# Searchlight Brewery — Queenstown, Otago

> Searchlight Brewery in Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #76 in New Zealand. 64 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Searchlight Brewery is a brewery in Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #76 in New Zealand. Of the 64 beers we track, 39% are IPA and 31% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #76 in New Zealand · #6,809 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 64

## About

Searchlight Brewery is an independently owned and operated brewery based in Queenstown.

We believe that craft beer is more than what's written on the label or what the ingredients are. It’s about who makes the beer and the true intention behind the brand. Search Seek Evolve is our motto and it translates into everything we do. Search is about finding what you style of beer is for you, Seek is all about looking for fresh and interesting ingredients and Evolve is about keeping our finger on the pulse and staying ahead of the crowd.

So much passion, dedication and innovation goes in to each and every beer we produce because when it all comes down to it, we do it for the love of beer.

## What they brew

- IPA — 39% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 31% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 3% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 12 Industrial Place, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -45.0179374, 168.662339
- Website: http://www.searchlightbrewery.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Queenstown Brewers](https://finding.beer/brewery/queenstown-brewers-6432.md) — 2.69, Limited — Queenstown, Otago — 0.8 mi away
- [Glenorchy Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/glenorchy-brew-co-31346.md) — 3.47, Poor — Queenstown, Otago — 0.8 mi away
- [Whakatipu Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/whakatipu-brewing-31342.md) — 3.85, Fine — Queenstown, Otago — 1 mi away
- [Canyon Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/canyon-brewing-13266.md) — 3.87, Fine — Queenstown, Otago — 2.2 mi away
- [Altitude Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/altitude-brewing-17175.md) — 4.14, Great — Queenstown, Otago Region — 2.6 mi away
- [Arrowtown Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/arrowtown-brewing-17141.md) — 3.04, Limited — Arrowtown, Otago — 9.6 mi away
- [Arrow Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/arrow-brewing-company-34113.md) — 2.69, Poor — Arrowtown, Otago — 10 mi away
- [Cargo Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/cargo-brewery-17177.md) — 3.06, Limited — Gibbston, Otago — 15 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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