Beervana
editBeervana is an annual beer festival held in Wellington, New Zealand which has on average 14,000 to 16,000[1] festival attendees over two days, with a maximum of to 4,000 attendees per session.
Festival goers can expect to try between 350-450[2] different craft beers as well as some ciders, hard seltzers, alcoholic ginger beers, and beer cocktails. There is a growing range of low and no alcohol beer options at the festival.
The majority of breweries come from New Zealand, and in the past has had visiting breweries from Australia and around the world including the US, the UK and Japan. Typically the festival is held over four sessions across two days (Friday and Saturday) in August.
The entire festival is held within the Wellington Regional Stadium concourse, a large, oval corridor inside the stadium.
History
editBeervana began as the New Zealand Beer, Wine and Spirits Council's NZ Beer Expo in 2001 which featured events across Wellington celebrating the growing NZ Beer Industry. It was usually held just after the NZ Brewers Guild Awards, as a way for brewers to make use of the leftover beer they submitted for judging.
The BrewNZ Beer Expo then turned briefly into The Great New Zealand Beer Show, which in turn evolved into Taste BrewNZ, which was held at the Wellington Town Hall. The Brewers Guild of New Zealand then created "Beervana" in 2008.
The festival was sold to then Guild president, David Cryer, who in 2011 moved it out of the town hall and into the Wellington Regional Stadium. The Wellington Culinary Events Trust[3] brought Beervana in 2015 and has run the festival ever since.
Over the years there have been collaboration brews between international and locally based breweries.
Beervana today
editFestival goers can taste beer from brewers from around New Zealand, and there are usually brewers from overseas represented. In 2022 and 2023 Australian breweries from The Sunshine Coast[4] have exhibited. There is always a Pink Boots stand which showcases females in brewing, and the New Kids On the Block stand which features new breweries which have opened up within the previous year. The New Kids of the Block stand at Beervana has launched several breweries that are now well-known beer brands in New Zealand, including Panhead and Shining Peak. There is a growing range of low and no alcohol beer options at the festival.
The food at Beervana features food trucks and restaurants from Wellington, and around New Zealand. Past food vendors include Boulcott Street Bistro, House of Dumplings, Soul Shack, Rosie’s Red Hot Cantina, Mahurangi Oysters, McClure’s Pickles, More Better BBQ, and Viva Mexico.
Festival goers can ‘praise’ the beers they try, recommending them to other attendees. These ratings are displayed in real time on screens throughout the stadium as the Beervana Leaderboard. The top rated beer of each session is announced before the close of the session with the top rated beer of the festival announced after the weekend.
Other highlights include roving street and theatrical acts, live music performances, and DJs.
Breweries who have participated at Beervana since 2014 include:
| BREWERY | TOWN/COUNTRY |
| 1up Brewing | BLENHEIM |
| 8 Wired Brewing Ltd | MATAKANA |
| Abandonded Brewing Co. | WELLINGTON |
| Abbey Brewery | HASTINGS |
| Ad Lib Brewing Co | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Adnams Southwold | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Alchemy Street | TAURANGA |
| Altitude Brewing | QUEENSTOWN |
| Arrow Brewing Company | ARROWTOWN |
| Aspall Cyder | UNITED KINGDOM |
| B.effect Brewing Co | WANAKA |
| B.O.P Brewery | BAY OF PLENTY |
| Bach Brewing Limited | AUCKLAND |
| Badass Beverages | AUCKLAND |
| Ballast Point Brewery | USA |
| Baltika Breweries | RUSSIA |
| Basecamp Brewery | USA |
