First held in 2021 at the Hop garden the Battle of the breweries involved several breweries such as Parrotdog, Boneface, Deep creek and Tuatara. It was an event not to be missed each time, with some of the brewery teams attending the event offering all of you beer geeks the opportunity to have a chat about what’s brewing in the background. The battle of the breweries was a fun way to get everyone together in a relax and playful environment. So we thought it was time to do it again!
Three battles down, one more to go before the semi-final. Who is going to join Abandoned Brewery, Double Vision brewing and Rhyme x Reasons brewery.
This time, we’re travelling to the beautiful Kapiti coast with Duncan’s brewing company and North End brewing.
Duncan’s brewing company is close to our heart at Smoked & Pickled, in 2021 we started our adventure at the front of the brewery on Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu. Duncan’s always delivers the most creative brews (who doesn’t like their ice cream sours?) always pushing the boundaries between beers and the world of international alcoholic beverage. Their core range is also a delight, ask Craig, our chef, who is addicted to their ‘Yum Yum’ Yuzu lager.
On the other hand, North End brewing loves the old-world style beers, they know how to master the traditional/ancestral brewing method with flair. Their seasonal beers are always surprising and delicious with distinct personality. Once again, you cannot pass by their core range, Alice at Smoked & Pickled has been an unconditional fan of ‘Become the Ocean’ Gose.
Which one will be your favourite? Will you be able to guess what brewery is behind those delectable brews?
Each brewery will put forward 2 different styles of beers for you to blind test.
Score cards will be handed to you to score your tasting and the winner will be announced the day after on our social media. The winning brewery will go to the semi finale next year.
Some epic merch will also be up for grabs! Keep an eye on the back of your score card!
Kicking off at 5pm on the December the 7th at Vogelmorn Bowling Club - this is another battle you won't want to miss!
Tasty kai & local drinks will be available from Smoked and Pickled and UPSTAIRS from 3pm - 10pm.
Vogelmorn Bowling Club is not a wheelchair accessible space.