Up to date list of South Island Breweries?

[Brendon]

All,

I am planning a little trip to some South Island breweries probably next in May.
As such I am interested in getting a more up-to-date list of the breweries down in the South Island. I have looked at the list on the Realbeer website http://www.realbeer.co.nz/nz_breweries/ but I am guessing it is a bit out of date.

Are there any other breweries currently commercially operating in the SI that people are aware of? I am interested in people contract brewing as well, like Graeme Mahy of 666.
E.g. Arrow Brewing Company in Arrowtown, that one at the outside of Wanaka in the Climbing centre (is it actually operating?), 666 brewery, Monkey Wizard,

Your help would be much appreciated!

Cheers,
Brendon

[Brendon]

Here's the realbeer list:
MARLBOROUGH
Renaissance Brewing - Brewpub; 1 Dodson Street, Blenheim; Ph 03.579.3400
Pink Elephant Brewery - Micro Brewery; RD 3, Blenheim; Ph 03.572.9467
The Moa Brewing Company - Micro Brewery; Jacksons Road, RD3, Blenheim; Ph 03.

NELSON
Founders Organic Brewery - Brewpub; Founders Historic Park, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson; Ph 03.548.4638
Tasman Brewery - Micro Brewery (previously Harrington's Brewery); 53 Beach Road, Nelson; Ph 03.544.8675
Lighthouse Brewery - Micro Brewery; 280 Hardy Street, Nelson; Ph 03.548.8983
McCashins Brewery & Malthouse - Micro Brewery; 660 Main Road, Stoke, Nelson; Ph 03.547.5357
The Mussel Inn - Brewpub; Onekaka (halfway between Takaka and Collingwood), South Island; Ph 03.525.9241
Nelson Bays Brewery - Micro Brewery; 89 Pascoe Street, Tahunanui, Nelson; Ph 03.547.8097

WEST COAST
West Coast Brewing - Micro Brewery (Previously - Miners Brewery); 10 Lyndhurst Street, Wesport; Ph 03.789.6253
Monteith's Brewing Company - Large Brewery; cnr Turamaha & Herbert Streets, Greymouth; Ph 03.768.4149

CANTERBURY
Brew Moon Brewing Co. - Brewpub; 150 Ashworth Road, Amberly, North Canterbury; Ph 03.314.8030
Matson's Brewery - Micro Brewery; 6 Tenhuan, Sockburn, Christchurch; Ph 03.341.3229
Dux de Lux Brewery - Brewpub; Arts Centre, cnr Hereford & Montreal Streets, Christchurch; Ph 03.366.6916
Harrington's Breweries - Micro Brewery; 199 Ferry Road, Christchurch; Ph 03.366.6323
Kaiapoi Brewing Co - Micro Brewery;9a Peraki Street, Kaiapoi;Ph 03.327.6389
The Twisted Hop - Brewpub;6 Poplar Street, Cnr Poplar & Ash St, Christchurch;Ph 03.962.3688
Wigram Brewing Co - Micro Brewery;34 Sonter Rd, Unit 1, Christchurch;Ph 03.343.4493
Three Boys Brewery - Micro Brewery;Woolston Mews, Christchurch;Ph 03.384.6140
DB Breweries - Mainland Brewery - Large Brewery;Sheffield Street, Washdyke, Timaru;Ph 03.688.2059
Lion Breweries - Canterbury Brewery - Large Brewery;36 St Asaph Street, Christchurch;Ph 03.379.4940

DUNEDIN / SOUTHLAND
The Emerson Brewing Company - Micro Brewery;14 Wickliffe Street, Dunedin;Ph 03.477.1812
McDuff's Brewery - Micro Brewery;695a Great King Street, Dunedin;Ph 03.477.7276
Meenans Wines & Spirits - Micro Brewery;670 Great King Street, Dunedin;Ph 03.477.2047
Speights Brewery - Large Brewery;200 Rattray Street, Dunedin;Ph 03.477.9480
Green Man Brewery - Micro Brewery;9 Grange St, Dunedin;Ph 03.477.7755
Wanaka Beerworks - Micro Brewery;Wanaka Transport Museum, State Highway 6, RD2, Wanaka;Ph 03.443.1865
Dux de Lux - Brewpub;14 Church Street, Queenstown;Ph 03.442.9688
Invercargill Brewery - Micro Brewery;8 Wood Street, Invercargill;Ph 03. 214.5070

Is Dave/Wanaka Beerworks still operating???

B

[Stu McKinlay]

Wanaka was definitely still running in late Jan:
http://www.nomadbackpackers.com/2009/01/31/its-1015-am-i-now-feel-l...

[Ally Mcg]

Wanaka Beerworks was still going mid March. Had a quick tour and bought 4 dozen Brewskis

[Stu McKinlay]

Graeme has just purchased a brewhouse... but I doubt it will be unpackaged, let alone up and running.

The one in Wanaka (Crown Range Road) closed quite some time but I've not heard if it had re-opened.

contact Martin at The Twisted hop as he is organising a list of all NZ breweries as a Brewer's Guild function. i believe it will be on their website in time...

[Brendon]

OK... so the following to be added:
Golden Bear
Monkey Wizard
Townshend
Arrow Brewing Company
666 Brewery

[Ian]

I only got to know about the Golden Bear recently. An American bloke set up shop in Mapua and had a brew at Marchfest. Last winter I stopped at the brewery in Riwaka but there was no sign of life there and a couple of days later there was a closed sign up. So it would be very interesting to hear weather that was just a temporary thing or not - of course I hope so. The pub alongside the Rennaisance was the Black Creek, which went belly up, but the pub has been taken over (I believe) by the owners of the building and we were there a few weeks back. Great beer of course and fine pizzas too - a couple of guest taps as well - a thing it is VERY refreshing to see and of course equally uncommon.
Cheers,
Ian
PS I'll mention Seammus's Irish pub in Picton too because you'll get a truly 'proper' pint of Guinnes there.

[Stu McKinlay]

Someone told me that Guinness Draught production was all being pulled back to Ireland. Can anyone confirm or deny?
[excuse me for jacking off on this thread]

[BeerNZ]

I'd also heard that alot of Lion production was heading from ChCh to Akl. Given they do about 35 variants here (again, so someone told me) I'm not sure exactly what that means either...???

[Stu McKinlay]

And did you hear that DB had purchased Emerson's?

[BeerNZ]

3rd time lucky..........???

[Stu McKinlay]

I saw the rumour had spread to facebook... awesome April Fool's Day joke but a shame it started a few days early. There should be a penalty for early withdrawls.

[BeerNZ]

Don't forget DB's Yellow Cross brewery in SoL Square here in ChCh. Graeme Mahy has a day job so you'll need to make prior arrangement with him.


CB