Tuatara Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Owned by DB Breweries (Dominion Breweries)
Associated Venue: The Third Eye (Tuatara)

Established in 2000

Contact
7 Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu, 5032, New Zealand

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Eureka Dunedin. Hazy amber with off white head. Thick tropical fruits, loads of pine cone, caramel, sweet resin, thick grassy, grapefruit. Massive hops here. Over medium sweet and quite bitter. Over medium bodied with light astringent hop finish. Slightly too much, maybe.
Tried from Draft on 23 Aug 2018 at 10:35

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Internationales Berliner Bierfestival 2018. A bit dark golden with a white head. Fresh with hops, citrus, tropical fruit, light malt and hints of caramel. The finish was medium bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2018 at 09:35

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
At Internationales Berliner Bierfestival 2018. Hazy amber with a white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, mild hops and some grass. The same in the taste. The finish was quite bitter.
Tried on 13 Aug 2018 at 07:49

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared in our van. Clear dark golden with off white head. Light caramel, grapefruit, lychee, lime, sof dank hops with a touch of sweat. Just medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied. Nothing I’d pick out of a lineup, but very enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2018 at 10:11

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Pack’nSave, drank at Trounson Kauri Park Campground. Bit hazy golden with white head. Lots of spicy yeast, sweet bready malts, apricot, light peach and apple, soft cloves, grassy and herbal hops. Just medium sweet, full medium bitter and soft tart. Medium bodied. The yeast and apricot don’t work that well together, but otherwise not a bad beer.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2018 at 21:13

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from supermarket drank in our campervan in Whangarei. Clear golden with short lasting white head. Sour lemon and lime, grainy, light lactic, a soft hint of puke, dishwashing liquid, quite malty. Under medium sweet and sour and light bitter. Almost medium bodied. A bit too much stale malts, but weird overall.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2018 at 07:41

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(bottle 0,33l) Overall: Good, malty dark ale.
Aroma: Chocolate, sweet, toasty, caramel.
Appearance: Dark brown color. Medium, light brown head.
Taste: Chocolate, malty, medium sweet, ligh tspicy.
Palate: Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2018 at 07:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
GABS Auckland 2018. Pours gold. Lemon, bubblegum, orange peel, very floral, bit of white grape. Medium body. Fine.
Tried on 01 Jul 2018 at 00:45

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
(bottle 0,33l) Overall: Not much pleasant. Some harsh malty notes and earthy hops. Just light and bitter. Maybe not fresh.
Aroma: Malty sweet, toasty, light toffee, stone fruit, earthy hops.
Appearance: Clear dark golden color. Medium offwhite head.
Taste: Light sweet, malty, toasty, medium bitter, earthy hops.
Palate: Light body. Long bitter, astringent finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2018 at 21:28

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
KØLF 150618. Deep golden color with an off-white head. Aroma is tropical fruit, oranges, fruit, malt. Flavor is tropiclal fruit, oranges, fruit, malt, pine, grapefruit, herbs. Medium body. OK beer.
Tried on 22 Jun 2018 at 07:35