Emerson's Brewery

Pilsner

Pilsner - New Zealand

A ‘Kiwi Classic’, Pilsner is a showcase for Nelson grown Riwaka hops. Its overt fruitiness begs comparison with Malborough’s world-beating Sauvignon Blancs.… Read More

A ‘Kiwi Classic’, Pilsner is a showcase for Nelson grown Riwaka hops. Its overt fruitiness begs comparison with Malborough’s world-beating Sauvignon Blancs. Emerson’s Pilsner oozes citrus and passionfruit aromas and flavours. The beer’s palate shows a hint of early malt sweetness but develops a lengthy dry finish. Read Less

1812

Pale Ale - English

One of New Zealand’s first new generation pale ales and now something of a classic, Emerson’s 1812 is all about balance. Pouring a bright amber hue beneath… Read More

One of New Zealand’s first new generation pale ales and now something of a classic, Emerson’s 1812 is all about balance. Pouring a bright amber hue beneath a deep cream coloured head, the aroma hints at caramel and dark toffee balanced with a light citrusy fruitiness.
Medium bodied, the palate first offers a
marmalade-like combination of ripe citrus and caramelised malts before resiny hops come to the fore and lead into a lingering dry finish. Read Less

Bookbinder

Bitter - Session / Ordinary

A wonderfully drinkable interpretation of a classic English ale. Bookbinder is a blend of four malts combined with two classic Nelson grown European hops… Read More

A wonderfully drinkable interpretation of a classic
English ale. Bookbinder is a blend of four malts
combined with two classic Nelson grown European
hops (Fuggles and Riwaka). The beer pours an
attractive reddish brown, with a cream coloured
head. Bookbinder has a sweet, perfumy, malt
and hop aroma with a soft, malty, fruit and vinous
palate that is both full flavoured and
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Bird Dog

IPA - American

The combination of NZ and US hops in the boil, the hopback, and dry hopping, makes this true India Pale Ale a significant addition to our range. Bird… Read More

The combination of NZ and US hops in the boil, the hopback, and dry hopping, makes this true India Pale Ale a significant addition to our range.

Bird Dog has always been a tribute to The Verlaines album by the same name, and John Collie’s painting which appeared on the Bird Dog album features on the Bird Dog label.

Serve 8 – 10° C
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Hazed And Confused

IPA - New England / Hazy

A hallucinatory, mind-bending, consciousness-expanding, dream like experience is not what you'll find in this can. It's just a beer, man. But, this cloudy… Read More

A hallucinatory, mind-bending, consciousness-expanding, dream like experience is not what you'll find in this can. It's just a beer, man. But, this cloudy IPA does have a gnarly hit of Riwaka, Simcoe and Mosaic hops, with a tropical citrus flavour, and a totally piney finish. At least it's a trip for your taste buds. Far out. Read Less

London Porter

Porter - English

Porter is the oldest commercially brewed style. Dark, dry and mellow with some hop characteristics, it was the favourite tipple of London’s porters. London… Read More

Porter is the oldest commercially brewed style.
Dark, dry and mellow with some hop
characteristics, it was the favourite tipple of
London’s porters. London Porter pours a deep
brown colour with reddish tints, and the aroma is
toasty, with a hint of sweetness and some earthy
hop notes. Firm-bodied, but not heavy, with a
creamy texture, the dryish palate is full of
roasted malt, coffeeish notes and a sustained
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Orange Roughy

Pale Ale - Other

Hazy Tropical Pale Ale

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Big Rig

Pale Ale - American

Big Rig from Emersons is a big hop bomb APA with a trio of US, Australian and NZ hops giving a fantastic balance of tropical and citrus flavours on a… Read More

Big Rig from Emersons is a big hop bomb APA with a trio of US, Australian and NZ hops giving a fantastic balance of tropical and citrus flavours on a clean malt base with subtle caramel notes. Read Less

Daredevil

IPA - Red

At last, our popular Red Ale is in the bottle! A real favourite amongst our brewing team. The subtle hoppy flavours give little clue to what develops… Read More

At last, our popular Red Ale is in the bottle! A real favourite amongst our brewing team. The subtle hoppy flavours give little clue to what develops once you start tasting the beer…luscious malt body, hints of fruity toffee apples, then a long complex finish that inspires another mouthful to experience the full range of flavours all over again! Just the beer for the cool evenings in front of open fires, or for you townies – a heat pump.

Food Match: Treat as a digestif or with a sharp aged cheddar with quince paste.
Whisky Match: Glenfiddich 15 year old.
Style: Red Ale
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Reverb

IPA - New Zealand

This tasty NZ IPA is made with NZ hops for a bold local flavor. Tropical fruits, clean citrus notes, and a hint of passionfruit will reverberate around… Read More

This tasty NZ IPA is made with NZ hops for a bold local flavor. Tropical fruits, clean citrus notes, and a hint of passionfruit will reverberate around your taste buds.
As a young man, Richard was a huge fan of the Dunedin Sound. Being deaf, he couldn’t hear the music, but he could feel it. From the jangling guitars reverberating through the gigs. This beer is a tribute to The Sound, made with NZ hops for a bold local flavor, that will reverberate around your taste buds.
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Phantom Lord

Stout - American

Brewers Guild of New Zealand Trophy Winner for Stouts and Porters 2016 It displays all the classic stout, characteristics. Black as tar, opulent roast… Read More

Brewers Guild of New Zealand Trophy Winner for Stouts and Porters 2016

It displays all the classic stout, characteristics. Black as tar, opulent roast and chocolate notes yet hopped in the way we would hop an American Style Pale Ale.

