New Zealand Beer Collective (NZBC)

Commissioner in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2016

Closed in 2025

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Aberdeen, Scotland
Description
Down in New Zealand we’re at the edge of the world, and that sort of isolation can do strange things to your thinking! But sometimes strange is good and our beer reflects New Zealand inventiveness and creativity. We have taken the best of the old world styles and given them a new world twist.

Formed in 2016, we set about to challenge the notion that NZ breweries could only export to Australia and Asia, or that the US was the future for our beer.

We wanted to bring our beer to where it all began, where the customer was starting to demand something more innovative and exciting in their pint glass, and to where the local brewing scene was fast becoming the most exciting in the world.

For us beer quality, variety and the NZ ingredients are just as important as the people we drink them with.

As we have evolved so too has our offering. We now exclusively import 8 New Zealand Breweries, one Australian brewery, a cider producer and distribute and export a New Zealand brewery that has set up in the UK.

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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at Fierce Bar, Edinburgh. Second nectaron beer of the day! Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of peach, lime, pineapple. Taste is tropical juicy fruits. Bit boozy, sweet finish.
Tried on 06 Mar 2022 at 10:16

8/10
keg at Fierce... dark black.. thin tan lacing lacing.. soft sweet honey chocolate roast malts nose... dark soft sweet chocolate Roast malts.. dark roast.. soft dry honey chocolate roast malts
Tried on 23 Feb 2022 at 11:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On keg at Fierce Edinburgh. Appearance - opaque black with a tan head. Nose - honeycomb, bonfire and dark chocolate. Taste - smoke, chewy toffee and honeycomb. Palate - medium bodied, creamy texture and sweet/roasty combo on the finish. Overall - lovely stuff.
Tried on 22 Feb 2022 at 19:22

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap @ Fierce Bar. Appearance - hazy yellow with white suds. Nose - grapefruit, pineapple and a bit cakey. Taste - lime, kiwi and gooseberry with some breadiness. Palate - medium bodied with a zesty finish. Overall - good!
Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2022 at 17:49

6/10
Tried on 21 Feb 2022 at 15:05

5/10
Tried on 21 Feb 2022 at 15:04

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at fierce Edinburgh. Pours black, nose is chocolate, honey, caramel, taste is sweet honey, burnt toffee, chocolate, dry finish.
Tried on 21 Feb 2022 at 14:56


6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at fierce Edinburgh. Pours hazy yellow, nose is piney, lemon, taste is juicy fruit, sweet, some honey.
Tried on 21 Feb 2022 at 14:53

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Third at Fierce Bar.Orange golden hazy pour with a foamy white head. Fruity aroma, mix of citrus and tropical. Taste is juicy and full, not overly sweet and mildly zesty. ABV remains hidden.
Tried on 12 Feb 2022 at 11:50