Hopnotic Brewery

03/09/2026

Why wait until Sunday to celebrate Dad when the weather’s looking a bit crap? 🌧️
Saturday’s looking like the better day weather-wise… and possibly the better day for the wife too. 😂
Bring Dad down to Hopnotic on Saturday for a few beers, some pizza and a proper Father’s Day warm-up. 🍺🍕
The plan is simple: Get him suitably tired out on Saturday so he can’t stay up late watching the rugby… then he’ll be fresh as a daisy for his Father’s Day chores on Sunday.
Vacuuming ✔️
Bathrooms ✔️
Ironing ✔️
Maybe even the dishes if you play your cards right. 😉
See? We don’t just think about the dads on Father’s Day weekend.
We think about the wives too. 😂🍺
New pizza menu • Great beers • Happy times
Friday from 4pm
Saturday from 2pm

27/08/2026

10/06/2026

🚜 FIELDAYS GOT YOU WALKING MILES? 🍺
Need a break from the crowds, gumboots and endless machinery?
Hopnotic Brewery at The Woolshed is only a few kilometres from Fieldays and ready to rescue you with cold beer, pizzas, good company and a relaxed country atmosphere.

✔ Award-winning craft beer brewed on site ✔ Woodfired pizzas ✔ Gin, wine and other options available ✔ Plenty of space to unwind ✔ A 130-year-old Woolshed packed with character.

Whether you've spent the day buying tractors, looking at shiny things you definitely don't need, or simply collecting enough free pens to last a lifetime, we've got your post-Fieldays recovery sorted.
Trade the crowds for a pint and a pizza.
📍 Hopnotic Brewery @ The Woolshed 📍 400 Raynes Road, Rukuhia
See you after Fieldays. We'll keep the beer cold. 🍻
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20/05/2026

🚨 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Your “quick quiet drink” has officially turned into:
🍺 “just one more”
🍕 half a pizza you swore you’d share
🤣 a conversation with strangers that somehow ends in everyone solving the world’s problems.
Welcome to life at Hopnotic Brewery @ The Woolshed.
Where the beer is cold, the pizzas disappear faster than your weekend plans, and the atmosphere has more flavour than your uncle’s homemade BBQ sauce. 🌪️🍻
✔ Fresh local beer
✔ Pizzas worth loosening the belt for
✔ Good humans
✔ Zero pretentious nonsense
✔ A Woolshed with more character than most reality TV casts
Still sitting at home scrolling?
Your new local is waiting.
📍400 Raynes Road, Rukuhia
✈️ Just down from Hamilton Airport
⏰ Open:
Thursday & Friday from 4pm
Saturday from 2pm
Bring your mates.
Bring the family.
Bring that one friend who says “I don’t really like beer”... we’ll fix that. 🍺🐑

15/05/2026

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Brian.
Brian was the person with the vision to move the old Woolshed and create the foundation for what would eventually become Hopnotic Brewery.
Without that vision, I would never have had the chance to meet so many of you, share beers, stories, laughs, and build the community we have today.
For those of you who knew Brian and spent time discussing the countless topics he loved diving into, you’ll know he was a man of passion, ideas, and vision. He always had another project, another plan, another spark of inspiration. But above everything else, nothing meant more to him than his family.
The team at Hopnotic is thinking of them all at this incredibly difficult time.
Personally, I’m going to miss going to Brian for advice more than words can say. After losing my own dad nearly 20 years ago, I’ve realised just how much Brian became a father figure to me over the years. He was always the one I went to for advice.
For those who can’t make the funeral, come in and have a beer for Brian.
The funeral will be held this coming Monday at 2pm at The Oaks, 400 Raynes Road.
Brian mate, I’m going to miss those Saturday chats where I always walked away inspired, motivated, and full of passion again. You never stopped moving, never stopped dreaming.
But now mate it's time to rest. 🍻