# Cargo Brewery — Gibbston, Otago

> Cargo Brewery in Gibbston, Otago, New Zealand scores 3.06 out of 5 — Limited, #159 in New Zealand. 46 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Cargo Brewery is a brewery in Gibbston, Otago, New Zealand. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.06 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #159 in New Zealand. Of the 46 beers we track, 35% are IPA and 23% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.06 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #159 in New Zealand · #17,668 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 46

## About

Cargo Brewery produce's decent quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "IPA", which is an International IPA and "Pale Ale", which is a New Zealand Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 35% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 23% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2323 Gibbston Valley, Gibbston, Otago, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -45.0263591, 168.9765296
- Website: https://www.cargobrewery.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Arrowtown Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/arrowtown-brewing-17141.md) — 3.04, Limited — Arrowtown, Otago — 9.3 mi away
- [Arrow Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/arrow-brewing-company-34113.md) — 2.69, Poor — Arrowtown, Otago — 9.3 mi away
- [Bannockburn Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bannockburn-brewing-company-17176.md) — 3.07, Limited — Bannockburn, Otago — 10 mi away
- [Otago Brew School](https://finding.beer/brewery/otago-brew-school-29906.md) — 3.44, Poor — Cromwell, Otago — 10 mi away
- [Altitude Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/altitude-brewing-17175.md) — 4.14, Great — Queenstown, Otago Region — 13 mi away
- [Canyon Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/canyon-brewing-13266.md) — 3.87, Fine — Queenstown, Otago — 15 mi away
- [Searchlight Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/searchlight-brewery-30729.md) — 3.79, Fine — Queenstown, Otago — 15 mi away
- [Queenstown Brewers](https://finding.beer/brewery/queenstown-brewers-6432.md) — 2.69, Limited — Queenstown, Otago — 15 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in New Zealand](https://finding.beer/breweries/new-zealand.md)

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