Sawmill Brewing Company (NZ)
Microbrewery
in
Matakana,
Auckland,
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Associated Venue: Sawmill Smoko Room
Established in 2004
Contact
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.
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.
6.8/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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