Renaissance Brewing

Microbrewery in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Established in 2005

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

Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark red amber colour. Moderate malty and light hopy aroma. Dark fruit notes. MOderate bitter nice caramellic flavor. Average finish. Oily palate. NIce.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2011 at 07:56


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Creamy excellent lightbrown fully lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Nice. Moderate bitter nice flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Some roasted notes. Creamy palate. Nice porter.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2011 at 10:37


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Black with a thick coat of tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, a little grass. Luscious mouthfeel associated with oats is there. Sweet with lots of chocolate, a little roasted bitterness and coffee. Slightly drying finish has hops, roast and a little coffee. OK chocolate but not a lot else. Heavy and rather dull.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2011 at 05:50


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

From a 500ml bottle on 23/1/2011. Pours a slighly cloudy pale apricot/straw. The aroma light, fruity and a little floral. in the mouth, you get passionfruit and pineapple notes, with a slightly tart, and reasonably pronounced hop kick. A nice tasty, refreshing, well made blonde ale.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2011 at 19:54


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

Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, over ripe fruits, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw. and hops, leading to a bitter finish. The body is light.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2011 at 08:55


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

clear light brown, small white head. Flowery aroma, mild malts. Flavor is flowery malty. A bit watery

Tried on 16 Jan 2011 at 08:55


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Fruity, peachy and slight tea like aroma. Fruity, slight citrusy and mild peachy. Bitter and fruity into the finish. Smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2011 at 08:53


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

Pours amber with a huge head.Nose shows lots of grapefruit and pine alongside earthy and resinous hops. Also shows some sweet bready malt. Very English, but in a full-on hoppy way.Similarly hoppy flavours with little in the way of malt backing, just a faint sweet bready note. Pleasant enough.Moderate carbonation could really be higher.

Tried on 04 Jan 2011 at 16:28


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 500ml. @ [ The Pool Tabel Tasting in Rome ].Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark chocolate, smoke - peat, light sweet licorice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101219]

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2010 at 01:39


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

From a 500ml bottle on 21/12/2010. Pours golden, with just a tiny bit of sediment evident. Has a pleasant and quite strong aroma of floral and citrus hops, and a little honey. Starts off with sweet fruit (apricots), along with some biscuity malt and some honey. Has a very solid and quite dry hop finish, with a lingering grapefruit like aftertaste. A very nice APA, and impressive for something which is only 4.5%. Classy packaging too.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2010 at 00:16