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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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

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours black. Chocolate, orange, biscuit, grapefruit, lemon. Medium body. Fine.
Tried from Draft on 21 Apr 2018 at 22:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours gold orange. Peach, orange, biscuit, quite a bit of biscuit, grapefruit, pine. Strong bitter finish. Fine.
Tried from Draft on 19 Apr 2018 at 00:24

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours pale gold. Orange, peach, pine, bubblegum, pepper, bread. Medium body. Not particularly clean.
Tried from Draft on 19 Apr 2018 at 00:24