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Top 10 Craft Breweries & Taprooms in Auckland
Short answer: for the best craft breweries in Auckland right now, start with Galbraith's Alehouse, then Behemoth Brewing (Churly's) and Sawmill Brewery.
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Auckland's pioneering brewpub in the grand old former Grafton Library, pouring its own real ales and cask-conditioned beers since 1995.
Behemoth's bar, restaurant and brewery Churly's in Mt Eden, pouring the prolific brewery's wide and ever-changing beer range.
Award-winning brewery and Smoko Room eatery in Matakana, north of Auckland, known for its pilsner and sustainable ethos.
Central Victoria Street West taproom and fish-and-chip eatery with around 24 rotating taps of NZ craft beer near the Sky Tower.
Kingsland brewery and taproom founded in 2017, with 22 taps, an onsite smashburger kitchen and a vibrant family-friendly room.
Auckland cellar door of the famed Wellington brewery, a bar and bottle shop with 13 ever-changing taps in Kingsland.
Wynyard Quarter free house pouring around 70 rotating NZ craft beers, a great taproom-style stop on the waterfront.
Riverhead's much-loved country brewery and biergarten brewing since 2004, a large, family- and dog-friendly venue with gardens, a wood-fired grill and its own beers.
Mt Eden brewery plus a central City Works Depot bar and bottle shop, with rotating house taps and a huge bottled range.
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The best craft breweries and taprooms in Auckland — inner-city taprooms to country biergartens.
Auckland's craft beer trail runs from inner-city taprooms in Kingsland and Mt Eden out to family-friendly country breweries in Riverhead and Matakana. Galbraith's Alehouse, the city's pioneering brewpub in the former Grafton Library, has poured its own real ales since 1995, while Urbanaut and Garage Project anchor the Kingsland scene. Our ranking of Auckland's best craft breweries and taprooms features real, working breweries worth a visit — from Hallertau's much-loved Riverhead biergarten and Sawmill in Matakana to central taprooms with dozens of rotating taps of New Zealand craft beer.
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- What is the oldest brewpub in Auckland?
- Galbraith's Alehouse in Grafton has been brewing its own real ales and cask-conditioned beers since 1995, making it Auckland's pioneering brewpub.
- Which Auckland breweries are family- and dog-friendly?
- Hallertau Brewery in Riverhead is a large, family- and dog-friendly country brewery with gardens and a wood-fired grill, and Urbanaut in Kingsland is a vibrant family-friendly taproom.
- Where can I do a brewery day trip from Auckland?
- Head north to Sawmill Brewery in Matakana or west to Hallertau in Riverhead — both pair their own beers with full eateries and make an easy half-day trip from the city.
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