# Giant Brewing Co. — Havelock North, Hawke's Bay

> Giant Brewing Co. in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand scores 3.76 out of 5 — Fine, #89 in New Zealand. 70 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Giant Brewing Co. is a brewery in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.76 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #89 in New Zealand. Of the 70 beers we track, 41% are Pale Ale and 39% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.76 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #89 in New Zealand · #7,606 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 70

## About

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

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 41% of the beers we track
- IPA — 39% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 6 Treachers Lane, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -39.6690809, 176.8773087
- Website: http://www.giantbrewing.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Karamu Barrelworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/karamu-barrelworks-28985.md) — 4.11, Great — Karamu, Hawke's Bay Region — 2.3 mi away
- [Brave Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/brave-brewing-co-11778.md) — 4.14, Great — Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region — 2.5 mi away
- [Roosters Brew House](https://finding.beer/brewery/roosters-brew-house-9869.md) — 2.98, Limited — Hastings, Hawke's Bay — 6.8 mi away
- [Abbey Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/abbey-brewery-11531.md) — 3.77, Fine — Hastings, Hawke's Bay — 7.2 mi away
- [Trinity Hill](https://finding.beer/brewery/trinity-hill-20768.md) — 3.44, Poor — Fernhill, Hawke's Bay — 8.5 mi away
- [Hawkes Bay Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hawkes-bay-brewing-co-34110.md) — 2.99, Limited — Napier, Hawke's Bay — 8.7 mi away
- [Deco City](https://finding.beer/brewery/deco-city-12736.md) — 2.91, Limited — Napier, Hawke's Bay — 11 mi away
- [Napier Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/napier-brewing-12598.md) — 4.08, Great — Napier, Hawke's Bay Region — 13 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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