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!
After Abandoned brewery victory against Mean doses brewery on the first round of the battle, and Double Vision brewing taking the win against Baylands Brewery on the second round. It's time to see who will join them to the semi-final.
This time, you are in for a North VS South island for a battle full of creativity.
From our collaboration with The invisible Agency in Wellington and Punky Distro in Christchurch, Wellington’s beloved Choice Bros will compete with Wanaka’s cool cats form Rhyme and reasons.
Choice Bros is a small brewery in the heart of Wellington, focused on brewing modern styles using experimental techniques and fun ingredients to create bold flavour experiences inspired by the music that they listen to.
Rhyme X Reasons is a small crew of wacky beetles; everyone on the team holds their own and, on the flip of a coin, does it all! Fresh hops, habanero saisons, coffee IPAs, fruity sours, rice lagers… There’s not much we won’t try when it comes to a new brew! We know we are lucky to draw inspiration from the environment around us as Wānaka is a gold mine of the good stuff.
Which one will be your favourite? Will you be able to guess what brewery is behind those delectable brews?
Each brewery will put forward their best WCIPA and Hazy 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 brewery will stay in the competition with Abandoned brewery.
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 November the 2d 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.