Burkes Brewing Co is a pub at 2 Market Place in Twizel, Mackenzie District, rated 4.3 from 59 Google reviews, with a Facebook page in place of a website. A good country pub wears several hats at once: local meeting place, kitchen for road-weary travellers and, in brewery pubs, a chance to try beer you won't find in the supermarket. In a town like Twizel the pub tends to be the community's living room, so expect a mix of locals and visitors fresh from the lake or the hills rather than anything polished. Kitchen hours can shorten outside the summer rush, so check ahead before a long drive, and holiday weekends often reward a booking. Regulars judge a pub on the basics: well-kept beer, honest food and a welcome that doesn't depend on who you are. On Twizel's Market Place, Burkes Brewing Co puts a well-rated local pub in the middle of Mackenzie country.