A city-wide fresh hop celebration

 
 

Hopstock 2023: Weds April 19th - Sunday April 23rd

The eleventh annual Craft Beer Capital Hopstock festival takes place across Wellington's best beer venues April 19th - 23rd 2023.

Hopstock is a celebration of New Zealand's hop harvest, specifically the fresh-hopped beers that can only be made in a very small window, following the annual hop harvest.

Not only is Hopstock a great opportunity to try some of the fresh hop brews from the 2023 hop harvest, but it's also an activity! Taste 15 Hopstock beers, collect a stamp for each one and be in to win.

While the Hopstock trail is an 18+ activity, it is very important to note that you don't have to drink alcohol to be part of the fun and prizes!  

Special Hopstock trail cards will allow you to collect a stamp from the corresponding venue when you purchase from them:

You can submit brochures with at least 15 stamps until April 30th 2023 to enter the Hopstock Prize Draw.

Download the 2023 Brochure

Download full 2023 brochure

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Physical copies of the 2023 brochure will be available at the Hopstock bars from the outset of Hopstock (April 19th - 23rd, 2023)

The Normal CBC Trail During Hopstock

Feel free to do the normal Craft Beer Capital trail while you're Hopstocking around, but please note that our policy is for venues to give out one stamp per-item purchased.

1 item = 1 stamp in one brochure. 2 items = 1 stamp in each brochure.

Essentially, treat the Hopstock brochure like you would a normal one.

Please Drink Responsibly

The Hopstock trail is an appreciation of great fresh-hopped beer across all of our awesome Wellington beer venues. IT IS NOT intended to be viewed or used as a "pub crawl" or a "piss up." Patrons who are intending to try multiple event beers across many venues are strongly discouraged from doing this in a short space of time - spread it out over the five days, and enjoy some of the beers in half or tasting sizes instead of full pints.

Please note that you don't have to drink alcohol to be part of the trail activity. Hopstock Stamps can also be collected for food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases at each of the corresponding venues - so enjoy some lunch or dinner and snack regularly. Water will be readily available for free in all licensed premises, so take full advantage of this and have a glass between beers and venues.

On top of the strict liquor licensing and service laws in New Zealand, please also be aware that each bar has their own policies regarding the mitigation of patron intoxication and service of alcohol, to which you must adhere. The Hopstock bars have absolutely no obligation to afford special treatment to people visiting for Hopstock. You must be at least 18 years old to partake in this event, or be accompanied by a legal guardian.