3.00
  172. Hawkes Bay Brewing Co.Napier2.99
  173. Roosters Brew HouseHastings2.98
  174. Seven BrewsNapier2.97
  175. Rudi'sAuckland2.97
  176. Victoria Store BreweryClyde2.97
  177. Sweat Shop Brew KitchenAuckland2.97
  178. Harrington's BreweriesChristchurch2.95
  179. Moutere Brewing2.95
  180. Blue Fridge BreweryKūaotunu2.95
  181. Moa Brewing CompanyBlenheim2.95
  182. Golden Mile BrewingRenwick2.93
  183. Waiheke Island BreweryAuckland2.92
  184. Kaiser BrosChristchurch2.92
  185. Crafty TroutTaupō2.91
  186. Deco CityNapier2.91
  187. Boom Town Brewing CoBlenheim2.88
  188. Mac's BrewingAuckland2.88
  189. Little Thief vs Damaged Goods BrewingOhakune2.88
  190. Catlins BreweryKaka Point2.87
  191. Woodstock Brewing Co.Hokitika2.87
  192. Yeastie BoysWellington2.87
  193. Gadoochi BrewingInvercargill2.87
  194. McCashin's BreweryNelson2.86
  195. Bodgie BeerChristchurch2.85
  196. Boundary Road BreweryAuckland2.85
  197. Ben Middlemiss BrewingAuckland2.85
  198. Piha BeerAuckland2.84
  199. The FermentistChristchurch2.81
  200. Bays BreweryNelson2.81