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All of our delicious award winning brews are served in either pint (500ml) or half pint (300ml).
Vienna Lager – 4.8% 🍺🥨🇩🇪
Raise your steins, folks — this year we’re doing things a little differently! Brewed exclusively for Brooktoberfest, our Vienna Lager brings a touch of malty magic to the party. Expect a crisp, clean lager base with a smooth caramel malt backbone that’ll have any lager purist nodding in approval.
Perfectly balanced with a gentle bitterness and a light floral hop finish, it’s the kind of beer that pairs just as well with pretzels and bratwurst as it does with good times and bad dancing.
Golden-amber, well rounded, and ridiculously drinkable — this one’s made for clinking steins, shouting “Prost!” and one of Marti's delicious bratwursts đźŚ
De Brookie is clean, crisp, refreshing and very, very easy to smash – in a responsible and moderate way.
Name: Cerveza De Brookvale
Style: Mexican Lager
Key Words: Refreshing, crisp, clear, clean- it’s summer you can drink
ABV: 4.2%
IBU/hop descriptor: 12 IBU
Hops: Loral (US), Chinook (US)
Aroma: Subtle corn, with subdued soft floral, citrus and peppery notes
Flavor/body: Crisp, quenching, clean
[The following is a fictional representation of actual events]
[The scene: a dark and stormy Friday morning in the brewery. Winter is approaching]
Nick: Welcome back Ted, how was Port Vila?
Ted: Port what now?
Nick: I don’t know mate, I can’t keep up with your holidays. Anyway, I've been thinking, we need a new beer. Something light, easy drinking, sessionable. Kind of like the Lager, but something that doesn’t take as long as a Lager to make.
Ted: Sounds like a Kolsch, that ticks all those boxes. Chris - are you happy to have a crack at that?
Chris: Yeah for sure, I attempted one for the 4th birthday and it was nothing like a Kolsch, so I feel like I have unfinished business. I strongly feel though -, you can’t make a Kolsch without using a yeast strain originating from Cologne.
Alex: Why? What even makes a Kolsch?
Chris: A Kolsch is a German Ale originating from Cologne. It uses a variant of ale yeast fermented colder than an Ale, and then is cold conditioned like a Lager. Such a great style. I feel like everyone else makes a Kolsch and they taste kinda generic beer though, a proper yeast straight will give it the nuance of a true Kolsch.
[A few weeks later….]
Chris: Right Ted, Kolsch is good to go mate, has the flavour profile I was after.
Ted: Nice one bud. And it fits the brief? I.e. closer to a mid strength, quicker than a Lager?
Chris: Damn straight. Technically we’ve gone rogue here, it doesn’t fit into the style guidelines for a Kolsch it’s 3.6% abv, i’ve used a mix of English and German hops, and we’re not lagering it for as long, but we’re Bucketty’s not some brewery in Cologne.
Ted: Thanks ChrisGPT. I thought we had landed on Bucketty’s Draught
Chris: Wikipedia mate… haven’t completely gone to the dark side yet. I hate that name though.
Ted: The rest of our beers are literal names, so let’s go with Kolsch and see how it goes.
Laura: Oh hi! So what am I painting on the board?
Chris: Well I'm guessing German tanks and U-Boats won’t be endorsed… The beer is light, bright, and easy… so I'm thinking of something simple and bright. How about you make it look like the intro to the Simpsons, you know, sky and clouds?
Laura: Gorgeous. What does it taste like?
Chris: Beautifully bright and clear, light amber colour. Aroma and flavours tend to delicately subtle notes of fruit - apple, pear, white grapes.
Ted: I can’t wait for this beer!
[Enter stage left, Bucketty’s Kolsch]
[The End]
(Nano) Märzen - 6.0%
A Märzen is a smooth, amber lager with rich malty sweetness, gentle toasty notes, and a clean, dry finish. Traditionally brewed in March (“März”) and stored cold over summer, it’s the classic Oktoberfest beer — hearty, balanced, and built for long days of celebration.
Brewed with beechwood-smoked malt, this amber lager greets you with aromas of smoked bacon, caramelised biscuit, and that moment when you realise your barbecue has gone too far. The palate delivers layers of rich malt sweetness, toasted bread, and a lingering, campfire-kissed finish that says, “Yes, we meant to do that.”
As a special occasion, this Oktoberfest we are going to make available the experience of Bierstacheln, or German beer poking. Put simply we heat a metal rod until it is glowing hot and stick it in the beer. The sugars caramelise, the head froths up into warm goodness and the flavour and aroma of the beer shifts to gorgeousness..