The malt grist is made up primarily of ale, roast barley, chocolate and crystal malts, with rolled oats included to add that smooth mouth feel.

Phantom Lord has been mash hopped, first wort hopped, hopped in the kettle and once boiled, the steaming hot wort has been pumped through fresh, new season hop cones – hop backed!

Fermenting with an English Ale yeast has added a luxurious depth to the malty mouthfeel. Once this yeast has almost done its work, we have pumped another massive dose of hop pellets into the fermenter. Read Less

Super Quench

Pilsner - Other

Super Quench your Super Thirst - a lighter style Pacific pilsner with 40% less carbs than the average Emerson's beer

Super Quench your Super Thirst - a lighter style Pacific pilsner with 40% less carbs than the average Emerson's beer Read Less

Threeway

IPA - Sour

This beer is brought to you by the number three. Three brewer's, from three breweries put their heads together to come up with a three part brew. Emerson's,… Read More

This beer is brought to you by the number three. Three brewer's, from three breweries put their heads together to come up with a three part brew. Emerson's, Behemoth and Funk Estate created this sour, mango, India Pale Ale. We suggest you get some people together to enjoy this full-flavoured drop. Three's a good number Read Less

Kaleidoscope

Pale Ale - New England / Hazy

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American Graffiti

IPA - American

On the back of the success Big Rig APA, the brew crew thought it would be a great idea to brew Big Rig’s bigger brother. American Graffiti is a luscious… Read More

On the back of the success Big Rig APA, the brew crew thought it would be a great idea to brew Big Rig’s bigger brother.

American Graffiti is a luscious American Pale Ale, with a tonne of hops that seem to be overflowing in your pint. Not over the top in alcohol but packed full of juicy American hops. The combination of 5 American hops results in a rich tropical citrus flavours with a touch of spice on the finish.

This should be drunk like a young wine, when it comes to this amount of hops fresh is definitely best…
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Taieri George

Spiced / Herbed Beer

This exquisite spiced ale, released annually and brewed with the addition of three spices and organic clover honey from Central Otago is bottleconditioned… Read More

This exquisite spiced ale, released annually and
brewed with the addition of three spices and organic
clover honey from Central Otago is bottleconditioned
prior to release.
Cinnamon and nutmeg notes are evident in the
aroma and on the palate with the combination of
spices evoking flavours reminiscent of hot-cross
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Pale Ale

Pale Ale - Other

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Mexicoco

Porter - Imperial / Double

This might be the warmingest cold beer known to man. Inspired by chilli hot chocolate, Mexioco is a collaboration with our good friends down the road… Read More

This might be the warmingest cold beer known to man. Inspired by chilli hot chocolate, Mexioco is a collaboration with our good friends down the road at Ocho Chocolate. This rich, dark porter is brewed with roasted cacao nibs, red chillies, vanilla, and cinnamon. Best served on a bone-chilling, ear-stinging, breezing winter's night. Read Less

Umeboshi

Sour - Fruited Gose

A tart, refreshing ale using umeboshi (a pickled Japanese plum). Tart and refreshing!

A tart, refreshing ale using umeboshi (a pickled Japanese plum). Tart and refreshing! Read Less

Vertumnus

Pilsner - Other

In Roman mythology, Vertumnus is the god of seasons, change and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees.. Change! Now there’s a thought….whilst… Read More

In Roman mythology, Vertumnus is the god of seasons, change and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees.. Change! Now there’s a thought….whilst enjoying our Pilsner one spring afternoon at the brewery, the the brew crew asked what if we….? So we damn well did.

We took everyone’s favourite Pilsner and swapped every NZ hop in the recipe for those sassy US hops we love to use in our Brewer’s Reserves. Lifting the alcohol level to close to 6% and a touch of dry hopping has created a beautiful, bitter, crisp and aromatic Pilsner. The aroma screams hops and expectations are fully met all the way to the bottom of the glass… which seems to happen all too often with this beautiful pint.

The brewers reckon this is the best thing that should have come out of America since triple bacon burgers and the Double Down. Raise a glass of Vertumnus, to Spring and all that it brings – here’s to a nice change!

Cheers,
The Brew Crew

Original gravity: 1054
Alcohol : 5.9 % vol
Malts : Lager, Caramalts
Hops : Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Zythos
Yeast: Ale
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Colloidal Haze

IPA - American

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Underground Lager

Lager - Pale

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The Rapture

IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale

Not to be confused with the event where millions of people disappear. This Black IPA, darkened with dehusked malt, with a mass of American hops, is worth… Read More

Not to be confused with the event where millions of people disappear. This Black IPA, darkened with dehusked malt, with a mass of American hops, is worth hanging around for Read Less

Shark Bell

Kölsch

It take a lot to get a hardy St Clair surfer out of the water. That's why we named this kolsch after the one thing that lures them out of the surf - the… Read More

It take a lot to get a hardy St Clair surfer out of the water. That's why we named this kolsch after the one thing that lures them out of the surf - the shark bell. Refreshing, crisp and zesty - it's never too cold to enjoy a cold one, at St Clair Read Less

A Beer Called Gary

Pale Ale - New Zealand

Named for a long serving, loyal Emerson's drinker, A Beer Called Gary is a New Zealand hopped pale ale, with a bit of a kick!

Named for a long serving, loyal Emerson's drinker, A Beer Called Gary is a New Zealand hopped pale ale, with a bit of a kick! Read Less