16 TUN

16 TUN Unlike most bars, which are ‘Tied Houses’, we can offer our customers the carefully crafted beer FREE HOUSE. Free from what you might ask?
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Well, in our case, having to stock the products of just one brewery. Unlike most bars, which are ‘Tied Houses’, we can offer our customers the carefully crafted beers of independent brewers from all over the country. We’re passionate about providing the best beer New Zealand has to offer. Even our name is a nod to the brewer’s noble art. A Tun is an insulated brewing vessel used in the mashing and

lautering stages of beer making. Like our beer, our food has been designed and prepared by people who care about their craft. Which is why we only choose the freshest ingredients and make everything by hand, so you can enjoy the best New Zealand has to offer.

👑 King’s Birthday Weekend at 16 Tun 👑We’re open from 11:30am every day across the long weekend, so whether you’re kickin...
27/05/2026

👑 King’s Birthday Weekend at 16 Tun 👑

We’re open from 11:30am every day across the long weekend, so whether you’re kicking things off early, settling in for a lazy afternoon, or chasing a few late ones, we’ve got you covered.

🍺 Cold beers
🍔 Full kitchen menu
🎉 No public holiday surcharge

Round up the crew and make the most of the extra day off. See you at the Tun.

🚨 COMING SOON TO 16 TUN 🚨We’ve got something fresh landing on tap soon… 🍻The latest Hāpi Sessions Garage Project series ...
25/05/2026

🚨 COMING SOON TO 16 TUN 🚨
We’ve got something fresh landing on tap soon… 🍻

The latest Hāpi Sessions Garage Project series is on the way, featuring bold collabs, colorful design, and seriously drinkable brews.

✨ Try Something New ✨

Keep an eye out for:
🌙 Many Moons – Hazy Session Pale
🌌 Interstellar Burst – West Coast Cold IPA
🌅 See You On The Flipside – Old School WCIPA

Limited release. Fresh drops. Good times at 16 Tun.

We’re excited to welcome Quiz Haus to 16 Tun for a night of trivia, laughs, cold beers, and epic prizes 🍻🧠🏆Get the crew ...
12/05/2026

We’re excited to welcome Quiz Haus to 16 Tun for a night of trivia, laughs, cold beers, and epic prizes 🍻🧠🏆

Get the crew together and join us for what’s set to be a seriously fun night. With prizes up for grabs (including spot prizes), this is one you won’t want to miss.

⚠️ BOOK NOW! – tables will fill fast, so lock yours in now.

📍 16 Tun, Jellicoe Street, Auckland
🗓 Saturday 23rd May
⏰ 7:00pm sharp

Tag your smartest mate… or the one who just thinks they are 👀

🔥 Top 100 Iconic Auckland Eats 2026 🔥Our Buffalo Chicken Wings have made the list — and honestly, it’s no surprise.We’re...
07/05/2026

🔥 Top 100 Iconic Auckland Eats 2026 🔥
Our Buffalo Chicken Wings have made the list — and honestly, it’s no surprise.
We’re known for pouring some of the best craft beer around, but we’ve always known there’s more to us than just that. Big credit to our chefs, who’ve dialled in these wings to hit that perfect balance of crunch, heat, and flavour every single time.
Crispy, saucy, just the right hit of heat, and finished with a fresh herb kick… these are the kind of wings that don’t stay on the plate for long.
Perfect with a cold beer (or two) and even better with good company.
If you haven’t had them yet, consider this your sign. If you have… you already know.
📍 16 Tun — come get stuck in

🔥 Top 100 Iconic Auckland Eats 2026 🔥Our Buffalo Chicken Wings have made the list — and honestly, it’s no surprise.We’re...
06/05/2026

🔥 Top 100 Iconic Auckland Eats 2026 🔥

Our Buffalo Chicken Wings have made the list — and honestly, it’s no surprise.

We’re known for pouring some of the best craft beer around, but we’ve always known there’s more to us than just that. Big credit to our chefs, who’ve dialled in these wings to hit that perfect balance of crunch, heat, and flavour every single time.

