RENAISSANCE

"Award-winning New Zealand craft beer producer, Renaissance Brewing, is situated in the heart of Marlborough wine country at the top of New Zealand's South Island. Our aim is to make beers that rival our grape-based cousins."

Located in Blenheim, the Renaissance Brewery crafts intensely rewarding ales for the enlightened palate. The brewery is situated at the old Grove Mill on Dodson Street, which is the oldest commercial building in Blenheim. Over the years it has housed an ice cream factory, a malt house, two very famous Marlborough wineries (Grove Mill and Whitehaven) and more recently a craft brewery. The brewery is HACCP accredited and has stringent assurance systems in place to ensure product quality.

Andy Deuchars

Andy is a co-founder of Renaissance Brewing and is responsible for the beers style and design. Having worked and trained as a brewer in California, Andy relocated to Marlborough to be a winemaker. An over-riding passion to try and get the New Zealand beer drinking public out of the dark ages and enlightened towards craft ales ultimately proved too much and in 2005 he swapped the grape for the grain and set about creating a range of beers that would enlighten palates.