# Sunshine Brewery — Gisborne

> Sunshine Brewery in Gisborne, New Zealand scores 3.82 out of 5 — Fine, #59 in New Zealand. 135 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Sunshine Brewery is a brewery in Gisborne, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.82 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #59 in New Zealand. Of the 135 beers we track, 40% are IPA and 18% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.82 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #59 in New Zealand · #5,639 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 135

## About

Inspired by Gisborne’s notoriously long summers and legendary surf breaks, Sunshine is a boutique brewery from the East Coast that celebrates the important things in life:
Sun, surf, mates and good beer.

Since 1989, we’ve been brewing top quality beers for top quality people.

Drink the beer the world revolves around.
The first beer to see the sun.

## What they brew

- IPA — 40% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 18% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 49 Awapuni Road, Gisborne, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -38.6688993, 178.0172072
- Website: https://sunshinebrewing.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Ranga Gingerbeer](https://finding.beer/brewery/ranga-gingerbeer-22119.md) — 2.68, Limited — Gisborne — 0.4 mi away
- [Mata Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mata-brewery-17151.md) — 3.71, Fine — Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty — 75 mi away
- [Zeelandt Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/zeelandt-brewery-10439.md) — 3.71, Fine — Eskdale, Hawke's Bay — 81 mi away
- [Seven Brews](https://finding.beer/brewery/seven-brews-13692.md) — 2.97, Limited — Napier, Hawke's Bay — 82 mi away
- [Katipo Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/katipo-brewing-company-21746.md) — 3.34, Poor — Napier, Hawke's Bay — 82 mi away
- [Napier Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/napier-brewing-12598.md) — 4.08, Great — Napier, Hawke's Bay Region — 82 mi away
- [Deco City](https://finding.beer/brewery/deco-city-12736.md) — 2.91, Limited — Napier, Hawke's Bay — 84 mi away
- [Hawkes Bay Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hawkes-bay-brewing-co-34110.md) — 2.99, Limited — Napier, Hawke's Bay — 85 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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