Crispy, saucy, just the right hit of heat, and finished with a fresh herb kick… these are the kind of wings that don’t stay on the plate for long.

Perfect with a cold beer (or two) and even better with good company.

If you haven’t had them yet, consider this your sign. If you have… you already know.

📍 16 Tun — come get stuck in

11/04/2026

Weather Update
We’ll be opening a little later this Sunday to let Cyclone Vaianu pass and make sure our
team can get in safely.
Doors open from 2pm.
Once the storm clears, come dry out with us over a well-earned post-cyclone beer
Stay safe everyone!

Good Friday hours update 🍻16 Tun is closed this Good Friday.We’re back open Saturday–Monday from 11:30am till late.See y...
02/04/2026

Good Friday hours update 🍻

16 Tun is closed this Good Friday.

We’re back open Saturday–Monday from 11:30am till late.

See you soon for burgers, beers, and waterfront hangs. 🍔🍺

HOP INTO APRIL 🌿🍻No festival. No waiting around.Just the freshest hop beers we can get our hands on, pouring all month l...
27/03/2026

HOP INTO APRIL 🌿🍻

No festival. No waiting around.

Just the freshest hop beers we can get our hands on, pouring all month long at 16 Tun.

As soon as they land, they’re going on tap. Bright, green, sticky and tasting exactly as they should.

Fresh hop season doesn’t sit still… and neither do we.

Check out our daily story for what's on tap, what's coming and what's already gone.

🍻 THAT’S A WRAP — RARE BEER CHALLENGE 2026 🍻What a ride.Together, we raised over $8,500 for , an incredible result for a...
25/03/2026

🍻 THAT’S A WRAP — RARE BEER CHALLENGE 2026 🍻

What a ride.

Together, we raised over $8,500 for , an incredible result for an incredible cause. Massive thanks to everyone who showed up, backed the beers, and got behind something a little different.

To the brewers, you absolutely delivered. Bold, weird, wonderful… and seriously good. This event only works because you’re willing to push boundaries and put it all on the line.













To our sponsors and supporters, we couldn’t do it without you. And to everyone who stepped up and tasted their way through New Zealand’s rarest beers… respect.






From hot honey pilsners to barrel-aged beasts, it was a showcase of just how creative this industry can be.

Same time next year? You know it.

🏆 Rare Beer Challenge 2026 – The Results Are In 🍻What a day, what a lineup, and what an incredible showcase of creativit...
20/03/2026

🏆 Rare Beer Challenge 2026 – The Results Are In 🍻

What a day, what a lineup, and what an incredible showcase of creativity from some of NZ’s best brewers. Here’s how it all shook out:

🥉 3rd Place – Alibi
7 Fires – Hot Honey Pilsner

🥈 2nd Place – Mean Doses
No Fate But What You Make – Low Carb Lager with Lactose, Earl Grey & Matcha

👑 People’s Choice – Saint Leonards
Koji – Sake Lager

🥇 1st Place – Shining Peak*
Vintage Cuvée – Imperial Barrel Aged Blend

Massive thanks to all the breweries who pushed the boundaries and everyone who came down, tasted, and voted. This is what the Rare Beer Challenge is all about 🍺🔥

🍻 Rare Beer Challenge 2026 is ON 🍻Judging has officially begun… the beers are poured, the palates are primed, and things...
19/03/2026

🍻 Rare Beer Challenge 2026 is ON 🍻

Judging has officially begun… the beers are poured, the palates are primed, and things are getting serious 👀

Who’s going to take it out this year?

🏆 Winner announced at 7:30pm tonight – make sure you’re here to see it go down.

Grab a pint, back your favourite, and settle in… it’s game time. 🍺🔥

🔥 RARE BEER CHALLENGE – SECOND RELEASE 🔥The rare beers keep rolling in… and this next drop might be even wilder.More Ra...
16/03/2026

🔥 RARE BEER CHALLENGE – SECOND RELEASE 🔥

The rare beers keep rolling in… and this next drop might be even wilder.

