BEER FOR EVERY PALATE, EVERY DAY

One of the best things about the rise of real beer is the return of small, local breweries. Here at McLeod's, 'small' and 'local' go hand-in-hand with quality and variety. This is evident in our winning the Champion New Zealand Medium Brewery 2024 award, adding to our previous win in 2021, and our first-ever Champion New Zealand Beer for Tropical Cyclone Double IPA.


From our year-round range to our mixed fermentation and barrel-aged Smugglers Bay Collection, we make good beer for every palate, every day. Our fans are as diverse as our brews, so our beer is delicious and balanced whatever the style. Find out more about each one by clicking on the bottle or tap badge below.


Here's to enjoying our beer in your little slice of paradise!

YEAR-ROUND

Well-crafted | Steady on

There’s a reason for the tried-and-true, perennial styles that make up the heart of our roster: they’re everyday beers that transcend the ‘everyday.’ Never plain, definitely balanced and always drinkable. You know quality when you taste it. Think of these as the 'core with more,' and you’ve hit the mark.

Longboarder Lager 330ml cans

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24 cans, save $10

Longboarder Lager 330ml cans

ABV 5.0%
Our flagship beer. A German Pilsner at heart with a heavy dose of New... more info

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Paradise Pale Ale 330ml cans

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24 cans, Save $10

Paradise Pale Ale 330ml cans

ABV 5.5%
Our other flagship beer, an award-winning international-style Pale Ale, hoppy with a smooth malty... more info

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Cove Unfiltered Pale Ale 330ml Can

ABV 4.8%
NEW 330ml cans now available in both 6 packs & cases of 24 for... more info

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Northern Light Lager 330ml can x 6 Pack

ABV 2.3%
Classic Lager Taste. Half the size. Meet 2.3% ABV Northern Light Vienna Lager. Crisp... more info

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Longboarder Lager

ABV 5.0%
Our flagship beer is now in 440ML Cans. A German Pilsner at heart with... more info

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Paradise Pale Ale

ABV 5.5%
Now in 440ml Cans! Our other flagship beer, an award-winning international-style Pale Ale, hoppy... more info

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Far North Chili Pils

ABV 5.2%
Far North Chili Pilsner is Northland in a beer. A classic New Zealand-style Pilsner... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Great Migration IPA

ABV 6.8%
Before haze became a craze, Great Migration IPA was there. It's our original IPA.... more info
440ml
$10.99 each

Tropical Cyclone Double IPA

ABV 8.0%
Tropical Cyclone™ Double IPA is big, bold and masterfully melds New Zealand and American... more info

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Pioneer Brown Porter

ABV 5.5%
Our take on an English-style Brown Porter, Pioneer is an award-winning beer that blends a... more info

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Cove Unfiltered Pale Ale

ABV 4.8%
Lovingly known here at the brewery as "802 Jr." Cove Unfiltered Pale Ale melds... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Billycan Milk Stout

ABV 5.2%
Billycan Milk Stout pours black as night with a creamy off-white head, it boasts... more info
500ml
$9.99 each

Traders Scotch Ale

ABV 7.2%
Our Scottish Wee Heavy or Strong Scotch Ale melds our house English ale yeast... more info
500ml
$11.99 each

Longboarder Lager 24 x 330ml bottle Case

ABV 5.0%
Case of 24 x 330ml bottles. Our flagship beer. A German Pilsner at... more info
24 x 330ml
$89.00 each

Paradise Pale Ale 24 x 330ml Bottles Case

ABV 5.5%
Case of 24 x 330ml bottles. Our other flagship beer, an award-winning international-style Pale Ale,... more info
24 x 330ml
$97.00 each

Pioneer Brown Porter 24 X 330ml case

ABV 5.5%
Available for a limited time only — Case of 24 x 330ml bottles. Our take... more info
24 x 330ml
$105.00 each

Seasonal Releases

Innovative | In Season

Is good beer ever out of season? Our collective, biased voice says, ‘No.’ Yet it does seem that while some months beg for crisp, chili pilsner, others seem to limp along without something bold, dark and decidedly imperial in a glass. We understand. Our seasonal range is a chance for our brewery team to flex their creative muscles and have a play. And who doesn’t like to play?

