Aotea Brewing Company is a craft brewery and pub at 50A Mason Road on Great Barrier Island, with a Google rating of 4.8 from 84 reviews. Reviewers mention the locally brewed beers, the sunny spot, the friendly dogs and the food and coffee on site.
The website describes beer brewed in an off-grid brewery and sold without single-use bottles or cans, with fills from the keg at its brewery bar and refillery. Groups and tours can be arranged by email or text, and the company offers pouring equipment for events of all sizes. It also sells tees and hoodies, and lists its bar as open Thursday to Sunday from 12 to 6 pm, with a note about a winter closure, so it is worth checking before a visit.
Its Medlands Beach base makes it a relaxed place to try island beer on Great Barrier Island.