| Bassline Brewing | WELLINGTON |
| Baylands Brewery | WELLINGTON |
| Beer Baroness | CHRISTCHURCH |
| BEERS by Bacon Bros | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Behemoth Brewing Company Limited | AUCKLAND |
| Beltane | DUNEDIN |
| Ben Middlemiss Brewing | AUCKLAND |
| Bennetts Beer | WELLINGTON |
| Birkenhead Brewing | AUCKLAND |
| Black Dog Brewing | WELLINGTON |
| Black Flag Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Boatrocker Brewery | MELBOURNE |
| Boneface Brewery Company Ltd | WELLINGTON |
| Boogie Van Brewing | AUCKLAND |
| Boundary Road Brewery | PAPAKURA |
| Brauhaus Frings | WHANGAREI |
| Brave Brewing | HASTINGS |
| Brew Moon Brewing Co. | AMBERLY |
| Brewaucracy | HAMILTON |
| Brewcult | MELBOURNE |
| Brewdog | SCOTLAND |
| Bridge Road Brewers | AUSTRALIA |
| Bridgeport Brewing Co. | USA |
| Brooklyn Brewery | USA |
| Brothers Beer | AUCKLAND |
| Brouhaha Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Brown's Bay | AUCKLAND |
| Burleigh Brewing Co. | AUSTRALIA |
| Buzz Club | AUCKLAND |
| Capitol Cider | BLENHEIM |
| Cargo Brewery | QUEENSTOWN |
| Cassels & Sons Brewery | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Cavalier Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| ChinChiller Brewing Co. | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Choice Bros. | WELLINGTON |
| Clear Head Drinks | WELLINGTON |
| Commons Brewery | USA |
| Concept Brewing Ltd | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Coopers Brewery | AUSTRALIA |
| Cowabunga | AUCKLAND |
| Craftwork | OAMARU |
| Crimson Badger | QUEENSTOWN |
| Croucher Brewing | ROTORUA |
| Crux Fermentation Project | USA |
| Dales Brewing | NELSON |
| Dead Good Beer | NELSON |
| Deep Creek Brewing Co | AUCKLAND |
| Derelict Brewing | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Doctor's Orders Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Double Vision Brewing Company | WELLINGTON |
| Dr Hops | CROMWELL |
| Duncan's Brewing Co. | WELLINGTON |
| Eagle Brewing / Golden Eagle Brewing / Vs. Dog | KAIAPOI |
| Ecliptic Brewing | USA |
| Eddyline Brewing | NELSON |
| Edgebrook Cider | HASTINGS |
| Emerson Brewery | DUNEDIN |
| Emporium Brewing | KAIKOURA |
| Epic Brewing Company | AUCKLAND |
| Far Yeast | JAPAN |
| Feral Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Fiasco Brewing Company | AUSTRALIA |
| Fierce Beer | SCOTLAND |
| Fork & Brewer - Fork Brewing Corp | WELLINGTON |
| Fortune Favours | WELLINGTON |
| Founders Brewery | NELSON |
| Funk Estate | MT MAUNGANUI |
| Galbraith's Alehouse | AUCKLAND |
| Garage Project | WELLINGTON |
| Gigantic Brewing Co. | USA |
| Golden Bear Brewing Company | NELSON |
| Golden Ticket Brewing | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Good George Brewing | HAMILTON |
| Goodbuzz Brewing Co | TAURANGA |
| GP Crushed | WELLINGTON |
| Green Man Brewery | DUNEDIN |
| Greene King | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Ground Up Brewing | WANAKA |
| Halcyon Wine | HAWKES BAY |
| Hallertau Brewery | AUCKLAND |
| Harrington's Breweries | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Hawkes Bay Ind. Brew Company | NAPIER |
| Heart of Darkness | AUCKLAND |
| Heretic | USA |
| Heyday Beer Co. | WELLINGTON |
| Highball Cocktail | WELLINGTON |
| Holgate Brewhouse | AUSTRALIA |
| Honesty Box Cider | AUCKLAND |
| Hop Baron | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Hop Federation Brewery | NELSON |
| Hopmonger Brewing Co. | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | USA |
| Horsebox Brewing | NELSON |
| Hot Water Brewing Co | WHITANGA |
| Independence Collective / Change Maker | KAPITI |
| Invercargill Brewery Ltd | INVERCARGILL |
| Issacs Cider (Mac's) | AUCKLAND |
| Iwate Kura Brewery | JAPAN |
| James Squire | AUSTRALIA |
| Juicehead Brewing Co. | WELLINGTON |
