WHAT'S  POURING  AT  PB?

Here you can check out our selection of what's pouring at Punky Brewster, along with some tasting notes so you know what you're in for! 

OPENING  HOURS



Mon/Tues               CLOSED

Wed/Thur         12pm - 7pm

Fri/Sat               12pm - 8pm

Sun                    12pm - 5pm

VESSELS  OF  ALL  SHAPES  &  SIZES

$1.00-$20.00
1L - 2.8L
We have in our arsenal: 1 litre glass riggers both short and tall, a 2.8 litre flagon, a sweet capping machine so you can re-use old glass bottles, as well as the standard 1.25 & 2 litre plastic riggers.

PUNKY  BREWSTER  JOCKEY  BOX

10L/20L/30L/50L KEGS

With the helping hands of a couple of keen beer engineers, we've managed to put together a set of Jockey Boxes for rent. These bad boys hook themselves up to a keg at one end and a bottle of CO2 on the other.

​The beer is then pressured through the metal coil on the inside which is packed full of ice. This means fresh, cold beer from a room temperature keg on the go. Suitable for all sorts of occasions; weddings, parties, day at the beach, funerals. The world is your oyster.

PECKHAM'S  BLACKCURRANT  AND  APPLE  CIDER

$15.00/L
5.3%
Just like a dry white wine, a dry cider is a natural base for a kir style drink. This Cider Kir is inspired by the traditional French aperitif, but made with local New Zealand heritage variety apples and Moutere grown blackcurrants. The cidermaker extracts the blackcurrant juice using cold extraction following an old 19th century English recipe. It has a delightful sweet and acid balance and pours a deep red.

VULCAN  VULCANSTEIN  PILSNER

$14.00/L
5.0%
This little beer from little locals Vulcan Brewers is an all German pilsner. Strictly German malts, yeast and hops (Mandarina Bavaria) go into this beer. On the palate an initial hit of citrus fruit is followed by a crisp and clean bitterness, in expected pilsner style.

BEER  BARONESS  HAZY  DAWN  NEIPA

$18.00/L
6.5%

Combining the power of US hops with the flavour of NZ, Hazy Dawn is Beer Baroness' first ever unfiltered style IPA> Inspired by the fashion on the East Coast of the States, Dawn is a delicately blush, aggressively hoppy, fruity and smooth little number. Get her before she's gone! 

RENAISSANCE  5TH  ELEMENT  CHILLI  CHOCOLATE  PORTER 

$17.00/L
6.0%
A deep and complex American porter brewed for 2018 Beervana. Utilising the power of cacao nibs and fiery chilli, this big beer steams with richness and flavour backed up by a bit of heat in the back palate. 

HALLERTAU   MAXIMUS  HUMULUS  LUPULUS  IPA

$18.00/L
5.8%
The fiercely floral and fragrant hop, known as the earth wolf by the ancients, has been cunningly tamed with a soft, rich, maltiness.

DARK  STAR   HOPBOMINATION  IPA

$13.00/L
4.5%
A bold and malt-driven English style IPA. Aggressive and piney hops beam through the lovely biscuity malt base over a susprisingly small ABV given the body of this beer. Delicious! ​

SAWMILL  JUICEBOX  EAST  COAST  IPA

$18.00/L
5.9%
This unfiltered IPA showcases the pungent trio of Citra / Simcoe / Ekuanot hops in two separate dry hop additions. A stripped back malt base consisting only of ale malt with some oats for a soft mouthfeel provides the perfect base for these hops to sing with juicy aromas of passionfruit, mango, and orange. The lightly estery English ale yeast provides complimentary stonefruit esters which pair with the fruit cocktail of hops, and finishes medium bodied but with a reasonably assertive bitterness for balance.

CHOICE  BROS  ON  THE  BRAIN  PEANUT  BUTTER  AND  RASPBERRY  ALE

$18.00/L
5.0%

​English Pale Rye Ale with Peanut Butter & Rasperries. Believe it when you taste it.