More Rare Beer Challenge entries are landing on the taps, bringing everything from Nordic-inspired brews to sake lager and peanut butter stout. These are true one-off creations you won’t find anywhere else.

🍺 Second Release:

• Three Sisters Brewery – Gold Digger (Saffron Saison)
• Garage Project – Summer Blend (Pōhutukawa Sour)
• McLeod's Brewery – Smugglers Bay (Hibiscus Chamomile Ale)
• Roots Brewing Co. – Berserkers Blood (Nordic Cranberry Ale)
• Urbanaut Brewing Co – Rare Mighty Minds (Peanut Butter & Medjool Date Nitro Stout)
• Saint Leonards Brewing Co – Koji (Sake Lager)
• Twofold Bistro Brewery – MicheLager (Spiced Tomato Beer)

These join the first wave already pouring from 3pm Friday 20 March at .

Work your way through the lineup and vote with your glass to help crown the 2026 Rare Beer Challenge People’s Champion.

If you're in Wellington, don’t forget to check out the satellite location at .

Nice to see the Rare Beer Challenge getting some love in last week’s Friday Night Beers 🍻https://substack.com/redirect/2...
11/03/2026

Nice to see the Rare Beer Challenge getting some love in last week’s Friday Night Beers 🍻

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After many great years in Wellington, the event has found a new home at 16 Tun in Auckland – while still keeping the connection alive with our friends at The Malthouse.

We’re pumped to be hosting some of the country’s most creative brewers as they push the boundaries and brew something truly rare.

📅 Friday 20 March
🍺 First beers pouring from 3pm

For a deeper dive into the event and the state of beer in NZ, check out the latest Third Pint Theory podcast episode with Ewen Thorpe 👉 linktr.ee/third.pint.theorylease

Big thanks to everyone involved — brewers, judges, sponsors and the crew helping make it happen. It’s shaping up to be an epic day.

🔥 RARE BEER CHALLENGE – FIRST RELEASE 🔥The taps are about to get very interesting.Join us Friday 20 March from 3pm as th...
09/03/2026

🔥 RARE BEER CHALLENGE – FIRST RELEASE 🔥

The taps are about to get very interesting.

Join us Friday 20 March from 3pm as the first drop of Rare Beer Challenge entries hits the bar. This year’s lineup is already shaping up to be something special – wild ideas, big flavours, and beers you won’t find anywhere else.

🍺 First Release:

• – Seven Fires (Hot Honey Pilsner)
• – Ruby (Beetroot, Plum & Cacao Keptinis)
• – Yippee Pie Yay (Green-chile Apple Pie Wheat Ale)
• – Beans, Beans, Good for the Heart (3 Bean Mocha Stout)
• – Smoke in the Water (Smoked Lager)
• – No Fate but What We Make (Low Carb Lager w/ Matcha, Earl Grey & Lactose)
• – Horizon (Catharina Sour)
• – Birra Rara (Italian Grape Ale)
• – Imperial Barrel Aged Blend (Vintage Cuvée)

This is just the beginning… more rare beers will keep landing in the lead-up to the big night.

Grab your mates, start working through the list, and help us crown the 2026 Rare Beer Challenge Peoples Champion.

If you're in wellington remember to check out as the Rare beer challenge satellite location.

🍻

09/03/2026

🔥 RARE BEER CHALLENGE – FIRST RELEASE 🔥

The taps are about to get very interesting.

Join us Friday 20 March from 3pm as the first drop of Rare Beer Challenge entries hits the bar. This year’s lineup is already shaping up to be something special – wild ideas, big flavours, and beers you won’t find anywhere else.

