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

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7 Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu, 5032, New Zealand

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap Taphouse Munich. Cloudy amber, off-white cream. Lovely tropical hop aroma, dry tropical milkshake fruity notes without lactose bullshit. Grassy, fruit peel tarness, fun in the end.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jan 2020 at 20:04

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, average to huge, thick, creamy, mostly lasting, moderately lacing, brown head. Roasty, roasty-spicy, slightly chocolately, minimally smoky, dark malty and grassy, citrusy hoppy aroma, something like Double Black IPA impressions at first sniff, notes of black chocolate, couverture, coffee, orange-flavoured dark chocolate, green onion, a touch of liquorice and peat. Taste is sweet-ish, chocolately and bitter, roasty dark malty, minimally smoky, ashy, and slightly citrusy hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, some coffee, orange flavoured chocolate, subtle layers of caramel and toffee, white coffee, a touch of liquorice. Rather thin, oily texture, smooth and soft palate, very fine carbonation. Highly hopped, well balanced and integrated at the same time - more than satisfactory on the occasion of a 15th anniversary.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2019 at 21:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Flasche 0,33l: Kräftiges Bernstein, leicht kupfern, glasklar, stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; sehr fruchtige + leicht würzige Nase, Zitrusnoten, exotische Früchte, Grapefruit, Grapefruitzest, etwas Pinie, kräftige frische Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, etwas Karamell, deutliche Hefearomen; fruchtiger + sehr würziger Körper, kräftige trockene Zitrusnoten, Grapefruit, Grapefruitzest, Pinie, kräftige frische Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, deutliche Hefearomen; angenehmer trocken-würziger Nachgang
Tried on 15 Dec 2019 at 18:42

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Clear amber with a moderate off-white head of decent retention. Aroma: grapefruit, honey/nectar malts, pine, ale yeast. Medium body. Taste: solid honey malts, rather sweet, piny hop. Medium bitterness. Additional esters. Very decent but quite old.
Tried on 01 Dec 2019 at 11:09

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Minimally milky, amber-ish, dark golden colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white head. Mellow malty aroma, fruity and minimally herbal, hoppy overtones, hints of caramel, lychee, a touch of toffee. Taste is fruity, herbal and slightly soapy hoppy, sweet-ish caramel malty basis, hints of cherry, lychee, mint; Smooth, soft, silky palate, gentle carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2019 at 19:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Hazy, orangey, dark golden colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy and tropical fruity hoppy, and sugary pale malty aroma, notes of passion fruit, some mango, peach, orange, lemon, piney hoppy overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, and slightly dry, minimally oaty, pale malty, citrusy and tropical fruity hoppy, hints of lime and lemon, some mango and passion fruit, a touch of lychee. Only moderately juicy and tropical fruity for an Hazy IPA, but adequate to its relatively low abv.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2019 at 19:17

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle with the Ratebeer München group, at Jonas's, Garching, Tuesday 26th November 2019. Pours black with a good sized cappuccino coloured head. Bitter, roasty, citrussy, good, really good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 21:37

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark dark, with a pretty brown but quick disappearing head. Mild aroma for such a roasty beer, but the flavor is massive. Light soy, some brown sugar, nice toasty chocolate malt background, good hop notes throughout the whole taste profile.
Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 21:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Brownest color with beige head. Aroma is chocolate, very dark, liquorice. Taste is chocolate, earthy, not much roast. Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 21:32

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Black, creamy grey brown head. Dry tealike nose, roast, medium dark brown. Creamy dry wooden, vanilla, quickish creamy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 21:30