# Croucher Brewing Co. — Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

> Croucher Brewing Co. in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand scores 3.75 out of 5 — Fine, #95 in New Zealand. 83 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Croucher Brewing Co. is a brewery in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.75 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #95 in New Zealand. Of the 83 beers we track, 54% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.75 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #95 in New Zealand · #7,852 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 83

## About

Croucher Brewing Co. produce's decent quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Enduro Pale Ale", which is a New Zealand Pale Ale and "Sulfur City Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 54% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 166 Lake Road, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -38.126105, 176.2327209
- Website: http://croucherbrewing.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Lumberjack Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lumberjack-brewing-13533.md) — 3.77, Fine — Te Puke, Bay of Plenty — 24 mi away
- [Fitzpatrick's Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/fitzpatricks-brewing-co-11038.md) — 3.65, Poor — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 25 mi away
- [The Island](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-island-17139.md) — 3.84, Fine — Papamoa, Bay of Plenty — 30 mi away
- [Rocky Knob](https://finding.beer/brewery/rocky-knob-11483.md) — 3.02, Limited — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 31 mi away
- [Alchemy Street Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/alchemy-street-brewing-28984.md) — 3.74, Fine — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 31 mi away
- [Mount Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/mount-brewing-co-10986.md) — 3.77, Fine — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 31 mi away
- [Saint Katherine's](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-katherines-34114.md) — 3.05, Poor — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 32 mi away
- [Funk Estate](https://finding.beer/brewery/funk-estate-10094.md) — 3.45, Poor — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 32 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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