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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7.6/10
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

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared in our van. Bit hazy golden with fluffy off white head. Light toasty malts, soft cocoa, light apricot, toffee, some tropical fruit and grassy hops. Medium sweet and bitter. Bit over medium bodied. Quite malty and needs more hops, not that bad though.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2018 at 10:10

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours bright orange with a huge lingering head. Floral, apple, pine, big raspberry, touch of soap, little biscuit in a subtle malt background. Unusual for the style, but none the worse for it. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2017 at 00:13