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Real Craft Beer, Ale and Cider

The Sprig and Fern Brewery produce a range of beers, ales and ciders for all tastes.  If you like a dark porter, light ale or European-style pilsner there is a beer here for you.

Enjoy at one of the inviting Taverns, buy direct from the brewery or order online for home delivery around New Zealand.

The Sprig & Fern Summer 2011 Limited Release - Hefeweizen.

Hefeweizen (5.4%) is a wheat beer made with at least 50% malted wheat, and is traditionally unfiltered. The word “Hefe” means yeast and “Weizen” means wheat.

Our Hefeweizen is brewed faithfully to style using 100% German malts and a noble Hallertau hop addition. This beer delivers a smooth delicate banana and fruity aroma with some clove spiciness. It is medium bodied with a slight tart aftertaste. In homage to tradition, it's unfiltered and has a noticeable cloudy appearance.


 Fern Lager
 

Fern Lager: 4%. Our classic kiwi-style lager. A pale golden lager with a pleasant citrus aroma and slight floral character to complement its clean, crisp palate and well balanced finish.

 Fern Dark Beer  

Fern Dark: 4%. An easy drinking dark lager that has a combination of caramel, chocolate and roasted notes both on the aroma and flavour.

 Ginger Lager  

Ginger Lager: 5%. This refreshing lager is gifted with root ginger that is freshly ground on the day of brewing and added at the kettle stage of the process.

 Pilsner  

Pilsner: 5%. This refreshing premium lager is medium hopped with a maximum fresh flavour. It has a golden hue and a moderate fruity hop aroma. Balanced malt sweetness and a softer hop aftertaste provides this award winning beer with a smoother finish.

 Tasman Lager  

Tasman Lager 6.5%. Full bodied premium strong lager with moderate citrus and passionfruit characterisitics. A multi-award winning beer.

 Doppelbock Dark Lager  

Doppelbock: 8%. Full bodied German-style dark lager with heaps of malt character. Guaranteed to put some colour in your cheeks.

     
 Blonde Wheat Beer  

Blonde: 5%. A combination of malted wheat and barley produces a light, refreshing and easy drinking wheat beer. The use of wheat malt gives the beer a slight haze. Try it with a slice of lime.

     
 Fern Draught  

Fern Draught: 4%. Light brown in colour with a slight bitterness and a malty, almost biscuit and toffee aroma.

 Best Bitter  

Best Bitter: 5%. A combination of 5 speciality malts gives the perfect balance of malt sweetness with the Crystal malt addition giving the beer its rounded toffee character.

 Scotch Ale  

Scotch Ale: 6.5%. Six quality malts give this smooth medium bodied ale a deep ruby colour and a rich dominant sweet maltiness in both flavour and aroma. Allow to warm and notes of smokiness with come through.

 Pale Ale  

Pale Ale: 5%. The use of Aromatic hops gives this beer a wonderful fruity aroma with some tropical and citrus notes.

 
 

I.P.A.: 5%. A moderately hopped English India Pale Ale originally a limited release but demand has resulted in it becoming a permanent feature in our product range.

 Porter  

Porter: 5%. A medium to full bodied dark ale that is rich in texture with a velvety smooth finish.

     
 3 Berry Cider  

Berry Cider: 4.5%. A mouthwatering blend of Boysenberry, Strawberry and Blackcurrants with apple cider base. Absolutely delicious!

 Cider  

Apple Cider: 5.7%. Traditionally brewed using two varieties of Nelson grown apples. Combining a sharp apple with a bite with a sweeter variety has produced a cider that is balanced, crisp and extremely refreshing.

     
 
 

Alcoholic Lemonade: 4%. Lemonade, just a little stronger and with a fresh citrus bite.

     
 Non Alcoholic Ginger Beer
 

Ginger Beer: 0%. Refreshing with a medium ginger spice that lingers in your mouth for just the right time. Try it with ice and a slice of lime.

The Brewery

Most Awarded Brewery at BrewNZ Awards

The Sprig and Fern won 10 medals for beers entered in the 2011 BrewNZ International Beer Awards.

Read the Press Release with the details.

Success for Sprig & Fern Beers & Cider at BREWNZ, August 2010

Gold medal: Bush Honey Strong Ale (Festive Brew entry)
Silver medal: Harvest Pilsner
Bronze medal: Doppelbock

Nelson A&P Show Beer Awards, November 2010

Champion Ale/Pale Ale: I.P.A
Champion Lager/Pilsner: Tasman Lager
Champion Stout/Porter: Porter
Champion Cider: Apple Cider
 
Overall Champion Beer - Tasman Lager

All our beer is proudly brewed by the Sprig & Fern Brewery. There is anywhere between 12 and 16 beers available at any Sprig & Fern Tavern. 100% natural, no additives, no unwanted extras or fancy names - just real good beer and ciders. 

With any excuse to try something new, the Brewer likes to create new flavours to mark the changing of seasons or just to play.  Keep an eye out for the newest Limited Releases, Seasonal Brews and ciders.

 

You can even order beer online. Click here to learn more about the Sprig and Fern Brewery.