# The Theoretical Brewer — New Plymouth, Taranaki

> The Theoretical Brewer in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand scores 3.78 out of 5 — Fine, #80 in New Zealand. 21 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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The Theoretical Brewer is a brewery in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.78 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #80 in New Zealand. Of the 21 beers we track, 45% are Pale Ale and 21% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.78 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #80 in New Zealand · #7,041 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 21

## About

The Theoretical Brewer produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "The 1st Finch", which is an American Pale Ale and "Quantum Eraser", which is an Other Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 45% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- IPA — 6% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 11 Corbett Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -39.0330052, 174.1608196
- Website: https://thetheoreticalbrewer.co.nz/

## Breweries nearby

- [Shining Peak Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/shining-peak-brewing-22118.md) — 4.12, Great — New Plymouth, Taranaki Region — 4.8 mi away
- [Three Sisters Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/three-sisters-brewery-13190.md) — 4.11, Great — New Plymouth, Taranaki Region — 5.1 mi away
- [Mike's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mikes-brewery-10376.md) — 3.69, Fine — Onaero, Taranaki — 9.9 mi away
- [Ruapehu Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/ruapehu-brewing-co-15907.md) — 3.82, Fine — Ohakune, Manawatu-Wanganui — 71 mi away
- [Little Thief vs Damaged Goods Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-thief-vs-damaged-goods-brewing-22727.md) — 2.88, Limited — Ohakune, Manawatu-Wanganui — 71 mi away
- [Raglan Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/raglan-brewing-company-12580.md) — 3.04, Limited — Raglan, Waikato — 93 mi away
- [Workshop Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/workshop-brewing-company-23937.md) — 4.15, Great — Raglan, Waikato Region — 94 mi away
- [Good George Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/good-george-brewing-7759.md) — 3.77, Fine — Hamilton, Waikato — 105 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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