About Altitude Brewing
Altitude Brewing makes its beer on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, next to the marina on the Frankton Arm Walk. Its motto sums it up as adventures, tall stories and good beer, and the tap room is a no-frills space where the dress code is come as you are.
There are no formal brewery tours, but the brewing floor is in view from the tap room, so you can see where your glass was made while you drink it. Seating is first come, first served, as the tap room does not take reservations. It is open Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 12pm to 8pm and Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 10pm, and it stays open on public holidays without a surcharge. Over the holidays it closes 24–26 December and 1 January.
Food comes from two food trucks parked on site that keep tap room hours, one from Friday to Tuesday and one from Wednesday to Sunday, so there is something to eat every day. Dogs are welcome on a lead. Families do come, but the brewery points out that it is a working site bordered by roads, so children need to stay close rather than roam. There is a baby changing table in the accessible bathroom.
Ben Lomond Lavender is about 15 minutes away in the Wakatipu Basin. A booked walk through the lavender rows and a late lunch by the lake here make a relaxed afternoon, and the lakeside walking path is right outside the door.
What to do
- Drink house beer with a view of the brewing floor
- Eat from the on-site food trucks, open every day
- Bring your dog on a lead
- Walk the Frankton Arm lakeside path before or after
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open daily year-round; closed 24–26 December and 1 January
- Hours
- 2026: Mon–Thu and Sun 12pm–8pm; Fri–Sat 12pm–10pm; open public holidays
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
- Dogs
- Leashed
- Accessibility
- Accessible bathroom with baby changing table
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- No bookings are taken; arrive early on sunny weekends.
- Keep children close; the site is a working brewery bordered by roads.
- Food trucks follow tap room hours, so there is food all day.
- Plan a designated driver, or walk in along the lakeside path.
Pair it with a lavender farm
Ben Lomond Lavender · about 15 minutes away
Ben Lomond Lavender is about 15 minutes away, so a booked lavender visit and a lakeside afternoon here fit easily together.
Getting there
Questions
Can I book a table at Altitude Brewing?
No. The tap room is first come, first served.
Are dogs allowed at Altitude Brewing?
Yes, on a lead.
Is there food?
Yes, from food trucks on site that keep tap room hours.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Queenstown & Arrowtown, New Zealand
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