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! 

HEYDAY - COOL  CATS  MOCHA  STOUT

6.0%
A joint brew between Heyday and our mates at Giant Brewing Co. Cool Cats is an absolutely beautiful stout jam packed w/ freshly roasted beans from Hawthorne Coffee Roasters. Beautiful coffee flavours, cut wonderfully by the kilos of of chocolate. Great beer for the approaching cooler weather, that tastes even better on nitro!

DOUBLE  VISION  -  FULL  HOP  FRESH  HOP  NZIPA

6.7
After winning the hearts and minds of the people with 'The Cursed' last year, the Double Vision boys are back with another stunner. Almost 100% ale malt for a crisp and clean base on which they've hung a veritable mountain of fresh Nelson Sauvin cones. Add a tiny smidge of crystal and you've got one hell of a beer! 

DEEP  CREEK/PINK  BOOTS - HIGH  GROUND  HAZY  IPA

6.5%
Collaboration with Pink Boots NZ. Named due to the tsunami warnings on brew day, High Ground is a one off keg release using the 2020 Pink Boots hop selection, giving a flavour profile of ripe papaya and pineapple. All proceeds go to the education of women in the brewing industry

DOUBLE  VISION  -  SMOOTH  OPERATOR  CREAM  ALE 

4.7%
1950s Cream Soda… For adults! Honey, Vanilla, Cornflakes… Get some!

NORTH  END  -  PETIT  LUNA  HIBISCUS  &  LIME  SOUR

2.5%
Just because something is small doesn't mean it won't pack a punch. The little, delicate, dried flowers of the hibiscus plant are a case in point as they lend a pungent, fruity character, and deep pink colour when added to beer. The same can be said of Petit Luna. Hibiscus, kaffir lime, spicy Belgian yeast, and lactic tartness all brew up to a big refreshing blast of flavour fired by a light, low alcohol beer.

PARROTDOG  -  LAGER

4.5%
Refreshingly uncomplicated.
A Classic lager brewed with New Zealand’s distinctive and underappreciated Green Bullet hop.

8 WIRED  -  SUNDANCE  HAZY  IPA

7.0%
This is in your face fruju heaven! We've sent it big with a mix of Cryo x T90 hops!! 35G/L of our favourite varieties! Big tropical fruit! Pineapple! Melon! Passionfruit! Candy!!! Sweet baby Jesus the mouthfeel.... Silky smooth from a few sacks of oats x wheat. An irresponsible ABV that is dangerously hard to notice!

MCLEODS  -  NORTHERN  LIGHT  LAGER

2.3%
Classic Lager Taste. Half the size. Meet 2.3% ABV Northern Light Vienna Lager. Crisp lager profile upfront with cracker-like aroma. It drinks smooth & hits above its weight with a surprisingly full body for such a low ABV beer. Toasty & bready malt palate hints of biscuits to a clean, dry finish with just enough bitterness to keep it refreshing.

BRAVE  -  BOTTLE  ROCKET  XPA 

​5.6%
World famous in Hastings. Bottle Rocket, or 'EPA' as its known around here is a soft, aromatic APA that celebrates the Simcoe hop and its delicious tropical, citrus and piney notes. A pale ale with that little bit extra! 

MCLEODS   -  BILLYCAN  MILK  STOUT

5.2%
Billycan Milk Stout pours black as night with a creamy off-white head, it boasts Tahitian vanilla & cacao nibs. Expect roast malt aroma & a luxuriant palate with delicate carbonation. Coffee & cocoa laced with vanilla & rum lead to soft liquorice notes & a full-bodied, rich, balanced bitterness for a soft, toasty finish. ​

EMPORIUM  -  BRETTIBIX  BARREL  AGED  STOUT

6.0%
Emporium's stout, Obsidian, aged in Pinot Noir barrels for 2 years with a brett culture from Belgium. Funky but not sour.

BEER  BARONESS  -  DARE  TO  DIVA  MIXED  BERRY  SOUR

5.6%
A tart and refreshing mixed berry sorbet sour. Brewed with Blackberries, Boysenberries and Raspberries.
Dare to Diva pours a stunning deep hazy magenta. Heavy jam-like and berry sorbet aromas greet you on the nose and the addition of Oats and Wheat provide enough body to balance out the sharp acidity.

RHYME  X  REASON  -  CRANKING  FINE  IPA

5.2%
A sessionable NZ style IPA created for the local mountain bike riders. Heaps of pine and citrus flavoured hop bitterness

URBANAUT  -  NEWTOWN  HAZY  PALE  ALE

4.8%
This beer has a full tropical palate with fresh-fruit aromas and a crisp, balanced juiciness that will keep you refreshed from the bar to the house party.

8 WIRED  -  TEXAS  DOLLY  HOPPY  BROWN  ALE

6.2%
Inspired by poker players of yore, Texas Dolly takes the best malt can give and tops it off with fruity American hops! This beer is also unfiltered for maximum hop aroma and flavour. 

BRAVE  -  PEOPLE'S  PILSNER 

4.8%
The People's Pils is deliciously simple and brings together clean, crisp malts and a zesty, noble hop character. Fermented with a German lager yeast, this is proper old school crushable Pilsner, brewed for the people.

CHOICE  BROS  -  VIRTUAL  INSANITY  TROPICAL  MILKSHAKE  IPA

6.0%
Virtual Insanity is a brand new and entirely unique Tropical Milkshake IPA experience. Through our experimenting we have integrated Lemondrop hop oil right throughout the brewing process. The combination of these oils going through biotransformation during primary fermentation has resulted in one f*#$ing hoppy beer. 
We've also added 63g/L of Mango, milk sugar and another massive Lemondrop dry hop to finish it all off... So no expenses spared on this one! It's a really great time and we think your customers are going to love it.

BEER  BARONESS  -  PROUD  MARY  APA

5.9%
Complex tropical fruit aromas of mango, papaya and orange sherbet roll together with floral resinous pine.
Working with enough crystal malt to provide the sweet toasty malt flavour to balance out a firm punchy bitterness.

WAITOA  -  PENNY  BLACK  PORTER

5.0%
Drawing from their post-office heritage where the brewery is, this classically flavoured porter bears the name of the first postage stamps produced.

A roasty brew, the malt base with the quintessential dark beer flavours create a rich and decadent porter.

RHYME  X  REASON  -  BIG  BANANA  HEFEWEIZEN

4.9%
A German style wheat beer brewed with traditional Hefeweizen yeast to create a beautiful banana and clove clean flavour with full body and a hint of bubble gum.

MORNINGCIDER  -  CIDER

5.0%
IPA-amounts of hops with a dry cider? Sounds like a good time to us. 
Apple IPA Cider is a burly, dry cider with a heavy dry hop, courtesy of some big NZ hop varieties - it pushes the boundaries and is made for the IPA and cider lover alike.
In fact, this bad boy was crafted in the epic neighbourhood of Morningside, a land full of locals that live on the bright cider life.

ZEFFER  -   PLUM  &  GINGER  CIDER

5.0%
 Made with the juice from freshly crushed Hawke’s Bay apples and infused with dark, rich plums combined with a fragrant burst of ginger, this cider is both warming and lively with a subtle richness suitable for the season.

CRIMSON  BADGER  GINGER  BEER 

4.0%
Small in size but huge in personality. Sweet and spicy and effortlessly refreshing.