Renaissance Brewing

Microbrewery in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Established in 2005

Contact
1 Dodson Street, Blenheim, New Zealand
Description
Renaissance brewing was established in 2005 when experienced brewers Andy Deuchars and Brian Thiel purchased the lease on the historic Grove Mill in Blenheim. Andy and Brian, both natives of Southern California, had one goal in mind - to produce stunning beers in a region more renowned for the excellence of its wines. We are committed to using local ingredients and are one of the pioneers of craft brewing in New Zealand.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 330ml. @ [ The Stat Improver Tasting ] - Saxo, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Renaissance Craftsman ].Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, oat, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, sweet chocolate, lacto, milk chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration, lacto, milk chocolate, sweet chocolate, dry, duasty, oat. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170617] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2017 at 10:59


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Pours red brown. Pine, grapefruit, lemon, big biscuit malt, some herbal stuff. Bit odd but fine.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2017 at 03:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Pours gold brown. Mango, pepper, red grapes, pine, little caramel. Interesting, but not all that nice.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2017 at 03:15


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Pours dark with a fizzy head. Toast, raspberry, cherry, some spice, nice chocolate notes. Body is quite carbonated. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2017 at 01:56


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Thin bubbly beige head stayed on a reddish brown still body. Minimal malty aroma. Thick & cloying. Minimal carbonation. Malty tastes with dark berries, caramel & faintly hoppy on the aft. Very similar to a standard English IPA.

Tried on 03 Jul 2017 at 13:57


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Kaapse Maria. Hazy amber brown with a creamish tan head. Aroma of tart dark fruits, malt, caramel, vinous notes, light smoke, light coco powder and raisins. Flavour is heavy sweet and a little sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. [18/06/2017]

Tried from Draft on 02 Jul 2017 at 04:00


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Pours orange brown. Biscuit, caramel, gooseberry, cat pee, some tropical fruit fights through in the flavour. Little messy, but very easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2017 at 03:05


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Pours hazy pale yellow. Passionfruit, guava, orange, something a little minerally chalk like, nice sweet honey notes. Nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2017 at 03:06


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Pours orange brown. Caramel, biscuit, strawberry, blackberry, black pepper, orange marmalade. Nice full body. Not usually a fan of more English style IPAs but the body and malt profile on this are hard to say no to. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2017 at 03:52


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Frothy beige head stayed well dark oak coloured, still body. Malt & demerara aroma with plum & berries. Medium bodied. Lightly carbonated, thin on back. Sour berries tastes with plum, cherries, brown sugar & raisins.

Tried on 25 Jun 2017 at 12:10