Book your spot on the 2026 Hopstock bus! This tour meets at Golding's Free Dive and takes you all the way to Brewtown Hopstock venues, then stops in at Petone Hopstock venues on the way back, before finishing back in the CBD.
The tour runs for approximately 6.5 hours.

Price includes beer tasters at each venue and food at three stops!

Meet at Golding's Free Dive at 1pm on Sat 18 April, then jump on a private bus and venture north...

Tour will be running on a 'door list'. All bookings will be listed under the purchasers name. Individual tickets will not be issued.

Approximate itinerary:

Stop 1: Meet at Golding's Free Dive. Arrive 1:00pm, leaving 1:40pm

Stop 2: Tuatara Taproom Brewtown. Arrive 2:00pm, leaving 2:30pm. Snack stop.

Stop 3: Panhead Taproom Brewtown. Arrive 2:40pm, leaving 3:10pm

Stop 4: Abandoned Petone. Arrive 3:40pm, leaving 4:10pm. Snack stop.

Stop 5: Sprig + Fern Petone. Arrive 4:20pm, leaving 4:40pm.

Stop 6: Otto Champagneria and Beer Hall. Arrive 5pm, leaving 5:30pm. Snack Stop.

Stop 7: Little Beer Quarter. Arrive 5:40pm.

Approximately 30 minutes will be spent in each venue, enough time to enjoy a tasting-sized glass of their special Hopstock beer (included in price).

Some venues will have more than one fresh hop beer - you'll have time to taste them too but extra beers are not included in the price.

This tour features:

• The Hopstock Beers of 7 Hopstock venues (decent & responsible tasting sizes).
• A private bus will be used to get between the venues.
• Finger food to keep your tummies from rumbling will be provided at three of the locations.
• A Craft Beer Capital passport to unlock great discounts at Craft Beer Capital venues.
• Lovely and informative guides from Craft Beer Captial, providing continual dialog about the bars/breweries/beers.
• Camaraderie and good times.

Meet at 1pm at Golding's Free Dive, where your guides will be waiting for you. Don't worry about printing your tickets, we'll have a list!

We will provide Hopstock stampable trail cards for you to start your Hopstock stamp collection, or you can bring your own if you’ve already got a head start on us! These seven venues will get you around halfway to completing your Hopstock trail card.

Disclaimer: Although unlikely, we reserve the right to change the venues featured on this tour at any time up until the tour begins. If this tour is cancelled you will be informed at least 24 hours in advance and a full refund provided.