Beervana

Beervana is a beer festival in New Zealand with 14,000 - 16,000 visitors attending the annual two-day event in Wellington. Festival goers can expect to try between 350-450 different craft beers. There are also some ciders, hard seltzers, alcoholic ginger beers, and beer cocktails. 
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==
Beervana 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 NZ 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 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==
Festival goers can expect to 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 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. There is a growing range of low and no alcohol beer options at the festival.
The food at Beervana features food trucks, restaurants and primarily providers from Wellington, and around NZ. 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, Viva Mexico and more.
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.
==Participating breweries since 2014==
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
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