New Zealand beer

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European, and primarily British immigration to New Zealand in the 19th Century has resulted in a brewing tradition that is as established as European settlement itself. The first beer brewed in New Zealand was made by the order of English explorer Captain Cook in the 18th Century, who believed the nutritional values of beer would help fight scurvy, a disease common to sailors of the time.

[edit] Popular New Zealand Beers

• The Croucher Brewing Company 'Pale Ale' [1]

• Speights Gold Medal Ale, originally from Otago

• DB Draught

• Tui, an India Pale Ale

• Lion Red

• Waikato Draught

• Double Brown

• Export Gold

• Joseph Kuutz

• Canterbury Draught

• New Zealand Lager

• Steinlager, a well-known export lager.

• Ranfurly, a draught beer.

• Monteith's: A range of beers originally brewed on the West Coast of the South Island, now also brewed in Auckland.

• Mac's: Based in Nelson, McCashin's Breweries produce a range of award-winning beers.

• Haägen, a lager.

• Wigram

• Tasman Bitter

• Lion Ice

• Haast

• Rheineck

• Ngahere Gold

• Kiwi Draught

• Bushmans

• Lion Brown