Steam Brewing Company is a New Zealand

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located in

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. It was founded in October 1995 as the brewery for the Cock & Bull

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and currently brews beers for the Cock & Bull chain of taverns, as well as the retail beer Epic Pale Ale and several contracted beers including TaaKawa Ale. and previously (till March 2005) the bottled beers for the Loaded Hog pub chain. The original East Tāmaki location was decommissioned in September 2004, and by 2005, Cock & Bull had opened a chain of five taverns. In August 2004, Steam Brewing Company purchased Auckland Breweries to meet increased production demands. This new site contained a 200 bottle per minute glass packaging line, able to fill beer, juice, cider, energy drinks, RTDs and other cold beverages. October 2007, Steam Brewing Company sold the

Epic Brewing Company Epic Brewing Company is a brewing company located in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. Epic beers are contract brewed at Steam Brewing Company. Their beers have won several awards in New Zealand and Australia. Epic went into liquidation on 25 J ...

and Epic brand to then Head Brewer / General Manager, Luke Nicholas. The Epic beers continue to be brewed by Steam Brewing Company.

Cock & Bull pubs

There are four Cock & Bull pubs located in Auckland and one in Hamilton. Auckland Locations: *Botany *Ellerslie *Newmarket *Lynfield Steam Brewing Company supplies tap beer for Foundation Bar & Restaurant in Hamilton and Szimpla Bar & Gastro at Auckland Airport under the Steam Brewing name.

Awards

Steam Brewing Company's beers have won numerous awards in New Zealand and Australia. Monk's Habit was judged best in class at the 2005

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, and won the Supreme Champion award at the 1999 and 2001 New Zealand International Beer Awards. Epic Pale Ale was named Supreme Winner at the 2006 New Zealand International Beer Awards.

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Steam Brewing Company

Epic Brewing Company
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