BEERS
All Eruption ales are brewed with malts from Canterbury, together with outstanding hops from Nelson & Motueka our beers are 100% pure New Zealand South Island.
Available on tap and in bottles from our bar or take away in growlers. Buy online for delivery anywhere in New Zealand. Watch out for our limited edition seasonal recipes.
Lyttelton Pale Ale
STYLE Clean, fresh, well hopped NZ Pale Ale
MALTS Ale, Vienna, Toffee, Medium Crystal
HOPS Southern Cross, Pacifica (Dry Hop: Pacifica, Nelson Sauvin)
An exquisite mainland Pale Ale with a pure Canterbury malt character, light golden hues,and a clean bitter finish. Heaps of late boil Pacifica and Nelson Sauvin hops, then dry hopped with heaps more, giving an unmistakable punch of Aotearoa hop aroma and harbour side flavour.
ABV
5%
IBU
39
SRM
6.2
Eruption IPA
An explosive IPA stacked with bucket loads of the green stuff. Pure Canterbury Ale and Toffee malts giving a complex malt body and a deep golden hue. A punchy bitterness is finished off with loads of late boil flavour and aroma hopping, with a final hefty dry hopping using four of our favourite Aotearoa hops.
STYLE Multilayered IPA
MALTS Ale, Munich, Gladiator, Toffee
HOPS Nelson Sauvin, Pacifica, Motueka, Wakatu (Dry Hop: Nelson Sauvin, NZ Cascade)
ABV
6.6%
IBU
74
SRM
9
A locally inspired and styled Kolsch from inside our Krater Rim here in Lyttelton. Pure Canterbury grown Ale and Wheat malts giving pale golden hues and light malt tones. Quality NZ hops asserting themselves with Southern Cross driving a crisp dry bitterness and a touch of Wakatu finishing off the fresh flavour.
Krater Rim Kolsch
STYLE Crisp, dry, light golden ale with subtle flavours
MALTS Ale, Wheat Malt
HOPS Southern Cross, Wakatu
ABV
4.9%
IBU
26
SRM
4
Portside Pilsner
STYLE Dry Hopped Pilsner
MALTS Pilsner Malt, Toffee, Sour Grapes
HOPS Southern Cross, Motueka, Waiti
A crisp, sparkling international legend with a portside twist. The light golden pilsner malts are grown right here in Canterbury giving a flaxen, glistening finish. Lightly dry hopped with a touch of NZ Waiti hops to balance the reassuring bitterness lurking beneath. Refreshing luxury in a glass.
ABV
5%
IBU
28
SRM
2.6
Molten Brown Ale
STYLE Deep malty brown ale with a massive hoppy finish
MALTS Ale, Chocolate, Dark Crystal, Gladiator, Wheat Malt
HOPS Motueka, Pacifica, Nelson Sauvin (Dry Hop: Nelson Sauvin)
A complex and punchy brown ale with a large hop finish. Selected Canterbury malts blended to perfection to give malt flavour and red/brown hues in the glass. Late boil hops and a hefty dry hopping with Nelson Sauvin give this a decidedly alternative view on the traditional brown ale.
ABV
5.8%
IBU
79
SRM
20
Dark Lava Stout
STYLE Rich, luxurious oatmeal stout with a deep bitterness
MALTS Ale, Chocolate, Medium Crystal, Gladiator, Dark Crystal, Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats
HOPS Southern Cross, Wakatu, NZ Cascade
A boldly brewed New World stout with unmistakable Kiwi hop undertones. Using four premium NZ pure malts; Ale, Chocolate, Toffee and Crystal mashed with NZ roasted barley and oats to give the deep dark rich flavour and a jet black laval hue in the glass. Aotearoa Cascade hops add a final dark twist.
ABV
5.3%
IBU
57
SRM
44
STYLE Rich, luxurious oatmeal stout with a deep bitterness
MALTS Ale, Chocolate, Medium Crystal, Gladiator, Dark Crystal, Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats
HOPS Southern Cross, Wakatu, Taiheke, NZ Cascade, Lyttelton Coffee Company roasted Mexican coffee beans.
A New World stout brewed with cold pressed Mexican coffee beans delivered from straight across the street by Lyttelton Coffee Company. With deep chocolate notes from roasted barley and chocolate malts and a late Taiheke hop aroma gives a luxurious coffee finish .