🍺 First Release:

• – Seven Fires (Hot Honey Pilsner)
• – Ruby (Beetroot, Plum & Cacao Keptinis)
• – Yippee Pie Yay (Green-chile Apple Pie Wheat Ale)
• – Beans, Beans, Good for the Heart (3 Bean Mocha Stout)
• – Smoke in the Water (Smoked Lager)
• – No Fate but What We Make (Low Carb Lager w/ Matcha, Earl Grey & Lactose)
• – Horizon (Catharina Sour)
• – Birra Rara (Italian Grape Ale)
• – Imperial Barrel Aged Blend (Vintage Cuvée)

This is just the beginning… more rare beers will keep landing in the lead-up to the big night.

Grab your mates, start working through the list, and help us crown the 2026 Rare Beer Challenge Peoples Champion.

If you're in wellington remember to check out as the Rare beer challenge satellite location.

🍻

03/03/2026

Burger Nation.
Epic burgers.
Plenty of cold ones.

at 16 Tun.

Get amongst it 🍔🍺

Tomorrow 29th Feb is Rare Disease Day.To mark it, we’re proud to be bringing back the Rare Beer Challenge, where some of...
27/02/2026

Tomorrow 29th Feb is Rare Disease Day.

To mark it, we’re proud to be bringing back the Rare Beer Challenge, where some of NZ’s best brewers create limited, one-of-a-kind beers to support Rare Disorders NZ.

Every pour helps raise awareness and funds for the 300,000+ Kiwis living with a rare disorder.

Good beer. Great people. Important cause.

Tag your mates.
Get involved.
Drink rare. Do good. 🍻

And of course

🍔 16 Tun is in ALL categories for Burger Nation 2026! 🎉We’re throwing down burgers in Meat, Chicken, Seafood and Plant—y...
25/02/2026

🍔 16 Tun is in ALL categories for Burger Nation 2026! 🎉

We’re throwing down burgers in Meat, Chicken, Seafood and Plant—yes, all four—so no matter what you’re craving, we’ve got your next favourite bite.
📅 The big burger season runs 25 Feb – 29 Mar 2026, and the winners are announced 1 April.

Here’s how to join the fun:

Come try any or all of our four Burger Nation entries.

Score your burger 1–10 for Taste, Looks and Feels right after you eat.

Snap a quick pic with your burger or receipt to validate your vote—easy peasy.

We’re in it to win it… but mostly to make your burger journey unforgettable.
Grab a mate, taste them all, and help us show Aotearoa what 16 Tun can do. 🔥🍟

We’re open this Waitangi Day 🇳🇿Doors open from 11:30am — cold beers, good food, the usual good times.See you at the bar ...
04/02/2026

We’re open this Waitangi Day 🇳🇿
Doors open from 11:30am
— cold beers, good food, the usual good times.
See you at the bar 🍻

⛵💙 Race for a reason 💙⛵Join us on Wednesday 25 March 2026 for an unforgettable afternoon on the water in support of Rare...
04/02/2026

⛵💙 Race for a reason 💙⛵

Join us on Wednesday 25 March 2026 for an unforgettable afternoon on the water in support of Rare Disorders NZ.

Set against the stunning Auckland Harbour, teams of six will race aboard MRX yachts with a volunteer skipper, no sailing experience required. Enjoy the thrill of racing, followed by post-race hospitality, prizegiving, drinks and stories at 16 Tun, Wynyard Quarter.

💙 All proceeds support Rare disorders NZ.

📍 Auckland Harbour | 16 Tun, North Wharf
👥 Crew of six
💰 Team entry: $3,000 + GST
⏰ 12:00pm – 5:30pm

Secure your spot — limited boats available

📩 Book now:[email protected]

Merry Xmas from the 16 Tun crew 🎅🍺Thanks for another epic year of good beers, good food and great company.Enjoy the fest...
24/12/2025

Merry Xmas from the 16 Tun crew 🎅🍺

Thanks for another epic year of good beers, good food and great company.

Enjoy the festive season, drink well, eat well — and we’ll see you back at the bar soon.

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Auckland
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Monday 11:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 1pm - 9pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 9:30pm
Thursday 11:30am - 11pm
Friday 11:30am - 12am
Saturday 11:30am - 12am
Sunday 11:30am - 8:30pm

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