Mata Brewery

Microbrewery in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Associated Venue: Mata Brewery

Established in 2005

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17 Gateway Crescent, Coastlands, Whakatane, 3120, New Zealand

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7/10
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Tried from Can at Mata Brewery on 03 Jan 2026 at 14:05

6.8/10
24/? Māori from New Zealand
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!
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2025 at 15:07

8.6/10 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 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 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 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 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 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 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