Kererū Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿

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415a Maidstone Terrace, Upper Hutt, 5018, New Zealand
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.

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7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Rocky white head on hazy golden coloured body. Marmalade, earth, perfume & tropical fruit aroma. Medium to full bodied, supper smooth with a lighter dry back. Nectarine, melon, mango & earthy tastes with a bitter hopped up finish. Good one.
Tried on 10 Dec 2022 at 21:18

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
0,5l bottle (12,6%; n˚111 from 3456, bottled 2021, BBF: 2031) from Kaffee Bazaar webshop. F: no real. C: dark brown, hazy, opaque. A: rich malty, woody, whisky, nutty, chocolate, cocoa, porto wine, toffee, bit vanilla, raisins. T: full malty base, caramel, toffee, porto wine, nutty, whisky, woody, bit warming alcohol, vanilla, soft carbonation, very nice complex beer, fully enjoyed.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2022 at 19:47

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
0,5l bottle (n˚1703 from 4350, bottled 2018, BBF: 2029) from Kaffee Bazaar webshop. F: medium, dark tanned, average retention. C: black, opaque. A: rich malty, dark fruits, plums, chocolate, dark caramel, toffee, bit red wine, whisky touch, woody, vanilla, complex. T: full malty base, a lot of chocolate, coffee, dark dried fruits, toffee, woody, spicy touch, whisky, soft carbonation, nice balanced harmonic bitterness, very nice complex taste, fully enjoyed as I expected.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2022 at 19:44

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
0,5l bottle (n˚605 from 1593, bottled 2018, BBF: 2029) from Kaffee Bazaar webshop. F: medium, tanned, average retention. C: black, opaque. A: roasted malts, dark dried fruits, plums, chocolate, coffee, nutty, Porto wine, woody, bit coffee, red berries. T: full malty base, dried fruits, toffee, chocolate, coffee, nutty, red Porto wine, dates, whisky touch, woody, light tannins, nice balanced harmonic bitterness, complex taste, really nice, fully enjoyed.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2022 at 20:31

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
0,5l bottle (n˚1014 from 2304, bottled 2018, BBF: 2029) from Kaffee Bazaar webshop. F: thin, tan, quickly diminishing. C: dark brown with red hue against the light. A: rich malty aroma, dried fruits, whisky touch, woody, raisins, dates, vanilla, bit nutty, complex. T: full malty base, rich dried fruit, woody, whisky, raisins, bit nutty, caramel, light oily mouthfeel, vanilla, figs, dates, very smooth mouthfeel, nice balanced bitterness, decent tannins, bit boozy but very good balanced all together, fully enjoyed.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2022 at 19:04

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33cl can from Kaffee Bazaar webshop. F: medium, tan, average retention. C: dark brown, light hazy. A: malty, mellow fruity, banana, peach, dried fruits, candied orange. T: full malty base, banana, candied fruits, peach, toffee touch, orange, bready, vinous touch, medium carbonation, quite nice for the style, better than I expected, enjoyed for sure.
Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2022 at 19:51

7.2/10
Malt forward, some red fruits. Good red ipa. Hops balance well
Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2022 at 00:53

7/10
Underwhelming, slightly muted. Tropical notes
Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2022 at 00:52

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours milky yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit, pineapple in particular. Taste is light malt sweet, mango and passionfruit. Light bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Can on 12 Nov 2022 at 09:39

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
8th November 2022
Can. Almost clear dark amber beer, small bubbly tan head. Palate is light and mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Light malts, a light creamy sweetness. Belgian candy fruits are obvious if lacking a little of the richness you might expect. A little creamy nuttyness on the back end and into a light finish. Truffle more obvious on the nose than the tongue. Not bad but feels like quadruple light to me.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2022 at 00:58