Sunset Surf Pale Ale

ABV 4.5%
Sunset Surf Pale Ale brings a wave of US Loral and NZ... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Good Vibrations Double IPA

ABV 8.4%
We harnessed all the feels for 8.4% ABV Good... more info
440ml
$11.99 each

Simple Pleasures Unfiltered IPA

ABV 7.2%
Breathe, kick off your shoes & crack into a 7.2% ABV Simple Pleasures... more info
440ml
$10.99 each

Monument Valley American Pale Ale

ABV 5.3%
Pale Ale is easy to make. Making it great is something else. And like... more info

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Long Lunch Summer Ale

ABV 3.0%
Belgians have a way with beer, brewing classic styles that pair amazingly... more info
440ml
$8.49 each

Up North IPA

ABV 7.0%
Like a summer explosion on your palate, new Up North IPA is jam-packed with... more info
440ml
$11.99 each

Sunset Belgian Wit

ABV 4.9%
Our nod to a neo-classic style, we made our Belgian Wit traditionally with... more info
440ml
$8.99 each

White Sand White IPA

ABV 6.6%
A cross between a Belgian Wit & a classic IPA, White Sand IPA was... more info

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Classic German Pilsener

ABV 5.4%
Oktoberfest is a perennial inspiration & gives us a chance to flex... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Kolsch Ale

ABV 5.0%
As spring hits, Oktoberfest looms large in Germany. We may be a hemisphere away... more info

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Big Brum Dark Mild

ABV 3.3%
For a beer style on the brink of extinction, English Mild Ale has roared... more info

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Cruisin Cold IPA

ABV 5.8%
Brewed cold with our house lager yeast, this one’s for beer lovers who “get... more info

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Take it Easy™ Unfiltered IPA

ABV 6.5%
Chill vibes come easily with this one, ramped to the nth degree with NZ... more info

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Van Life Unfiltered Pale Ale

ABV 5.8%
Van Life Unfiltered Pale Ale is a hop-bomb of US Idaho 7 and NZ... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Marlin Alley IPA

ABV 6.0%
Northland’s Marlin Alley so mesmerised American writer Zane Grey back in the... more info
440ml
$10.99 each

Blue Sky American Pale Ale

ABV 5.3%
This is an American-style Pale Ale with Talus and Citra hops, so you'll get... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Sea Spray Dry Hopped Pilsner

ABV 5.3%
When is NZ Pilsner actually a Pilsner? When it’s Sea Spray Dry-hopped... more info
440ml
$9.99 each

Wicker Basket Tropical Sour

ABV 5.4%
Like its basket mates, Wicker Basket Tropical Sour is all about fruit! This time,... more info
440ml
$8.99 each

Smuggler's Bay Collection

Barrel-aged | Time Travelers

Our Smugglers Bay Collection answers the age-old question: what happens when good beer ages in good barrels? Add a thread of microflora or lactic acid bacteria to the mix (sometimes) and you start to understand these beers. Whether it’s our medal-winning Black Rye Sour Ale or Bourbon-barrel Aged Milk Stout, each is made with an eye on pushing boundaries whilst keeping drinkability at a maximum. These beers have been known to bring out the miserly in those who relish, collect and tuck away. We absolutely condone this behaviour.

