Lakeman Brewing Co

Microbrewery in Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Established in 2013

Contact
404 Tukairangi Road, Taupo, 3377, New Zealand

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7/10
Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2025 at 23:25

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 6
330ml can. Pours a slightly hazy pale gold with a minimal white head. Aroma is moderately strong with a hint of hazy IPA hops and sweet malt base. Beer is of dry and as per the aroma & look tastes like a mix of hazy IPA and a bland lager. Not a combo I might choose but maybe at the end of a party running short of cans?
Not as refreshing as a standard lager but very inoffensive and easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2025 at 04:36

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Can. Black, brief light tan head. 3- Roasty aroma with sweet coffee. So it tastes until a moderately bitter finish. Undistinguished.
Tried from Can on 15 Jan 2025 at 11:07

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Can. Gold with a white head. Aroma of grapefruit peel, some floral and honeyed notes. Fairly sweet. Clean with not a lot of interest in the light bready malt. Then resin takes over from the citrus towards a properly bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2025 at 09:03

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can shared with Grumbo and ITFCDan at the Ekstraliga beer share. Aroma of roasted malts, dark fruits, coffee, blackcurrant and hints of treacle. A bit thin and carbonated. Nice dry finish.
Tried from Can on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:34

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Keg at 16 Tun, Auckland. Pours clear pale gold with white foam. Aroma: sweet grains, lemon citrus, grass. Taste: towards moderate sweet with similar bitterness, floral, grassy. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried on 10 Dec 2024 at 19:12

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of hops, spices, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, spices, straw, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Sep 2024 at 19:36

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Backlog from 2020. A hazy golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of hops, malt, straw, and spicy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, straw, and spices, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried on 06 Sep 2024 at 18:51

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Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! New region #303. Dark brown colour, foamy tan head and aroma of malt, toffee, dark fruits, chocolate & coffee. Taste is roasty malt, molasses, chocolate, coffe, dark fruits and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft foamy carbonation, roasted bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 12 Nov 2023 at 16:48

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21/10/2023. Can shared at EBGP. Courtesy of Gus, cheers! Region #444. New Zealand region 14/16. Pours black with a large frothy beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, caramel, light coffee, slight waxy ashy edge. Medium sweetness and light to moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Good.
Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2023 at 11:21