# Tuatara Brewery — Paraparaumu, Wellington

> Tuatara Brewery in Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand scores 3.80 out of 5 — Fine, #68 in New Zealand. 332 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Tuatara Brewery is a brewery in Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.80 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #68 in New Zealand. Of the 332 beers we track, 49% are Pale Ale and 21% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.80 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #68 in New Zealand · #6,225 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 332

## About

Tuatara Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #47 in New Zealand. They are most well known for "APA: Aotearoa Pale Ale", which is a New Zealand Pale Ale and "Tuatara Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 49% of the beers we track
- IPA — 21% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 7 Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -40.9057368, 175.0008977
- Website: http://tuatarabrewing.co.nz/

## Same owner

- Part of [DB Breweries](https://finding.beer/brewery/db-breweries-9567.md)
- [Monteith's Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/monteiths-brewing-co-17156.md) — Greymouth, New Zealand
- [Tui Breweries Ltd. (DB Breweries)](https://finding.beer/brewery/tui-breweries-ltd-db-breweries-17138.md) — Pahiatua, New Zealand

## Breweries nearby

- [Duncan's Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/duncans-brewing-11673.md) — 4.17, Great — Paraparaumu, Wellington Region — 0.1 mi away
- [North End Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/north-end-brewing-17153.md) — 3.76, Fine — kapiti, Wellington — 3.9 mi away
- [DB Breweries](https://finding.beer/brewery/db-breweries-9567.md) — 2.20, Limited — 6 mi away
- [There Be Dragons](https://finding.beer/brewery/there-be-dragons-11581.md) — 3.86, Fine — 6 mi away
- [Boneface](https://finding.beer/brewery/boneface-14267.md) — 3.87, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington — 16 mi away
- [Te Aro Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/te-aro-brewing-company-17144.md) — 3.79, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington — 16 mi away
- [Kererū Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/kereru-brewing-company-7976.md) — 3.73, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington — 16 mi away
- [Panhead Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/panhead-brewery-6190.md) — 3.92, Fine — Upper Hutt, Wellington Region — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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