Beer in Unique Places (Invercargill, NZ)

Brewery: Invercargill Brewery
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand

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New Zealand has became a little too well known for that whole Lord of the Rings thing. There is a lot more to the country than just Hobbit movie locations, granted the scenery is pretty breathtaking. But, let us not forget that New Zealand has also given the world Sir Edmund Hillary, bungee jumping, electric fences and the band Crowded House (and you thought they were Australian).
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Divided into two islands, New Zealand’s North Island is home to the southernmost capital city in the world, Wellington. It’s South Island is home to New Zealand’s southernmost brewery, located in the town of Invercargill. If you were to look at map of New Zealand, you’d find the town of Invercargill all the way at the very bottom of the South Island. Not surprisingly, its the country’s southernmost and westernmost city and has a population of just over 50,000 people.
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The Invercargill Brewery was started in 1999 by father and son Gerry and Steve Nally. Originally it was situated in an old dairy barn but due to growth, it moved to downtown Invercargill in 2005. The brewery, also a cidery, brews five year round beers and one cider as well as some specialty beers. Check out their brews HERE! The Smokin’ Bishop, a smoked bock, sounds pretty interesting. Too bad it would probably take me 5 days to get to Invercargill to give it a try!

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