DOUBLE  VISION  SMOOTH  OPERATOR  VANILLA  CREAM  ALE

15.00/L
4.7%
Smooth Operator Cream Ale is a 19th-century American style brew designed to keep you coming back for more, with a slight touch of whole bean vanilla and Gisborne’s finest honey. Think creamy, smooth and refreshing with a clean and zesty finish. 

CRIMSON  BADGER  GINGER  BEAR

$14.00/L
4.0%
The Ginger Bear from Queenstown's Crimson Badger hibernates over Winter but as soon as that sun starts pouring into the shop, it's time to bring it back. Ginger Beer as it should be.

DOUBLE  VISION  CASTAWAY  PACIFIC  PALE  ALE

$15.00/L
4.8%
"Our adventure seeking Cast-Away packs a light malt base to support the swells of New Zealand hops. Searching for a good time, this session beer is a perfect getaway from the everyday rat-race. Grab a Castaway, kick your feet up and enjoy your own little holiday.
Flavours: Light in body with biscuity tone. Fresh topical fruit flavours and late notes of pine."

BEHEMOTH  PRETTY  PRETTY  PRETTY  PINEAPPLEY  PALE  ALE

$16.00/L
4.9%
This beer sure tastes like pineapple, and it's pretty pretty too,. Inspired by Curb your Enthusiasm, this fruity little number is juicy, with sweet pineapple dominating a tropical hop backbone. Crisp and easy drinking, your go to fruity pale ale this summer.

DOUBLE  VISION  EXPATRIATE  APA

$16.00/L
5.6%

"The EXPATRIATE is an American Pale Ale leaving the homeland in exploration of something more. It had no idea it would find New Zealand but the hops were too good to pass up. An alliance of US and NZ hops are sure to enlist your palate for a second round.
Flavours: citrus, tropical, floral & pine notes from the hops with a light biscuity malt profile."

DOUBLE  VISION  RED  RASCAL  RED  IPA

$16.00/L
6.3%
"A rascal lives in us all, sometimes big, sometimes small, though sometimes dormant, never extinct. Our playful nature is something close to the core and too often forgotten. Go on, make a snowman, give it some devil horns, kick it over and make a snow angel!
Flavours: fresh, fruity, gooseberry and citrus hop characteristics with a gentle red malt flavour to balance."

HEYDAY/MAIDEN  TRANSDIMENSIONAL  SHENANIGANS

$15.00/L
4.0%
Heydays first kettle sour! A collaboration with our friend Adam Laird of Maiden Brewing Co. Inspired by our favourite Indian drink, the Mango Lassi. With a ridiculous amount of Kensington Pride Australian mango puree, this beer is tart, delicious and refreshing. Best paired with a spicy southern Indian curry. 

EMPORIUM  ANGRY  SKY  RED  IPA

$17.00/L
6.0%
A New Zealand IPA made with Gladfields malt, showcasing the colour effects of Shepherds Delight. Filled out with lots of juicy New Zealand hops

HALLERTAU  TANGELO  BELGIAN  WIT BIER

$17.00/L
5.2%
Crazy fruity aromas of banana and tangelo. Light soft body with a tart zesty finish.

WILDERNESS  BLOOM  HOPPY  NEIGHBOURHOOD  SAISON

$16.00/L
5.8%
"Our offering for FESTA - 2018. We believe the future of beer is fresh, local and flavourful. We've attempted to present this by combining fresh, NZ ingredients with 2 characterful farmhouse yeast strains."

DERELICT  TROPSICLE  PINA  COLADA  SOUR

$15.00/L
5.5%
"Derelict Tropsicle Sorbet is an Ale where we take a base of oats and Lactose, kettle sour it until its acidic. Ferment and condition the beer on Fresh Pineapple, toasted coconut and vanilla pods until its creamy, fruity and similiar to a Pina Colada cocktail."

MAIDEN  BREWING  RICHTER  CITY  CRANBERRY  BROWN  ALE 

$16.00/L
5.2%
A beautiful tart brown ale brewed with toffee malts and kick of cranberry in the tail!