# Southpaw Brewing Company — Christchurch, Canterbury

> Southpaw Brewing Company in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #71 in New Zealand. 68 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Southpaw Brewing Company is a brewery in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #71 in New Zealand. Of the 68 beers we track, 37% are IPA and 29% 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: #71 in New Zealand · #6,508 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 68

## About

Southpaw Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #49 in New Zealand. They are most well known for "Uncle Charlie", which is an American Pale Ale and "Say Hey Kid", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 37% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 29% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Saison — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 5 Edmonton Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -43.554084, 172.518742
- Website: http://www.southpawbeer.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Kaiser Bros](https://finding.beer/brewery/kaiser-bros-17162.md) — 2.92, Limited — Christchurch, Canterbury — 1.5 mi away
- [Wilderness Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wilderness-brewing-13278.md) — 3.86, Fine — Christchurch, Canterbury Region — 1.5 mi away
- [Wigram Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wigram-brewing-company-8068.md) — 3.69, Fine — Christchurch, Canterbury — 2.4 mi away
- [BEERS by Bacon Bros](https://finding.beer/brewery/beers-by-bacon-bros-29016.md) — 3.86, Fine — Christchurch, Canterbury — 2.6 mi away
- [Harrington's Breweries](https://finding.beer/brewery/harringtons-breweries-9828.md) — 2.95, Limited — Christchurch, Canterbury — 2.6 mi away
- [1Up Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/1up-brewing-27496.md) — 3.65, Poor — Christchurch, Canterbury — 2.8 mi away
- [Volstead Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/volstead-brewing-company-24725.md) — 3.87, Fine — Christchurch, Canterbury — 4.8 mi away
- [Volstead Trading Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/volstead-trading-company-34156.md) — 3.34, Poor — Christchurch, Canterbury — 4.8 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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