# Rocky Knob — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

> Rocky Knob in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand scores 3.02 out of 5 — Limited, #165 in New Zealand. 37 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Rocky Knob is a brewery in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.02 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #165 in New Zealand. Of the 37 beers we track, 61% are IPA and 21% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.02 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #165 in New Zealand · #18,849 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 37

## About

Rocky Knob produce's fine quality beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Snapperhead", which is an Imperial IPA and "Oceanside Amber", which is an American  Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 61% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -37.6869653, 176.1654272
- Website: http://www.rockyknob.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Alchemy Street Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/alchemy-street-brewing-28984.md) — 3.74, Fine — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 0 mi away
- [Mount Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/mount-brewing-co-10986.md) — 3.77, Fine — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 0.3 mi away
- [Saint Katherine's](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-katherines-34114.md) — 3.05, Poor — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 2.3 mi away
- [Funk Estate](https://finding.beer/brewery/funk-estate-10094.md) — 3.45, Poor — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 2.8 mi away
- [Kaimai Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/kaimai-brewing-co-34111.md) — 2.74, Limited — Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty — 3.6 mi away
- [The Island](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-island-17139.md) — 3.84, Fine — Papamoa, Bay of Plenty — 6.6 mi away
- [Fitzpatrick's Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/fitzpatricks-brewing-co-11038.md) — 3.65, Poor — Tauranga, Bay of Plenty — 6.7 mi away
- [Lumberjack Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lumberjack-brewing-13533.md) — 3.77, Fine — Te Puke, Bay of Plenty — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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