Metro area
Within 16 miles of Tauranga we track 9 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. The Island in Papamoa leads the list at 3.84 (Fine).
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.
Papamoa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
The Island produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Pony Club Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner and "Puha Road IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and IPAs.
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Born, bred and brewed in the Bay since 1996! We've been brewing tasty brews in Mt Maunganui since 1996. We are super stoked to be living, brewing and drinking in the best place in NZ. Mt Maunganui, the ocean, summer days, and waves are our biggest inspirations and the essence of who we are and what we represent. LIVING THE DREAM BABY!
Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
We are a small 600L brewery focused on making big, flavour filled beers. Our bar is located in Te Puke. Check out our website, Instagram or Facebook pages for current hours and beer selection.
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
We are a family run nano-brewery in Tauranga with a Taproom that is open to the public Wednesday to Saturday. We produce small batches of unique beer for the local and no-so-local market. Alchemy Street. It’s where the magic happens..
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Fitzpatrick's Brewing Co produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Daily Driver", which is a New Zealand Pale Ale and "White Vinyl", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.
Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Funk Estate produce's unproven beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Jungle Boogie", which is a Fruited Sour and "Sophisticuffs", which is an International IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Rocky Knob produce's fine quality beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Snapperhead", which is an Imperial IPA and "Oceanside Amber", which is an American Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.
Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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