TE WAIPOUNAMU
Craft Beer Guide
South Island NZ
Here is a guide…
Starting in the North, and heading South, throughout the South Island you’ll find some of the best craft beer in New Zealand
There are craft breweries in most towns, and generally they thrive in the back streets, the industrial lanes, where you will only find Heiniken at the tradies 4pm drinks! Scroll through the list as you travel down the island and the page, and if you’re in the North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui, click on the link here
Nelson & Golden Bay
Home of the original Macs Beer that set the benchmark for a long time from 1981! Now you’ll find a great range of options including some over the Takaka Hill in Golden Bay
Golden Bear Brewery | Mapua Wharf, Mapua, Nelson
Eddyline BrewPub | 8 Champion Road | Richmond | Nelson
Hop Federation | 627 Main Road, Riwaka
MacCashins Brewery | 660 Main Rd | Nelson
Acoustic Brewery | 74A St. Vincent Street Nelson
The Mussell Inn | 1259 State Highway 60 | Near Takaka
Townshend Brewery | 502 High Street South | Motueka
Sprig and Fern | 53 Beach Road | Richmond | Nelson
Hop Farm Brewery | 362 Tadmor Valley Rd | Tapawera | Ring first!
North of Christchurch and the
West Coast
Take the SH1 from Picton and you’ll come across a few options for some great craft beers. amongst the vineyards!
Renaissance Brewing | 1 Dodson Street | Blenheim
DNA Brewing | 309 Rapaura Road, Rapaura, Blenheim
Shortjaw Brewing | 10 Lyndhurst St Westport
Emporium Brewing | 57A Beach Road | Kaikōura
Brew Moon | 12 Markham Street, Amberley
Boomtown | Blenheim
Christchurch | Otautahi
The home of the original Twisted Hop, and many other craft breweries, including Wigram Brewing recently celebrating 20 years!
The Brew Academy | Chinchiller |
Two Thumb Brew Co | 380 Colombo Street | Christchurch
Three Boys Brewery | 592 Ferry Road | Christchurch
Wigram Brewing | 57 Sonter Road | Christchurch
Cassels Brewing | 3 Garlands Road | Christchurch
Ghost Brewing Co. | Christchurch
Eruption Brewing | 26 London Street | Lyttelton Christchurch
Volstead | Christchurch
KaiserBros | 46B Halwyn Drive | Christchurch
The Laboratory | 17 West Belt | Lincoln
Beers by Bacon Brothers | 477B Blenheim Road | Christchurch
Punky Brewster | 22B Tyne Street | Christchurch
Canterbury Brewers Collective | Riverside Mall | 96 Oxford Terrace Christchurch
Thief Brewing | Tai Tapu
Beer Baroness | Christchurch
Concept Brewing | 86c Kingsley Street | Christchurch
Gambit BrewingCo | Rolleston | see below for latest outlets
Lighthouse Brewery | 18 Bath Street | Christchurch
Southpaw Brewing Company | 5 Edmonton Road | Christchurch
Moon Under Water | 152 Somerfield Street | Christchurch
Brew Bars, Taprooms
but not Breweries
Canterbury Brewers Collective | Riverside Mall | Christchurch
Punky Brewster | 22B Tyne Street | Christchurch
The Beer Library | 78 Buchan St, Sydenham | Christchurch
Moon Under Water | 152 Somerfield Street | Christchurch
Atlas Beer Cafe | Steamer Wharf Queenstown
Kai Whaka Pai | Waterfront | Wanaka
Craft Embassy | Oxford Terrace | Christchurch
Central Otago & The Southern Lakes
Burkes Brewing | Main Road, State Highway 8, Lake Tekapo 7999
B Effect | 60 Anderson Rd | Wanaka
Altitude Brewing | 827 Frankton Arm Walk | Queenstown
Canyon Brewing | 1 Arthurs Point Rd | Queenstown
Rhyme and Reason | 17 | Gordon Road | Wanaka
Wanaka Beerworks | 891 Wanaka Luggate Highway | Wanaka
Ground Up Brewing | 4 Gordon Rd | Wanaka
Searchlight Brewery | 12 Industrial Place | Queenstown
Glenorchy Brew Co | No public access
Cargo Brewing | Queenstown
Arrowtown Brewing | Arrowtown
South of Christchurch and Dunedin
Travel south from Christchurch and you’ll find some great options, including Scotts Brewing in Oamaru, known for their Gluten Free Beer options.
See if you can find No Name Alley in Dunedin as well as it is well worth a visit!
Maps to many of these Southern spots at the bottom of this page
House of Hop | 3 Gualter Road, Geraldine
Ship Hop | Reopening 21 Sept | 7 Strathallan Street, Timaru
Craftwork Brewery | 10 Harbour Street | Oamaru
Scotts Brewing Co. | 1 Wansbeck Street | Oamaru
Arc BrewingCo | 1870 Waikouaiti Waitati Road | Just out of Dunedin
Dogstar Brew Lab | 286 Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9016
Noisy Brewing Co | 7 Anzac Ave | Dunedin
Steamer Basin | No Name Alley | Dunedin
Maps to some of those hard to find places
Steamer Basin Tap Room | Dunedin
Eruption Brewing | Christchurch
Brew Moon | Amberley
Ground Up | Wanaka
Shortjaw Brewing | Westport
House of Hop | Geraldine Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun
Hop Federation | Riwaka
Emporium | Kaikoura
Emporium | Kaikoura
Canyon Brewing | Queenstown