MOA BEER

About

Moa Beer is made the way beer used to be made before everyone started making it differently

Story

The Moa Brewing Company was founded in 2003 by Josh Scott, the son of renowned Marlborough winemaker Allan Scott, with a focus on brewing super premium handcrafted beers.

The Moa brewery is situated among the vineyards in the world famous winemaking region of Marlborough, New Zealand, which isn’t surprising considering Josh is also a winemaker and according to him, “It takes a lot of beer to make a good wine”.

The name “Moa” (pronounced “more”) also derives from the region as early settlers to the area hunted Moa (New Zealand’s extinct giant flightless bird), which were in huge abundance in the Wairau Valley. Josh even hand delivered early trial brews to archaeologists working a Moa bone dig near the brewery. Unlike the Moa, the archaeologists survived.

The international multi-award winning range of Moa beers and ciders are proudly brewed using traditional, costly, inefficient and labour intensive techniques with a focus on local ingredients, including internationally renowned New Zealand hops.

Made the way beer used to be made before everyone started making it differently, most of our beers are rounded off through the use of winemaking techniques, such as bottle conditioning where a small amount of active yeast and priming sugar is added to the brew just before bottling (like Champagne). This is why you may find some sediment at the bottom of each bottle.

This traditional technique naturally carbonates the beer, significantly enhances shelf life and longevity, creates dynamic and complex flavours that change over time (like a good wine), and gives the beer an elegant, champagne-like mouthfeel.

Mission

Brewed in New Zealand using traditional, costly, inefficient and labour intensive techniques.

Products

Classic Range:

Moa Original Lager
Moa Session Pale Ale
Moa Apple Cider

Estate Range:

Moa Methode Pilsner
Moa South Pacific IPA

Reserve Range:

Moa Five Hop English Ale
Moa Southern Alps White IPA
Moa St Josephs Belgian Tripel
Moa Imperial Stout

Special Reserve Range:

The Moa Special Reserve Program showcases Head Brewer David Nicholls’ renowned creativity and diverse range of skills. New recipes are trialled, ancient recipes from plague times are resurrected, wild yeasts are experimented with, and techniques such as barrel fermenting and ageing are used.