Beer and Loathing is an American-style dive bar at 7 Vine Street in the heart of Whangārei. Drinks flow, hot dogs and wings are on the menu, and there is live music.
The bar has 12 rotating taps, two handpulls, a nitro tap and more than 100 beers in the fridge, pouring New Zealand craft beer, cider and wine. Snacks include buffalo or BBQ glazed wings with carrot sticks and celery and ranch dip, and sauces such as ketchup, ranch, BBQ, buffalo and Astro, with beer cheese sauce as an add-on. A deep fried Twinkie with vanilla ice cream is on the dessert list. Four other bars are within a kilometre. The nearest are Judge House of Ale and The Butter Factory, both 0.2 km away, and Jovial Judge Tavern, 0.3 km away, which is rated 4.2 from 227 reviews.