Sawmill Brewing Company (NZ)

Microbrewery in Matakana, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Associated Venue: Sawmill Smoko Room

Established in 2004

Contact
1004 Leigh Road, Matakana, New Zealand
Description
We are a New Zealand owned brewery run by a small and creative team. We brew clean, flavoursome and balanced beer with a Sawmill edge - the willingness to think for ourselves.

The Brewery was established in 2004 on the site of what was once a local timber mill established in the 1860’s. In February 2016 we moved from the original site in Leigh, and we now work from premises just out of Matakana at 1004 Leigh Road.

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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
440ml can from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light yuzu. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, light herbal, subtle yuzu, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2026 at 17:11

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is woody hops, light toffee. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp somewhat light, toffee caramel, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2026 at 16:12

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear light amber colour with a lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is caramel, woody hops. The flavour is over moderate bitter, with a crisp, fresh, light toffee caramel, spicy pepper, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2026 at 14:46

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
330ml can at Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear light golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The Asian is herbal, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, worms smooth, yeasty, herbal, grassy, light spicy, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2026 at 13:35

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml can at Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a somewhat smooth, fresh, juicy tropical citrus, light mango, pineapple, light pepper spice, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2026 at 13:28

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml can from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear light golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light orange citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, somewhat smooth, light caramel, light orange tangerine citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2026 at 13:06

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml can from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, somewhat smooth, juicy citrus, light pepper spice, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2026 at 12:57

5.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
330ml can via Beer52, poured into my IPA tasting glass late on 30th April 2026, at home. Clean and clear pale golden body, white crust on top. Grassy nose and initial taste with citrus fruits trying to burst out but failing, all a bit bland and boring compared to it's brother Blueprint Alpha which I had right before this.
Tried from Can from Beer52 on 30 Apr 2026 at 22:39

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can from Beer52, poured into my IPA tasting glass at home late on 30th April 2026. Light haze in the pale golden body, snow white crown on top. Lemon and Lime, plus other citrus fruits in the nose and taste, not any sweet citrus fruits though. Dry bittering finish.
Tried from Can from Beer52 on 30 Apr 2026 at 22:20

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[33cl can from Beer52.] A pale straw coloured pour with a loose white head; faint tropical fruit aroma; tropical fruit taste with some coconut; and a creamy finish.
Tried from Can from Beer52 on 29 Jan 2026 at 16:12