Company on the hop

Aotea Breweries is a family enterprise which defnitely has locals hopping and has also sparked the interest of several Bay of Plenty restaurants, pubs and clubs.

Tammy Viitakangas and partner Jaysen Magar, together with Tammy’s parents Jouni and Gloria Viitakangas, are the force behind the project which saw brewing begin in October last year with the first batch of Mata handcrafted premium beers ready for consumption five weeks later.

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