# Golden Bear Brewing Co. — Māpua, Tasman

> Golden Bear Brewing Co. in Māpua, Tasman, New Zealand scores 3.06 out of 5 — Limited, #158 in New Zealand. 131 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Golden Bear Brewing Co. is a brewery in Māpua, Tasman, New Zealand. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.06 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #158 in New Zealand. Of the 131 beers we track, 50% are IPA and 20% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.06 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #158 in New Zealand · #17,667 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 131

## About

Golden Bear Brewing Co. produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Fat Toad", which is a New England IPA and "Seismic IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 50% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 20% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 6 Aranui Road, Māpua, Tasman, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -41.255985, 173.1015975
- Website: http://www.goldenbearbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Moutere Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/moutere-brewing-10856.md) — 2.95, Limited — Tasman — 5.6 mi away
- [Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/sprig-fern-brewing-co-7104.md) — 3.71, Fine — Nelson — 6.9 mi away
- [Eddyline Brewery NEW ZEALAND](https://finding.beer/brewery/eddyline-brewery-new-zealand-17167.md) — 3.84, Fine — Richmond, Nelson — 7.4 mi away
- [Bays Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bays-brewery-34160.md) — 2.81, Limited — Nelson — 7.8 mi away
- [McCashin's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mccashins-brewery-27053.md) — 2.86, Limited — Nelson — 7.8 mi away
- [The Workshop](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-workshop-22182.md) — 3.01, Limited — Nelson — 8 mi away
- [Brood Fermentation](https://finding.beer/brewery/brood-fermentation-27375.md) — 3.64, Poor — Brightwater, Tasman Region — 8.6 mi away
- [Acoustic Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/acoustic-brewery-31174.md) — 3.60, Poor — Nelson — 9.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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