Flavour: Rich malt (Roast meat when hot poked)
Aroma: Smoky bacon
Mouthfeel: Rich malt, sweet
Name: Brooktoberfest 2025 Märzen
Style: Märzen
Hops: Czech Saaz, Hallertau Perle
Key Words: Smoky, Malty, Distinct
Session American Pale Ale / (Pale Ale No. 4)- 3.6%
In a stunning turn of events that is set to rock the very foam off our little craft beer microcosm, our once-proud 5.5% American Pale Ale has quietly rebranded itself as a 3.9% “session” pale ale—citing a perfect storm of Trump-era tariffs on raw materials, climate change-fueled hop shortages, and a vague but persistent TikTok trend claiming that “bitterness is a microaggression.”
In all seriousness this is a “strategic pivot” to meet the evolving palate of drinkers who want all the IPA but none of the ABV, and definitely none of the international trade drama, whilst continually trying to evolve Pale Ale No. 2 into something the brew crew actually enjoy.
While wiping away a tear with a discarded Cascade hop pellet you can hear Chris mutter “it’s not weaker, it’s economically liberated.”
Flavour: Strong citrus notes, resinous, with slightly spicy and earthy undertones
Aroma: Grapefruit, Pine, Resin
Mouthfeel: True to style upfront bitterness, leading to a crisp, dry finish
Name: Session American Pale / Pale Ale No. 4
Style: American Pale Ale
Hops: Chinook, Cascade (NZ otherwise known as Taiheke)
Tropical and tangy. Our sour is bursting with pineapple and mango flavour to keep the holiday vibe going all summer.
500 Beers Later - 7.2%
Imagine Bucketty’s West Coast IPA had a freak off with last year’s Dank As Fuck IPA. They were carefree and didn’t use protection. The result….. 500 Beers Later.
Celebrating our 500th batch of beer, Ted and Chris were joined by Tony D - Bucketty’s OG head brewer, to design and brew this special occasion beer. We decided to go big, bold and flavoursome. A punch in the face and a kick in the nuts (at the same time) of hops to celebrate one of the brewers favourite styles.
Flavour: Strong citrus
Aroma: Sweet Mandarin, Citrus Peel
Mouthfeel: True to style upfront bitterness, leading to a long, dry finish
Name: 500 Beers Later
Style: West Coast IPA
Hops: Chinook, Columbus, Mosaic, Strata
Style: American IPA
Aroma: Rock Melon, Citrus & Floral
Flavour: Stone Fruit, Tropical & Slight Pine
Hops: Centennial, El Dorado & Citra
Blonde Ale — Cask Only
Brewed by our legendary head brewer Ted, this golden Blonde Ale is basically summer in liquid form. Bursting with bright citrus and wrapped in an easy, sun-kissed malt profile, it’s the kind of beer that makes you forget what you were doing… in the best way.
And the kicker? You can only get it on cask. Fresh, smooth, and tasting like it was poured straight from summer itself. Get it while the cask lasts!
Pouring an obsidian black, it’ll make a long black look like dishwater, with a creamy tan head that hopefully doesn’t disappear like your best mate when it’s his round.
Flavour: It’s like biting into a rich, dark chocolate bar while sipping on a freshly brewed espresso, all rounded off with the subtle nuttiness of oats. There’s a cheeky bitterness that sneaks in at the end, leaving your taste buds nodding in approval.
Aroma: Take a sniff and you’ll think you’ve wandered into a hipster café. You’ll get smacked in the nose with roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate, and toasted oats.
Mouthfeel: Full-bodied and smoother than your best pickup line after a few pints. It’s got dry bitterness at the end, just to remind you it’s a serious beer, not some fruity nonsense.
Pairings: Goes down a treat with a beef stew that’s been cooking longer than your nan’s life story, or a chocolate cake that’s richer than a mining mogul. Or even better, sat around the bush telly with mates.
Stout - Because sometimes, the best adventures happen after dark.
Name: Bucketty's Stout
Style: Dry Irish /Oatmeal Stout
Hops: Centennial, Fuggles
Key Words: Dry, Roasty, Coffee, Dark Chocolate
It's ok, we can't all be legends! We've got a full bar license and serve a range of locally produced wines, spirits, cocktails, juices and soft drinks. We even have alcohol free beer options. There's something for everyone!