# Maverick Craft Beer — Wānaka, Otago Region

> Maverick Craft Beer in Wānaka, Otago Region, New Zealand scores 3.62 out of 5 — Poor, #121 in New Zealand. 12 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Maverick Craft Beer is a brewery in Wānaka, Otago Region, New Zealand. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.62 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #121 in New Zealand. Of the 12 beers we track, 52% are Pale Ale and 27% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.62 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #121 in New Zealand · #9,412 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 12

## About

Maverick Craft Beer is a small brewery located in Wanaka, NZ. At Maverick we believe that now is the time that beer stops tasting of nothing. From grain to glass, we believe in putting the flavour  back into people’s beer glasses. Currently only available in Wanaka.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 52% of the beers we track
- IPA — 27% of the beers we track
- Saison — 15% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Wānaka, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -44.6942992, 169.1417356
- Website: http://www.maverickcraftbeer.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Sidewinder Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sidewinder-brewery-12672.md) — 3.38, Poor — Wānaka, Otago Region — 0 mi away
- [b.effect](https://finding.beer/brewery/b-effect-17180.md) — 3.73, Fine — Wanaka, Otago — 0.4 mi away
- [Ground Up Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ground-up-brewing-34157.md) — 3.78, Fine — Wānaka, Otago — 0.7 mi away
- [Rhyme X Reason Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/rhyme-x-reason-brewery-17145.md) — 3.86, Fine — Wanaka, Otago — 0.7 mi away
- [Wānaka Beerworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/wanaka-beerworks-7498.md) — 3.00, Limited — Wānaka, Otago — 5.2 mi away
- [Arrow Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/arrow-brewing-company-34113.md) — 2.69, Poor — Arrowtown, Otago — 23 mi away
- [Arrowtown Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/arrowtown-brewing-17141.md) — 3.04, Limited — Arrowtown, Otago — 23 mi away
- [Cargo Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/cargo-brewery-17177.md) — 3.06, Limited — Gibbston, Otago — 24 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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