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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3.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
On tap at Smiths. Pours dark gold. Aroma is all salted caramel, but then it all goes wrong. Starts salted caramel, moves into sharp malt vinegar and then finishes with seawater. Palate is thin and undercarbonated. Uniquely disgusting.
Tried from Draft on 04 Apr 2017 at 17:28

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On tap at Smiths. Pours dark gold. Hard to describe the flavour. Seafood, pickles, rich stock, some fruitiness. Honestly tastes like a nice soup. Unique and surprisingly nice.
Tried from Draft on 04 Apr 2017 at 17:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Smiths. Pours red brown. Caramel, grapefruit, orange. Pretty bitter without much else to counteract it. Honestly pretty drinkable if a little imbalanced.
Tried from Draft on 04 Apr 2017 at 17:20

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at In De Wildeman. Hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of herbs, light funky notes, light infection, roast and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 04 Apr 2017 at 16:43

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Black color, light beige head, good retention with some lacing. Aroma is roasty with some notes of ashes and licorice Flavor is mild bittery, roasty, coffee notes. Mild dry in the final, roasted malts notes. Mild body with some creamy mouthfeel.
Tried on 02 Apr 2017 at 13:59

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at One Pint Pub, Helsinki. Colour is dark brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Chocolate, milk chocolate, some coffee and roasted malts. Pretty nice.
Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2017 at 14:06

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On tap, @BBF 2017, Barcelona 26/03/17 Color marron oscuro, corona de espuma blanca, aromas a cacao con notas a malta el sabor es tostado maltoso, cuerpo sedoso, rica.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2017 at 12:38

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Keg at Bierhaus München, Helsinki, 20170331) The beer poured deep golden and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, canned peach and malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, pine, sweetness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, hoppy and bitter. A decent hoppy pale ale with sweet notes.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2017 at 07:07

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Pien, Helsinki. BBE 23/12/17. Pours clear light yellowish golden with a small foamy head. Aroma of light tropical fruitiness, mango, hints of pineapple and citrus. Taste is crisp, bitter and slightly soapy hoppy with some tropical fruits, citrus, mango and grapefruit. Finish is crisp, soapy and hoppy with some fruits, tropical notes and pineapple. Crisp, but a bit light bodied and soapy.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2017 at 11:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Pub Winston. Clear amber color, small white head. Aroma is piney, fruity, a bit hop pellety. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Front has some caramel, then spicey hops leading to fruity-piney finish. Clean and well-brewed. Some breweries would call this IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2017 at 09:19