# SnakeBite Brewery — Franz Josef / Waiau, West Coast Region

> SnakeBite Brewery in Franz Josef / Waiau, West Coast Region, New Zealand scores 3.52 out of 5 — Poor, #127 in New Zealand. 7 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/brewery/snakebite-brewery-36402/> · data updated 2026-08-24*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → New Zealand → SnakeBite Brewery

SnakeBite Brewery is a brewery in Franz Josef / Waiau, West Coast Region, New Zealand. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.52 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #127 in New Zealand. Of the 7 beers we track, 64% are IPA and 19% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.52 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #127 in New Zealand · #10,827 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 7

## About

Mark, Billy and Adam had called Franz Josef home for nearly a decade when the opportunity to join forces and re invigorate a very tired old restaurant on the village’s main street.

Their Franz Josef food and beer experience began in 2013 with the opening of 88 Asian Fusion Restaurant and Lounge Bar.  In the early hours of May 1st 2015 things got a bit hot in the laundry and the building caught fire.  They took the very best from 88 Asian Fusion and re invented their Franz Josef Glacier experience.

Snake Bite Brewery opened in December 2015 with the concept  of creating a menu combining their passion of NZ Craft Beer with their favourite Southeast Asian Street Food and Kiwi dishes.

## What they brew

- IPA — 64% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 28 Main Road, Franz Josef / Waiau, West Coast Region, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -43.3878072, 170.1819741
- Website: http://www.snakebite.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Burkes Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/burkes-brewing-co-11937.md) — 4.14, Great — Twizel, Canterbury Region — 60 mi away
- [Woodstock Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/woodstock-brewing-co-19881.md) — 2.87, Limited — Hokitika, West Coast — 61 mi away
- [House of Hop](https://finding.beer/brewery/house-of-hop-28292.md) — 3.52, Poor — Geraldine, Canterbury — 69 mi away
- [Monteith's Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/monteiths-brewing-co-17156.md) — 2.81, Limited — Greymouth, West Coast — 83 mi away
- [Wānaka Beerworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/wanaka-beerworks-7498.md) — 3.00, Limited — Wānaka, Otago — 103 mi away
- [b.effect](https://finding.beer/brewery/b-effect-17180.md) — 3.73, Fine — Wanaka, Otago — 104 mi away
- [Sidewinder Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sidewinder-brewery-12672.md) — 3.38, Poor — Wānaka, Otago Region — 104 mi away
- [Maverick Craft Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/maverick-craft-beer-34154.md) — 3.62, Poor — Wānaka, Otago Region — 104 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [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