The Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company in Leigh, Auckland City, New Zealand | Brewery

The Leigh Sawmill Cafe in Leigh offer a restaurant, accommodation and The Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company, located in the Auckland region of New Zealand.

The Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company's Brewery Cellar Door... hand crafted natural beer is available for you to enjoy at your leisure, on draught, at The Sawmill Café in Leigh.

Tours and Tasting at the The Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company in Leigh, Auckland, NZ.
Peter (the brewer) and Decima (the Brewery manager) welcome visitors to the micro-Brewery. It is a compact brewing plant. A display board outlines the brewing process.

Safety
As a ?working? Brewery, safety requirements must be followed at all times. Children must be closely supervised. Access to some areas will be restricted on brew days.

Group Tours
Informative group tours, that include a full tasting, can be arranged and must be pre-booked. Please call or email for details and a quote.
Allow a minimum of 45 minutes to 1 hour for the tour and tasting.

Small groups and individuals
For small groups (1-4 persons) tasting is available to the purchaser. Established in 2004 by the owner operators, Peter and Decima Freckleton, The Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company specializes in natural, hand crafted, premium beers.

Each batch is brewed in the age old tradition in a copper kettle and fermented in timber clad fermentation tanks, before being transferred to the stainless steel conditioning tanks to condition naturally.

All beers are made from the finest selected ingredients. These include a range of classic malts, wheat and corn from New Zealand, Australia and the UK and traditional hop varieties from Nelson. Ultra filtered rain water and specialty yeasts are used to further enhance the natural flavours of the brews. There are no artificial additives, sugars or preservatives. The beers are unpasteurised and unfiltered. more about...
Hand crafted beers available ?on draught at the Sawmill Café? and from the Brewery Cellar door to consume at home.

CRYSTAL WHEAT BEER
Named ?Crystal? because of its unique colour qualities, this beer is made to the brewer?s own special recipe using 60% wheat and 40% Pilsner malt. more about...

BLADE PILSNER
A distinctive, flavoursome beer that ?sharpens? the appetite. This is a traditional Bavarian lager using Pilsner malt and European hop varieties. more about...

Leigh PALE ALE
Named after the unique fishing village at Cape Rodney, the home of the Sawmill Brewing Company, this beer is based on an India Pale Ale style and is brewed to reflect a traditional London Ale. more about...

THORNYCROFT DARK ALE
This ale takes its name from the sturdy old Thornycroft engine in the grounds of the Sawmill Café. Strong in flavour and colour, this typical dark ale is styled on the English Porter. more about...
Bottled Specialty Beers are subject to availability and include:

THE ?DOCTOR? For lovers of strong, complex, dark ales. more about...

12 GAUGE For Pilsner lovers wanting just that little bit more.