Our multi-award winning Best Bitter now part of the Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. core range of beers – try it once and you’ll soon see why it’s sticking around!

This well-known English-style beer has earned it’s stripes as a hoppier, and therefore more bitter counterpart to the typically mild pale ales of its time. It’s notched a few medals along the way, too:

2023: GOLD – Australian International Beer Awards, Highly Commended – New World Beer & Cider Awards

2016: Best British Ale – Brewers Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards

Our Best Bitter blends five speciality malts to give the ideal balance of sweetness, providing well rounded toffee and biscuit characteristics. This is in combination with just the right amount of hops to accent the bitterness, and give a fruity, earthy aroma without dominating this malt-driven beer.

Amber in colour, bitter yet smooth in flavour, and malty in finish, the award-winning Best Bitter is one not to miss! 

4.8% ABV

BB 17/6/27

For the fourth edition of the Haze of the People series, we once again put the decision in your hands – this time asking the public to choose the hops that would make the cut. The result? A globe-trotting line-up of NZH-106, Saphir, Citra and Vic Secret, coming together from New Zealand, Germany, the USA and Australia. With such a far-flung selection, the name for this hazy adventure practically wrote itself: 'Four on Tour'.

4.8% ABV

Hops: Fresh Hop Nelson Sauvin from Freestyle Hops, Nelson.Malt: Gladfield American Ale, Gladfield Sour Grapes, Gladfield Light Lager, Warminster CaragoldStory:Rewi Alley cut his teeth on hard-scrabble farming in Taranaki before moving to China in the 1920s. He fell in with the Communists, seeing the revolution through and founding the “together in harmony” movement, better known by the name Gung Ho! For this version of our beloved Gung Ho! we’ve used the finest and freshest ‘wet hops’ from our sunny valleys in Tasman - picked fresh off the bine and carted straight to the brew kettle in 24 hours.

Bright NZ IPA bursts onto the spring-time scene with a vibrant glow that’s impossible to ignore. Packed with Nelson Sauvin, NZH-109, Riwaka and Moutere, it’s a full-on celebration of some of the best hops New Zealand has to offer.

Crisp, lively, and seriously smashable, Bright NZ IPA shines a light on NZ hops in the best possible way. Refreshing, bold, bright and full of character. Sip, smile, repeat, Bright NZ IPA delivers every time.

5.2% ABV

6.2% - Fresh hopped hazy harvest IPA

Fresh hopped, hazy, harvest IPA. A juicy blend of Nelson Sauvin & Rakau hops, all picked on the same day at Freestyle hop farm, half of the harvest was rushed still wet from the field to the Garage and plunged straight into this beer, the other half was quickly dried and added to the fermenter. The result is a beer overflowing with lush citrus, resinous pine and tropical fruit. Just New Zealand grown hops at their harvest fresh best.

Yearly fresh hop IPA from Baylands

6.5% ABV

For this year’s fresh hop brew we have set our sights on producing a 100% Canterbury grown and made Pilsner. Canterbury grown malt from our friends at Gladfield Malt and fresh off the bine Riwaka hops from our friends up the road at Bold River Hops, located in a stunning valley close to the Hurunui River Mouth. Aromas of passionfruit and salivating pink grapefruit have emerged from the cauldron along with a pungently fresh grassiness and a hint of dank fresh hop goodness.

ABV: 5.5

North End Seasonal Range Fresh Hops 2026

Forged in the greenlands of Waikanae, Lord of the Cones is a quest into the heart of our most precious hops. Fresh Nelson Sauvin are gathered at dawn and rushed straight into the kettle, unleashing bursts of citrus, grape, and gooseberry. One Cone to Refresh Them All.

Feijoa Fling Sour Ale 5% ABV
Explosive notes of feijoa meet a zesty,
citrus forward palette. A base of
pilsner and wheat malt provide a clean
and sparkling body that carries the
punchy tartness of lime peel. Finished
with a signature pinch of salt to create
a crisp and sessioinable sour ale.

Riwaka fresh hop

6.0% ABV

5.2% ABV

A crisp NZ Pilsner brewed with freshly harvested Pacifica hops from NZ Hops farm in Nelson, Tasman. Grown in the heart of NZ’s hop country, they bring a bright, fresh-from-the-field character that shines through a clean, dry, and refreshing pilsner base. Brewed once, enjoyed fresh.

bb 18/3/27

Our latest facilitator of better living.. no compromise on full flavour and chocka block full of vibrant hops all nestled on our signature Gladfield malt base.  60% less crabs, 98% carb free.

5.3% ABV

ABV: 4.5%
Malts: Gladfield German Pilsner, Gladfield Sour Grapes
Hops: Fresh Hop Riwaka from Wayward Hops, Taranaki
Yeast: California Ale

APRICOT BRETT, WILD SOUR 5.5%

In the 23/24 summer, a harvest of deliciously juicy apricots arrived from the southern reaches of Cromwell. We aged them with two funk brothers named lactobacillus and brettanomyces and the result is perfectly funky, lightly soured, earthy, fruity, and bright.

It's a wild ride.