SOBA Presents: Auckland Beer Week!
SOBA is pleased to present Auckland Beer Week, kicking off on 15 June! Keep watching this page for updates and programmes popping up around bars.
Wednesday 15 – Wednesday 22 June
- Brew On Quay: 25% off main meals for anyone with a GABS ticket from
June 11th Onwards
- Birkenhead Brewing Company: from the 11th BBC will be profiling two brews from Hot Water (Porter & Kauri Falls Pale Ale) on tap as well as their three brews (Kauri, Hinemoa and Mokoia)
Wednesday 15 June
- Beer vs Wine at Brewers Co-operative from 6.30pm. 6 courses comprising 6 beers, 6 wines and 6 cheeses with Carlos from Outlier arguing for wine and Shige from Funk Estate arguing for beer. Ticketed event with earlybird tickets for SOBA members.
- Behemoth Tap Takeover at Birkenhead Brewing Company
https://www.facebook.com/BirkenheadBrewingCompanyBBC /
Thursday 16 June
- Galbraith’s & Beertique Present The Best Of British. 15 beers over 4 days from Beavertown, Thornbridge, BrewDog, Magic Rock and Wild Beer. Kicks off at 12pm. Rotating taps and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Special British food items will also be available.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1717006555234215/ - The Lumsden: McLeod’s Brewing launch
https://www.facebook.com/events/1753785731526436/ - Gigantic takes over Vultures thanks to Beer Without Borders from 3PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/473680116165012/
Friday 17 June
- SOBA Annual General Meeting: My Bar upstairs function room 6.30PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/1062865427090773/ - Galbraiths: Best of British continues
- Beer and Oysters at The Lumsden thanks to Beer Without Borders from 3PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/1573048272995489/ - Brothers Beer: IPA party
https://www.facebook.com/events/225343491191339/ - Vultures: 8 Wired Taps including a one-off firkin
- Live Brew Day @ Funk Estate from 7am – 2pm. The Funk Estate brewery will be open to those who want to check out a Funk Estate brew day. Shige and Jordan will be on hand to chat and you are welcome to stop in at anytime.
Saturday 18 June
Free bus for SOBA members to and from GABS! (Downtown bus stop is at 1 Albert St)
- Session One
11AM: Downtown to GABS
11.45AM: Downtown to GABS
4.45PM: GABS to Downtown via Brothers Beer/Brewers Co-operative
5.15PM: GABS to Downtown via Brothers Beer/Brewers Co-operative - Session Two
5.30PM: Downtown to GABS
6PM: Downtown to GABS
11.45PM: GABS to Downtown - Galbraiths: Best of British continues
- Brothers Beer: Nomad and Stone Brewing Tap Takeover
- Brewers Co-operative: Tap Takeover TBC
- House of Nicholas at Vultures: 10 beers; 5 tapped at a time from midday
https://www.facebook.com/events/252001158493493/
Sunday 19 June
- Galbraiths: Best of British continues
- Juke Joint: Smoked Brunch from 11.30am onwards
- The Lumsden: Hair of the Dog with Garage Project and real-live Guide Dogs!
Trying to view on facebook and the damn system will not drop the demand to log onto facebook when all I want to do is view as a visitor because I dont want facebook, LOSE IT. I just about gave up and did not bother researching, damn faccebook blackmail to get you to sign up!!!
Hi Jim,
Sorry to hear you’re having problems with Facebook. The Auckland Beer Week programme is available on our website at auckland.beer/week
We will be keeping the programme up-to-date so you won’t miss any changes (if applicable) to the programme.