The Temperance

DB proudly announce The Temperance as being built inside a 100 yr old heritage building, though it looks as though the only original parts remaining are the exterior walls, the core of the building(s) having been gutted to make the different drinking areas of the venue.

 The Temperance Brewery bar is comfortable enough, having a polished concrete floor, wood fronted bar, stainless steel fermenters and tanks, bench seats and tables.  Whilst the brewery equipment suggests a strong in house brew presence, the fonts do not stand out amongst the usual Tui, Monteiths Original/Black, Export Gold and Heineken....but then again neither did the Fiery Redhead beer.  The Cheekie Blondie has proved to be rather elusive and has not been sampled by this scribe, yet.

The Atrium bar and restaurant sits at the bottom of a three storey void.  The walls of the Atrium are mainly concrete block, which is partly obscured by 3 very large TV/projector screens.  Same beer range as the brewery bar.

Madame Jo-Jos - up the stairs in the Atrium - is decorated out bordello style, with a padded white bar front, vaguely leopard skin type hangings etc.  The in house brews do not appear here as this is more definately cocktail territory.  The decor is apparently there to "provide a night of elegancy and indulgence".  They even have extra bouncers at the entrance to this section of the complex.

The Milliard, on the top floor, is named after a famous Wellington rugby player of the past, and is aimed very much at the rugby fan, being closely linked to the Wellington Lions and Hurricanes rugby teams, who are seemingly bused into the Milliard after home games.