Kererū Brewing Company
Microbrewery in Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
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Description
An independently owned brewery located outside of Wellington NZ that produces hand-crafted British and European beer styles as interpreted exclusively with New Zealand malt and hops. We're Off-Licensed and an easy 5 minute walk from the Upper Hutt train station and Upper Hutt's Brewtown.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can 330ml. @ [ Last Højbjerg Tasting in Højbjerg 🇩🇰 ] - Saxo House - Højbjerg.
[ As Kereru Imperial Nibs ].
ABV: 8.5%. ✅ Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, coconut, vanilla, light cocoa. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, vanilla, coconut, sweet malt, artificial, dark malt, sweet sweet malt - sweet chocolate. IMO: very sweet and something I didn't fancy ... Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20210605]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 22:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can @ Højbjerg tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla and has a nice cocoa finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 15:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Brown colour. Moderate y aroma malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average modate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2021
at 15:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can @ Saxo tasting. Clear very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, light vanilla and cacao. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 050621
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 15:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can @Last Højbjerg Tasting in Højbjerg. Clear, dark red brown, airy beige head. Aroma has roast, a little coffe, roast and vanilla. Malty, roasted flavour, caramel, some fruity notes, a little vanilla.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 15:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can. Murky, dark orangey, amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Resinous, piney, fruity and citrusy, hoppy aroma, sweet-ish, biscuity, pale and caramel malty background, notes of orange, a touch of blood orange, some pineapple and mango. Taste is bitter, minimally tart-ish, fruit acidic, sweet-ish, biscuity, pale and caramel malty, citrusy, piney, resinous and slightly tropical fruity, hoppy, notes of orange, a touch of blood orange, some guava, passion fruit, a touch of pine needles, resin. Slightly creamy texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, soft, foamy carbonation. Well balanced, intense, lots of rather West Coast style typical hop flavours in New England façon - very nice!
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2021
at 18:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can sourced from Beerdome drunk at home - New brewery ✅ black pour with a nice beige head. Dark sweet and light roasted malty with lots of chocolate, caramel and toffee sweetness, cocoa nibs, brown sugar, medium plus body, toasted coconut and vanilla sweetness coalesce into the sweet chocolate malty lingering finish. Very nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Imperial Nibs on 26 Mar 2025 at 12:05 - Score: 7. Original review text: New brewery ? Dark sweet and light roasted malty with lots of chocolate, caramel and toffee sweetness, cocoa nibs, brown sugar, medium plus body, toasted coconut and vanilla sweetness coalesce into the sweet chocolate malty lingering finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2021
at 06:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can. Cloudy, redd-ish, dark amber colour with small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white head. Mellow and minimally toasty, malty and citrusy, minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, notes of orange, tangerine, kumquat, some grapefruit, some zesty aspects, a minimally oaty touch, some caramel. Taste is dry, zesty, citrusy fruity hoppy, minimally sweet, caramel and minimally toasty, minimally oaty malty, notes of orange, tangerine, kumquat, some lemon and grapefruit, zesty bitterness, a subtle sugary touch. Dissloved sugar-enriched, watery and minimally oily texture, dry, simultaenously minimally cloying palate, fine, prickly carbonation. Well balanced, quite extensive citrusy flavours - good!
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2021
at 20:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can. Darkest brown colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Slowly evolving, sweet-ish, roasty, chocolately, dark malty and nutty aroma, notes of cocoa, a touch of vanilla and coconut, toasted coconut, whiffs of coffee. Taste is sweet-ish, roasty, chocolately, dark malty, nutty, notes of cocoa, some coconut, toasted coconut, vanilla, a touch of coffee, dark honey, unobtrusive hoppy counterpart. Creamy, viscous texture, smooth, super-soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, soft carbonaion. Nice composition, well balanced, not overdone, neither too much vanilla nor coconut, especially the toasty coconut flavours match very well, not many hints of fresh pith - very good!
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2021
at 14:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml can. Clear dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, coconut, dark malts. Taste is bittersweet, rich, dark chocolate, caramel, coconut, vanilla, dark and roast malts. Medium bodied, smooth. Nicely balanced and feels true to style even with the adjuncts.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2021
at 22:08