Mata Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Whakatane,
Bay of Plenty,
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Associated Venue: Mata Brewery
Established in 2005
Contact
6.8/10
24/? Māori from New Zealand
World Food and Beer Tour
Māori brewed for a special dinner!
World Food and Beer Tour
Māori brewed for a special dinner!
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2025
at 15:09
7.6/10
24/? Māori from New Zealand
World Food and Beer Tour
Māori brewed for a special dinner!
World Food and Beer Tour
Māori brewed for a special dinner!
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2025
at 15:07
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Hamilton Beer & Wine. Poured mildly hazed orange with beige foam. Notes of peach, apricot, lime, gooseberry. Floral & fragrant with a grassy finish. Medium body with fine carbonation. Delicious. NZ hops at their finest.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2024
at 18:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours red brown. Caramel, biscuit, orange, grapefruit, bit of stonefruit, slight bitterness in the finish. Slightly too thin a body. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2019
at 09:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours pale yellow gold. Orange peel, banana, bubblegum, pepper, earthy, cereal, touch of solvent. Medium body, quite high carbonation. Decent. Could do with a touch more subtlety.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2019
at 08:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold brown. Biscuit, grape, citrus peel, cereal, bit of tropical stuff. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2019
at 06:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold brown. Peach, apple, orange juice, cereal, bit of a citrus tang. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2019
at 06:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Cereal, honey, biscuit, peach, orange, bit of sulfur. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2019
at 06:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at 16 Tun. Pours orange dark brown. Cola, ginger, all spice the spice not all the spices, cinnamon, biscuit, bit of a musty finish. Medium body. Bit messy but certainly very fun.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2018
at 08:08