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Opened
  
2006

Epic Pale Ale
  
American Pale Ale

Epic Armageddon IPA
  
IPA

Owned by
  
Luke Nicholas

Epic Lager
  
Lager

Founded
  
2006

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Location
  
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand

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Epic Brewing Company is a brewing company located in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. Epic beers are contract brewed at Steam Brewing Company. Their beers have won several awards in New Zealand and Australia.

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In October 2007, Steam Brewing Company sold the Epic Brewing Company and Epic brand to Head Brewer / General Manager, Luke Nicholas. The Epic beers will continue being brewed at Steam Brewing Company.

Epic Brewing Company started exporting to Australia in May 2009, to the United States and Sweden in 2010 and to Belgium and Italy in 2011.

Nicholas was invited by Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Brewery to brew a beer with him for the Discovery Channel series Brew Masters, where the duo concocted a beer called Portamarillo, brewed with pōhutukawa wood-smoked Tamarillo fruit.

In 2011, Kelly Ryan joined Epic and the two travelled around New Zealand, filming NZ Craft Beer TV, during which they visited 44 breweries around New Zealand. This show resulted in a collaborative recipe that they thought captured the current state of New Zealand brewing, a 6% New Zealand Pale Ale called Mash Up. Collaborating breweries were allowed input into the recipe and invited along for the brew day.

2011 also saw the release of Epic Hop Zombie, an 8.5% Double IPA, Epic LARGER, an 8.5% Imperial Pilsner and the first beer in their new Epicurean series, a Coffee & Fig Imperial Oatmeal Stout at 8% abv.

Epic brewing company


Awards

Epic Armageddon IPA
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2015 Australian International Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Bronze - 2010 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2009 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Epic Pale Ale
  • Silver - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Bronze - 2009 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2008 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Silver - 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
  • Supreme Champion Beer - 2006 New Zealand International Beer Awards.
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2006 New Zealand International Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2006 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Silver - 2006 Australian International Beer Awards
  • Epic Mayhem
  • Gold - 2010 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Silver - 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
  • Bronze - 2007 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2006 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Epic Barrel Aged IPA
  • Bronze - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Gold & Best in Class - 2010 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Epic Porter
  • Silver - 2007 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Epic Lager
  • Silver - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Bronze - 2009 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Bronze - 2007 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Epic Thornbridge Stout
  • Bronze - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Oak Barrel Aged Epic Thornbridge Stout
  • Silver - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • NZ Craft Beer TV Mash Up
  • Silver - 2011 BrewNZ Beer Awards
  • Accolades

    Best Beers of Australia and New Zealand 2010 - RateBeer.com

    Best Beer 2008 - Metro Magazine

    Best Beer 2007 - NZ Listener

    References

    Epic Brewing Company Wikipedia