| Kaiju! Beer | AUSTRALIA |
| Kaimai Brewing Company | MOUNT MAUNGANUI |
| Kaiser Brothers Brewery (Giesen Wines) | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Kereru Brewing Company Ltd | WELLINGTON |
| Kiwi Breweries | |
| KJD Brewing co. | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Lagunitas (Lion) | USA |
| Lakeman Brewing Co. | TAUPO |
| Lattitude 33 | USA |
| Laughing Bones Brewing Company Ltd | AUCKLAND |
| Liberty Brewing | AUCKLAND |
| Lighthouse Brewery | NELSON |
| Little Creatures | AUSTRALIA |
| Little Empire Brewery | AUCKLAND |
| Lobethal Bierhaus (Wheaty Brewing) | AUSTRALIA |
| Lone Bee Mead | AUCKLAND |
| Lord Almighty | WELLINGTON |
| Mac's | AUCKLAND |
| Maidan Brewing Co. | WELLINGTON |
| Manaia Craft Brewers | AUCKLAND |
| Martinborough Brewery | MARTINBOROUGH |
| Mash Brewing / The Mash Collective | AUSTRALIA |
| Massey University | PALMERSTON NORTH |
| Mata Brewing (Aotearoa Breweries) | COASTLANDS |
| Matilda Bay Brewing Company | AUSTRALIA |
| Matsons | CHRISTCHURCH |
| McCashin's Brewery- Stoke | NELSON |
| McDuffs Brewery | DUNEDIN |
| McLeod's Brewery | WAIPU |
| Mean Doses | WELLINGTON |
| Meenans Wines & Spirits | DUNEDIN |
| Mentality NZ | AUCKLAND |
| Mikes / White Cliffs Organic Brewery | NEW PLYMOUTH |
| Misfit Brewing Co. | AUCKLAND |
| Moa Brewing Company | BELHEIM |
| Moa Brewing Company | BLENHEIM |
| Modern Times | USA |
| Moffat Beach Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Monkey Wizard Brewery | TASMAN |
| Monsoon Brewing Company Ltd | WOOLSTON |
| Monteith's Brewing Company Ltd | AUCKLAND |
| Moo Brew | AUSTRALIA |
| MorningCider | AUCKLAND |
| Mornington Peninsula Brewery | AUSTRALIA |
| Mount Brewing Co | MT MAUNGANUI |
| Mountain Culture | AUSTRALIA |
| Mountain Goat Brewery | MELBOURNE |
| Murrays Brewing Co. | AUSTRALIA |
| Nail Brewery | AUSTRALIA |
| Nasu Kohgen | JAPAN |
| Native Sparkling | WELLINGTON |
| Naturale | GEORGIA |
| Nelson Bays Brewing Co. | NELSON |
| New New New | DUNEDIN |
| Ninebarnyardowls | WAIRARAPA |
| Ninkasi Brewing Co. | USA |
| Nomad Brewing Company | AUSTRALIA |
| Northend Brewing | WAIKANAE |
| Old Mout Cider | NELSON |
| One Drop Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Otago Brew School | CROMWELL |
| Pacific Coast Beverages | MANGAWHAI |
| Panhead Custom Ales | WELLINGTON |
| Parrot Dog Brewing | WELLINGTON |
| Paytners Cider | HAWKES BAY |
| Peak Brewery | MASTERTON |
| Peckhams Cider | NELSON |
| Pink Boots | NEW ZEALAND |
| Pink Elephant | BLENHEIM |
| Pirate Life | AUSTRALIA |
| Puhoi Beer | PUHOI |
| Queenstown Brewers | QUEENSTOWN |
| Range Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Ranger Beers | PORIRUA |
| Regent 58 | MASTERTON |
| Relativity Brewing | WAIHEKE ISLAND |
| Renaissance Brewing Ltd | BLENHEIM |
| Resolute Brewing | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Rhyme And Reason Brewery | WANAKA |
| Robinson's | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Rocky Knob Brewing Company | MT MAUNGANUI |
| Roosters Brewery | HAWKE'S BAY |
| Saismic Cider | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Sale Street Brewery | AUCKLAND |
| Samuel Adams | USA |
| Sawmill / Leigh Sawmill | MATAKANA |
| Schipper's Craft Beer | AUCKLAND |
| Scotts Brewing Co | OAMARU |
| Searchlight | QUEENSTOWN |
| Shepherd Neame | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Shining Peak | NEW PLYMOUTH |
| Shortjaw | WESTPORT |
| Shunters Yard Brewing Limited | HAMILTON |
| SLAB | TAURANGA |
| Smog City | USA |
| Somertons' Sparkling Mead | MARLBOROUGH |
| Southpaw Brewing Company | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Sprig & Fern | NELSON |
| State of Play | AUCKLAND |
| Steam Brewing Company | AUCKLAND |
| Steel Press Cider | WELLINGTON |
| Stoke Brewing | NELSON |
| Stone & Wood Brewing Co | AUSTRALIA |
