# Mata Brewery — Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty

> Mata Brewery in Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand scores 3.71 out of 5 — Fine, #111 in New Zealand. 41 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Mata Brewery is a brewery in Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.71 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #111 in New Zealand. Of the 41 beers we track, 46% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.71 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #111 in New Zealand · #8,819 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 41

## About

Mata Beer. 


Aotearoa Breweries is a family-run business based in the sunny Eastern Bay of Plenty. With a love for great beer and a passion to brew unique New Zealand styles, in 2005 Tammy Viitakangas brought Mata beer to life along with mum Gloria, dad Jouni, and Uncle Esko.

With pride and passion, they continue to create and brew an innovative range of award-winning, flavoursome beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 46% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 17 Gateway Crescent, Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -37.95242229999999, 176.9677996
- Website: https://www.matabeer.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Lumberjack Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lumberjack-brewing-13533.md) — 3.77, Fine — Te Puke, Bay of Plenty — 37 mi away
- [The Island](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-island-17139.md) — 3.84, Fine — Papamoa, Bay of Plenty — 41 mi away
- [Croucher Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/croucher-brewing-co-17170.md) — 3.75, Fine — Rotorua, Bay of Plenty — 42 mi away
- [Funk Estate](https://finding.beer/brewery/funk-estate-10094.md) — 3.45, Poor — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 46 mi away
- [Saint Katherine's](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-katherines-34114.md) — 3.05, Poor — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 46 mi away
- [Mount Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/mount-brewing-co-10986.md) — 3.77, Fine — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 47 mi away
- [Rocky Knob](https://finding.beer/brewery/rocky-knob-11483.md) — 3.02, Limited — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 47 mi away
- [Alchemy Street Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/alchemy-street-brewing-28984.md) — 3.74, Fine — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 47 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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