Blackwatch

ABV 10.0%
Brewed in 2022 and bottle conditioned, this semi-annual brew was made with a parti-gyle... more info

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Cherimoya & Sage Blended Sour Ale

ABV 6.0%
Occasionally we can get our hands on some of this magical fruit. Grown in... more info
500ml
$15.99 each

Barley Wine

ABV 10.0%
Our Smugglers Bay Barley Wine is our first in the style. And it's big.... more info
500ml
$14.99 each

Hibiscus Chamomile Ale

ABV 3.6%
We aged some of our Hot Curl-Hibiscus sour with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. Then we added... more info
500ml
$9.99 each

Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale

ABV 8.7%
In late 2022 we acquired some ex-Tennessee bourbon casks, from Brown-Foreman. We filled them... more info
500ml
$16.99 each

Seasonal Kegs

Innovative | In Season

Is good beer ever out of season? Our collective, biased voice says, ‘No.’ Yet it does seem that while some months beg for crisp, chili pilsner, others seem to limp along without something bold, dark and decidedly imperial in a glass. We understand. Our seasonal range is a chance for our brewery team to flex their creative muscles and have a play. And who doesn’t like to play?

Northern Light Lager

ABV 2.3%
Classic Lager Taste. Half the size. Meet 2.3% ABV Northern Light Vienna Lager. Crisp lager profile upfront with cracker-like aroma. It drinks smooth & hits above its weight with... more info

Far North Chili Pils

ABV 5.2%
Far North Chili Pilsner is Northland in a beer. A classic New Zealand-style Pilsner with a heroic dose of our fave Kiwi hot sauce, it's all capsicum, surf and summer... more info

Cove Unfiltered Pale Ale

ABV 4.7%
Lovingly known here at the brewery as "802 Jr." Cove Unfiltered Pale Ale melds a revolving medley of hops for a perennially massive citrus blast & fruit salad notes from the... more info

Blue Sky American Pale Ale

ABV 5.3%
This is an American-style Pale Ale with Talus and Citra hops, so you'll get plenty of bright grapefruit over citrus aroma and flavour. It's all balanced on a soft malt... more info

Marlin Alley IPA

ABV 6.0%
Northland’s Marlin Alley so mesmerised American writer Zane Grey back in the day he dubbed it “Angler’s El Dorado” because the sea there teemed with fierce, fighting marlins.... more info

Forest of giants WCIPA

ABV 7.0%
Like giant Kauri looming large over Northland forests, this West Coast IPA is an ode to New Zealand, packed with three of our fave NZ hopstars - Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka... more info

Classic German Pilsener

ABV 5.4%
Oktoberfest is a perennial inspiration & gives us a chance to flex our brewing muscles to bring you the best German-style lager we can. This year, it's a... more info

Subtropical Stout

You know the stout, the one made all over the world - from China to the Caribbean? The one sold from Singapore to the Pacific Islands? This isn't that. But Subtropical is a well-crafted, warm-fermented dark lager.... more info

Rustic Manor US IPA

ABV 6.5%
A lighter version of a West Coast IPA and packed with two stand out hops: Citra and Amarillo. Citra hammers in the dank citrus while Amarillo fills in with ruby... more info

Sea Spray Dry Hopped Pilsner

ABV 5.3%
When is NZ Pilsner actually a Pilsner? When it’s Sea Spray Dry-hopped Pilsner! Brewed like a proper pilsner but macrodosed (in whirlpool and dry-hopping) with Riwaka and Nelson... more info

Wicker Basket Tropical Sour

ABV 5.4%
Wicker Basket Tropical Sour is all about fruit! This time, tangerine and pink guava mingle ever-so nicely. From its fluffy white head with lovely lacing to its juicy tangerine palate... more info

802 Series

Unfiltered - Unapologetic

Our 802 Series of unfiltered IPAs gets its name from the telephone code of Vermont (aka the Green Mountain State), the U.S state where Head Brewer Jason Bathgate grew up. It's also the spot most point to as the incubator for modern American hazy IPAs. But our fresh, cloudy brews are more than imitators of the 'haze craze' or the rising New England-style.Each showcases different hops in a well-crafted unfiltered IPA. Grab a can, pint or flagon and remember, when you're 'in the 802,' #freshisbest.