# Crafty Trout — Taupō, Waikato

> Crafty Trout in Taupō, Waikato, New Zealand scores 2.91 out of 5 — Limited, #184 in New Zealand. 50 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Crafty Trout is a brewery in Taupō, Waikato, New Zealand. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #184 in New Zealand. Of the 50 beers we track, 25% are Pale Ale and 17% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 2.91 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #184 in New Zealand · #22,122 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 50

## About

Crafty Trout produce's generally unappealing beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Line", which is a New Zealand Pale Ale and "Sinker", which is an Other Porter. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Wheat Beers.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 25% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 15% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Cider — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 133 Tongariro Street, Taupō, Waikato, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -38.6847709, 176.0706152
- Website: http://www.craftytrout.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Lakeman Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/lakeman-brewing-co-11494.md) — 3.86, Fine — Taupō, Waikato — 3.3 mi away
- [Croucher Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/croucher-brewing-co-17170.md) — 3.75, Fine — Rotorua, Bay of Plenty — 40 mi away
- [Little Thief vs Damaged Goods Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-thief-vs-damaged-goods-brewing-22727.md) — 2.88, Limited — Ohakune, Manawatu-Wanganui — 61 mi away
- [Ruapehu Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/ruapehu-brewing-co-15907.md) — 3.82, Fine — Ohakune, Manawatu-Wanganui — 62 mi away
- [Fitzpatrick's Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/fitzpatricks-brewing-co-11038.md) — 3.65, Poor — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 63 mi away
- [Zeelandt Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/zeelandt-brewery-10439.md) — 3.71, Fine — Eskdale, Hawke's Bay — 63 mi away
- [Lumberjack Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lumberjack-brewing-13533.md) — 3.77, Fine — Te Puke, Bay of Plenty — 64 mi away
- [The Island](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-island-17139.md) — 3.84, Fine — Papamoa, Bay of Plenty — 69 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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