# Riverhead Cottage Brewery — Riverhead, Auckland

> Riverhead Cottage Brewery in Riverhead, Auckland, New Zealand scores 3.63 out of 5 — Poor, #120 in New Zealand. 15 beers tracked, mostly Wheat Beer.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/brewery/riverhead-cottage-brewery-15895/> · data updated 2026-08-26*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → New Zealand → Auckland → Riverhead Cottage Brewery

Riverhead Cottage Brewery is a brewery in Riverhead, Auckland, New Zealand. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.63 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #120 in New Zealand. Of the 15 beers we track, 27% are Wheat Beer and 22% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.63 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #120 in New Zealand · #9,353 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 15

## About

Riverhead Cottage Brewery is a small scale Brewery in  the beautiful countryside Riverhead  north west Auckland New Zealand.
It is run  by a second generation Bavarian Brewer with over 30 years of brewing experience in all parts of the world.
Brewing traditional European, and Innovative new beers with a twist.


## What they brew

- Wheat Beer — 27% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 22% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Bock — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Riverhead, Auckland, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -36.7580195, 174.5919075

## Breweries nearby

- [Hallertau Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hallertau-brewery-9750.md) — 3.82, Fine — Auckland — 0.6 mi away
- [Mythica Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mythica-brewing-12232.md) — 4.20, Great — Auckland — 7.6 mi away
- [Birkenhead Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/birkenhead-brewing-company-17179.md) — 4.12, Great — Auckland — 8.3 mi away
- [Captains](https://finding.beer/brewery/captains-32355.md) — 2.59, Limited — Auckland — 9.1 mi away
- [Liberty Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/liberty-brewing-8354.md) — 3.90, Fine — Helensville, Auckland — 9.7 mi away
- [Laughing Bones Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/laughing-bones-brewing-co-17160.md) — 3.50, Poor — Auckland — 10 mi away
- [Black Sands Brewing (NZ)](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-sands-brewing-nz-11002.md) — 4.33, Exceptional — Auckland — 11 mi away
- [Weezledog](https://finding.beer/brewery/weezledog-36210.md) — 3.80, Fine — Auckland — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

---

Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: <https://finding.beer/how-we-rank.md>. Rankings by place: <https://finding.beer/breweries.md>. The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126