Ground Up Brewing — Restaurant in Otago

Out of all the breweries I have so far visited in NZ this was the worst. Could not order food on a Saturday afternoon because it turns out the chef turns up whenever the hell they want to… which in my experience was not at all. This is probably why on a Saturday afternoon the place was empty. Go to R&R across the road instead, better atmosphere and you can actually order food which was amazing. The beers I had here were fantastic and I will always give credit where it is due but everything else was just an utter let down. I probably...

This is an excellent tap room! My partner and I love visiting tap rooms and we were both in agreement that this was our favourite one that we've visited over the years.

We sampled the majority of their beers and loved every one of them, with Groove Train and Kiwi Pale being standouts. Their dark beers were also excellent.

The whole vibe of the tap room was great, with good music played at an appropriate level and friendly and knowledgeable staff. We didn't try the food, but the menu looked...

These beers were all easy drinking! We tasted most on tap and got a few to takeaway (see picture below but it’s missing the sour and the session IPA in a growler). Their sour beer was the first time I’ve actually liked a sour beer!! We visited most breweries in Wellington and I personally thought these guys were tastier then most craft breweries there!

Bonus points for a wonderful insight from the bartender to the beers origins and recent winnings.

And just a heads up it is...