New
Zealand Beer & Pubs
New
Zealand offers a good selection of quality beer, Steinlager being the most
well known internationally. If you are a beer drinker you will certainly
be happy in New Zealand. The local beer is reasonably priced, and has a higher
alcohol content than North American lagers. There are many fun and historical
'pubs' throughout New Zealand, and a couple of breweries or brewery pubs open
for touring. A few are below:
Brewhouse-Havelock North
Tours Mon-Fri
11am-3pm, or by appointment
Te Aute & Havelock Roads, Havelock North Phone: (64) 6 425-299 Fax: (64) 6
877-3007
Canterbury Brewery
Located in the center of the city. Daily tours allow you to see
inside a traditional New Zealand Brewery. All beers are brewed in huge copper
brewing vessels.
36 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch. Phone: 64-3-379 4940
DB Breweries Limited
650 Gt South Rd Otahuhu PO
Box 22475 Auckland Phone: (64) 9 270- 2200
E-mail: karen.hubbard@dbgroup.co.nz
650 Gt South Rd Otahuhu PO Box 22475 Auckland Phone: (64) 9
270- 2200
Duff's Brewery
695 Great King St Dunedin
Phone: (64) 3 477- 7276 Duff's
Brewery
Gailbraith Brewing Company
The brewery is attached to
Galbraiths Alehouse.
2 Mount Eden Road, Mount Eden, Auckland Phone: (64) 9 379-3557 Fax :
(64) 9 307-6721
Hawkes Bay Independent Brewery
Tours by appointment only.
42 Holden Street, Onekawa, Napier Phone: (64) 6 843-3719 Fax: (64) 6
843-2671
Kahikatea Brewery
Sample and purchase at brewery prices
256 Kahikatea Drive PO Box 8012 Hamilton Phone: (64) 7 847-0705 Fax: (64) 7
847-0706
Lion Breweries South
Brewery Tours available. 36 St Asaph St. PO Box 59,
Christchurch. Phone: 64-3-379-4940
Milkshed Brewing Company
Tours very limited and by
appointment only. Brewery sales: Saturday Noon-6pm
Davidsons and Greenpark Roads, R.D.4, Greenpark, Christchurch Phone: 64 (03)
325-5711
Miners' Brewery
Tours and sales from the Brewery
10 Lyndhurst Street, Wesport Phone: (64) 3 789- 6201 Fax: (64) 3 789- 6201
The Mussel Inn
Open 11am-late 7 days Labour weekend (last Mon in October) to Easter
Onekaka (between Takaka and Collingwood) South Island
Phone: (64) 3 525- 9241 Fax: (64) 3 525-9241. E-mail: musselinn@xtra.co.nz
Nelson Bays Brewery
Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-5:30pm, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm
89 Pascoe Street Tahunanui, Nelson Phone: (64) 03 547-8097 Fax: (64) 03
547-8097
E-mail: baysbrew@ts.co.nz
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New
Zealand Breweries Ltd
PO Box 23 5-7 Kingdon Street, Newmarket Auckland
Phone: (64) 9 377-8840 Fax: (64) 9 358-8580. E-mail: steinmaster@steinlager.co.nz
Pink Elephant Brewery
Hours: Daily 10:30am-6:00pm (closed Sun & Tues)
Rapaura Road, Renwick Phone: (64) 3 572- 9467 Fax: (64) 3 572- 9467
Rangitoto Brewing Company
Open for tours by appointment
134 Hurstmere RoadTakapuna, Auckland Phone: (64) 9 486-6330 Fax: (64) 9
486-6333
E-mail: bbhnz@ibm.net
Speight's Brewery
Tours available upon prior arrangement.
200 Rattray St.,PO Box 231, Dunedin Phone: 64-3-477-9480 (Also in
Invercargill.)
STEINLAGER!
New Zealand Breweries Ltd.
5-7 Kingdon Street, Newmarket, Auckland (PO Box 23, Auckland)
Phone: 64 9 377 8840. Fax: 64 9 358 8580. E-mail: steinmaster@steinlager.co.nz
Web site: Steinlager -
New Zealand's Finest Beer - Welcome
Timpany Brewery
72 Banborough Street
Invercargill Phone: (64) 3 217-9509 Fax: (64) 3 217-9509
E-mail: timpany@es.co.nz
Tui Brewery
Most famous for brewing Tui East India Pale Ale. Tour with sampling
available.
DB Breweries Ltd, State Highway 2, Mangatainoka. Phone: 64 6 376
7549. Fax: 64 6 376 9799
We are working on other Breweries who are
open to the public and who are worth your value travel time (though when is
there not time for a beer eh?). In the meantime if you just
want a list of New Zealand Breweries - Check out this web site: New
Zealand Micro Breweries
And if you like a bit of the hard stuff as well:
Wilsons Whiskey Distillery
Hours 2:45pm Mon-Fri Tour
Commences (allow 1-1/2 hours) Southernmost distillery in the world
8 Willowbank Gardens, North Dunedin Phone: (64) 3 474-3300 Fax: (64) 3
474-3311
Help!
We are looking for any NZ Pub recommendations.
If you have a FUN pub
you would like to suggest, please send it along with contact details &
your comments to: beer@travelenvoy.com
If you are thirsty for
more - here's a fun NZ Beer web site page:
Celebrator
Beer News - The New Zealand Brew Scene
Still thirsty to learn more
about what there is to drink in New Zealand?
Check out our comprehensive list of wineries and vineyards on our New
Zealand Wine pages.
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