| Stone Beer | USA |
| Sunshine Brewery | GISBOURNE |
| Sup Brewery | MASTERTON |
| Tasman Brewing Company | NELSON |
| TDM 1874 | JAPAN |
| Te Aro Brewing Company | WELLINGTON |
| Test Lab Brewing | NELSON |
| The Brewery Britomart | AUCKLAND |
| The Coromandel Brewing Company | COROMANDEL |
| The Dux Brewing Co. / Dux De Lux | CHRISTCHURCH |
| The Fermentist | CHRISTCHURCH |
| The Leigh Brewing Company Ltd | LEIGH |
| The Little Brewing Company | UNITED KINGDOM |
| The Monk Brewery and Kitchen! | AUSTRALIA |
| The Mussel Inn | ONEKAKA |
| The Occasional Brewer | WELLINGTON |
| The Twisted Hop | CHRISTCHURCH |
| The West Coast Brewery | WESTPORT |
| Theakston's | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Thief Brewing | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Thornbridge Brewing Co. | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Three Boys Brewery | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Three Sisters | NEW PLYMOUTH |
| Tiamana | WELLINGTON |
| Timothy Taylor | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Tinker Tailor | WELLINGTON |
| Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. | WALES |
| Totara Brewing Company | NELSON |
| Townshend Brewery | MOTUEKA |
| Tuatara Brewing | WELLINGTON |
| Turita Microbrewery | |
| Tutu Cider | NELSON |
| Two Birds Brewing | AUSTRALIA |
| Two Fingers Beers | ROTORUA |
| Two Thumb Brewing Company | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Urbanaut | AUCKLAND |
| Valkyrie Brewing | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Valley Brewing Co | GERALDINE |
| Velvet Worm Brewery | DUNEDIN |
| Victoria Store Brewery | CLYDE |
| Virginia Beer Co | USA |
| Volstead Brewing Co. | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Waiheke Island Brewery | WAIHEKE |
| Waitoa Social Club | WELLINGTON |
| Wanaka Beer Works | WANAKA |
| Weezledog | AUCKLAND |
| West Coast Brewing | WEST COAST |
| Whistling Sisters | WELLINGTON |
| White Rabbit | AUSTRALIA |
| Widmer Brothers | USA |
| Wigram Brewing Company | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Wild and Woolly Brewing | WELLINGTON |
| Wilderness Brewing Co. | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Wychwood | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Yeastie Boys | AUCKLAND |
| Young Henry's | AUSTRALIA |
| Zeelandt Brewing Co | ESKDALE |
| Zeffer Brewing Co (Zeffer Cider) | FERNHILL |
| OTHER | TOWN/COUNTRY |
| Beer Jerk | AUCKLAND |
| Beertique NZ | AUCKLAND |
| Belgian Specialty | BELGIUM |
| Black Rock | DUNEDIN |
| Brew Your Own - By Speidel | |
| Brewshop | HAMILTON |
| Brewtopia | WELLINGTON |
| Bulmer Harvest Cider | NEW ZEALAND |
| Cider Hut | NEW ZEALAND |
| Goodbuzz Brewing Co | NEW ZEALAND |
| Grainfather | NEW ZEALAND |
| Hancock & Co Limited | AUCKLAND |
| Hashigo Zake | WELLINGTON |
| Lion Brands | NEW ZEALAND |
| Little Beer Quarter | WELLINGTON |
| Low Alc Bar (Brewers Association) | NEW ZEALAND |
| New World | NEW ZEALAND |
| NZ Customs | WELLINGTON |
| Old Mout Cider | NEW ZEALAND |
| Piccadilly / UK | AUCKLAND |
| Pink Boots | NEW ZEALAND |
| Pour Man | AUCKLAND |
| Redwood Cellars | NELSON |
| Regional Wines & Spirits | WELLINGTON |
| Southward Disttilling | WELLINGTON |
| Speight’s | DUNEDIN |
| The Alchemist | CHRISTCHURCH |
| The Grainfather | NEW ZEALAND |
| The Roxy | WELLINGTON |
| Wild on Waiheke | WAIHEKE ISLAND |
| WilliamsWarn | NEW ZEALAND |
External links
edit- ^ Hickman, Bill (19 July 2022). "Beervana sees return of international breweries to Sky Stadium concourse". Stuff.
- ^ Gourley, Erin (18 August 2023). "Beervana the 'biggest day of the year for beer fans'". The Post/Stuff.
- ^ "Wellington Culinary Events Trust".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fifty breweries at Beervana this weekend". Scoop. 14 August 2023.