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Best breweries in Dunedin, New Zealand

Within 16 miles of Dunedin we track 8 breweries. 1 rates Great. Cell Division in Dunedin leads the list at 4.18 (Great).

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.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Cell Division

    Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

    Cell Division produce's high quality beer and is ranked #8 in New Zealand. They are most well known for "John Dough", which is a Berliner Weisse and "Super Mulberry!", which is a Berliner Weisse. Their primary focus is brewing Wild Ales and Sours.

    Rating
    4.18Great
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  2. 2

    Emerson's Brewery

    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Emerson's Brewery produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #45 in New Zealand. They are most well known for "Pilsner", which is a New Zealand Pilsner and "1812", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.90Fine
    Popularity
    Well rated
  3. 3

    Arc Brewing Co.

    Evansdale, Otago, New Zealand

    We are a new nano brewery owned and operated by us Jono and Emma, located up the road from Dunedin in Blueskin Bay. We are focused on brewing small batch handcrafted beers for the people of Dunedin! We officially opened in January 2019.

    Rating
    3.85Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 4

    Noisy Brewing Co.

    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Rating
    3.78Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Steamer Basin

    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Steamer Basin produce's unproven beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Blond IPA", which is an International IPA and "Plum Brown", which is a Brown Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Saisons and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.69Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  6. 6

    DogStar Brew Lab

    Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

    Rating
    3.60Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 7

    McDuffs Brewery

    Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

    Rating
    2.72Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  8. 8

    Speight's Brewery

    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Subsidiary of Lion From small beginnings the Speight’s brewery and the Speight’s brand have become icons of the south. In fact nowadays Speight's has become so popular that - to cope with demand - production of bottles and cans has moved north to Auckland. But 136 years on, the workers at this historic Brewery continue to produce kegs of our favourite Speight's.

    Rating
    2.71Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated