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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours gold orange. Grapefruit, grapefruit juice, lemon, lime, bit of salty bread stuff. Medium body. Stuff.
Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2018 at 21:28

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Vultures Lane. Clear golden with white head. Pine, very grassy, dank hops, grapefruit peel, pils malts, soft bready, more dank hops. Medium sweet and over medium bitter. Medium bodied. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2018 at 06:19

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours brown. Biscuit, caramel, chocolate, bread. Good body. Bit too malty without much balance.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jun 2018 at 21:48

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap. Black with a small tan head. Rich fudgy mocha aroma with some anise. Full body, smooth texture with a clean depth that suggests it's bottom fermented or at least been lagered a while. Rich but not oversweet. Molasses bread, chocolate (and rather less coffee), spicy bitterness. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 12:37

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours red brown. Pine, orange, caramel, biscuit, touch of strawberry jam, Turkish delight. Medium body. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2018 at 10:02

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Peach, pineapple, mango, apple, touch of biscuit, very slight metallic twinge but not ruinous. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 08:38

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours brown. Pepper, biscuit, bread, earthy, orange, bit of banana bubblegum wheat beer stuff. Good body. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 08:37

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours dark orange brown. Biscuit, caramel, cardamom, dates, raisins, apple, toast, biscuit finish. Medium body, perhaps a touch more carbonation than ideal for me. Good.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 08:37

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours pale gold. Lemon, bubblegum, juniper, bread, pepper, earthy, fresh fruity finish. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 08:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold yellow. Banana, white bread, cloves, sweet apricot, pepper, bit bready to finish. Medium body. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 08:36