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

Bottled (from Alko). Black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is coffee, roasted notes, ashes, mild chocolate with some rye bread and alcohol to it. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, some alcohol sweetness with mild dried fruits and some bitter grassy and floral elements too.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:17


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

Bottled. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroa is fruity, some grassy and quite bready and grainy notes. Flavour is grassy bitterness, some bready/grainy notes as well as some spruce and mild fruity and floral notes. Mild bitterness in the aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:14


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

Draught. Black colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown creamy head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is coffee, some toast, chocolate, mild toffee and some roasted elements. Flavour is coffee, some chocolaty tones with mild sweet fruits, and a bit vanilla tones too.

Tried on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:12


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

Bottled. Golden colour, mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is citrus, grass, some herbs and mild toffee tones. Flavour is floral, grassy, some citrus and mild earthy tones with some biscuity malts.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:10


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

Draught@Beer Hunters, Pori. Hazy amber colour with a mediumsized foamy white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is caramel, some floral, grassy and mild fruity tones. Flavour is fruity, resiny, mild pine and some caramel with mild toffee as well.

Tried on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:08


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle@Littlepub, Vaasa. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is floral, some fruity, mild caramel and citrus tones. Flavour is pretty much following the same pattern. Watery palate.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle@Littlepub, Vaasa. Deep reddish amber colour with a mediumsized foamy off-white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is tropical fruits, some mild toffee, sweet malts and resin. Flavour is citrus, some berries, mild sweet malts, resin and some pine to it. Nicely bitter too.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2023 at 19:02


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at Kaschk. Cloudy dark golden colour. Small white head. The flavour is bready and quite bitter. Good mouthfeel, though.

Tried on 12 Nov 2021 at 13:22


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

Backlog June 2018 as Tuatara Kapai. Almost clear golden body under a small, white head. Aroma has malt and fruity hops. Fresh and fruity taste, light medium sweet malt, citric and tropical hops, hint of marmalade and decent bitterness. Medium body and fruity hops in aftertaste as well. Nice and easy going.

Tried on 24 Aug 2021 at 18:39


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

330ml bottle, sampled Nov 2016. Pours clear copper with a white head. Aroma: herbal with hints of grapefruit, bitter orange, pine, resin, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, citrus, pineapple, candied fruits, pine. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2021 at 21:31