# Panhead Brewery — Upper Hutt, Wellington Region

> Panhead Brewery in Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand scores 3.92 out of 5 — Fine, #30 in New Zealand. 514 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Panhead Brewery is a brewery in Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.92 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #30 in New Zealand. Of the 514 beers we track, 43% are Pale Ale and 26% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.92 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #30 in New Zealand · #2,931 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 514

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 43% of the beers we track
- IPA — 26% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Saison — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 27 Blenheim Street, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -41.13118, 175.067528
- Website: https://panheadcustomales.com/

## Same owner

- Part of Lion
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## Breweries nearby

- [Boneface](https://finding.beer/brewery/boneface-14267.md) — 3.87, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington — 0.1 mi away
- [Te Aro Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/te-aro-brewing-company-17144.md) — 3.79, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington — 0.1 mi away
- [Kererū Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/kereru-brewing-company-7976.md) — 3.73, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington — 0.3 mi away
- [Abandoned Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/abandoned-brewery-21752.md) — 3.80, Fine — Porirua, Wellington — 12 mi away
- [Baylands Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/baylands-brewery-7734.md) — 3.84, Fine — Lower Hutt, Wellington — 12 mi away
- [Tuatara Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tuatara-brewery-9668.md) — 3.80, Fine — Paraparaumu, Wellington — 16 mi away
- [Duncan's Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/duncans-brewing-11673.md) — 4.17, Great — Paraparaumu, Wellington Region — 16 mi away
- [North End Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/north-end-brewing-17153.md) — 3.76, Fine — kapiti, Wellington — 18 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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