Mike's Brewery
in Urenui, Taranaki, New Zealand 🇳🇿
social dining experience. Our menu showcases hearty meals and intriguing global bites, complemented by an extensive a selection of Craft Beer Taps, alongside a curated wine list, inventive cocktails, and a range of aromatic coffees.
Established by founder Mike Johnson in 1989 as a craft brewery in Urenui, the Trigg family took the reins in 2007. They soon introduced the
now-famous seafood chowder and launched a range of award winning craft beers.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Kaitake SPA from Mike's Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. A golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes straw, malt, and fruit, leading to a dry finish.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed SMASH Full Nelson IPA from Mike's Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of hops spices, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, fruit, hops, and spices, leading to a bitter finish.
SimonF (3322) reviewed Taranaki Pale Ale from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(On tap) Clear amber with good white head. Nice orange citrus aroma. Medium body with plentiful mouthfilling carbonation. Taste is hoppy - citrus hops and gentle caramel in the foretaste, full on hoppy bitterness in the finish. A good beer - but an amber, really? Pretty hoppy for that.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Udderlicious Milk Stout from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown, soft malts and a hint of lactose. Sweet just a little roast but silky choc is the focus. Quaffable.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Single American Pale Ale from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle at ungstrup’s cloudy yellow, small white head. malty, hopy, dry, old hoppy aroma. flavor is hoppy, bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at Ungstrup’s. Pours clear golden with small off-white head. Intense, pure hoppy aroma with subtle notes of citrus. A massive attack of pure hops, followed by sparse series of rough, malty and fruity cannonfire. Dry finish. Decent.
yespr (55501) reviewed Single American Pale Ale from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a huge, rocky and white head. Aroma is greasy hoppy and light herbal. Sweet, peachy and light grapefruity. Peachy and mild citrusy. Toasted malty and light fruity.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Single American Pale Ale from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of citrusy and spicy hops, caramel, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of spicy hops, caramel, malt, and over ripe fruits, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Imperial IPA from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Medium amber colour but without much head. Earthy, light pedio/litterbox. Stale? Taste is rich and resiny, very bitter, quite one-dimensional.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Taranaki Pale Ale from Mike's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cloudy amber. The aroma is fruity but a bit mushroomy like cheesy English hops. Quite bitter and fairly chewy, yet light in body.