Hakanoa dry ginger beer bottle with a red label on a white background

Hakanoa dry ginger beer bottle on a white background

Wild Ferment Dry Ginger Beer

$48.00

Wild-Fermented. Small-Batch. Unmistakably Handmade.

We have true reverence for brewing our Ginger Beer the traditional way; slowly, deliberately, and with the understanding that real flavour can’t be hurried. Hakanoa Ginger Beer is created in that spirit. Every bottle contains the craft of fermentation, the flavour of honest ingredients, and the charm of a recipe rooted in our heritage.

The Craft Behind the Bottle

Our ginger beer begins with our own living “bug” or "plant" which is a wild culture of yeast and lactobacilli we’ve nurtured with our own hands. This culture transforms a handful of simple ingredients into something more nuanced: a ginger beer with natural tang, graceful spice, and a depth that only our slow wild fermentation can reveal.

We brew with unprocessed, uncompromising ingredients:

Mature Fiji ginger — fresh and dried — for layered warmth and flavour
Organic fair-trade raw cane sugar
New Zealand lemon juice for citrus brightness
Sultanas to anchor the ginger flavours
Filtered water, and our wild culture.

Over several quiet weeks, this mixture is left to evolve at its own pace. What emerges is a drink with rich ginger flavour, a whisper of fruit, and a beautiful crispness.

Quantity:

12 bottles 24 bottles

Variant

Serve It Like This

Chilled straight from the bottle — vibrant, bright, and naturally uplifting
Served with meals, where it cuts through richness and complements spice
Shared with guests, as a thoughtful, handmade alternative to mainstream soft drinks
Enjoyed slowly, as a small ritual in your day

Ingredients

Mature Fiji ginger — fresh and dried — for layered warmth and flavour
Organic fair-trade raw cane sugar
New Zealand lemon juice for citrus brightness
Sultanas to anchor and balance the ginger flavours
Filtered water, and our hand-made wild culture.

Nutritional Info

Sugar content: About 5.6 g sugar per 100 ml — roughly half the sugar of many mainstream bottled ginger beers like Bundaberg or Schweppes
Sugars per 330 ml bottle: About 18.6 g of sugars per bottle
Alcohol: A small amount of alcohol is naturally produced in fermentation, on average 0.7%, kept well below the New Zealand non-alcoholic limit (1.15% ABV)
Preservatives: None! Our ginger beer is preservative-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and and sulphite-free.

Shipping & Delivery

Our shipping rates are based on your post code, and are passed on without a markup. Shipping costs are calculated at checkout, based on the address you enter.
We ship to most places in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, however we are really sorry, we are unable to ship to Great Barrier, the Chatham Islands & Stewart Island.
Delivery
All deliveries should be delivered to you within 3 - 5 business days.
Expected delivery times for orders placed before midday are:
North Island - 2 business days
South Island - 3 business days
Rural delivery please allow an extra 2 days.

Please note if you place your order on a Friday, we won't be able to send till the following Monday.

Please be aware that we are unable to deliver to PO Box addresses. 

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Wild Ferment Dry Ginger Beer

$48.00

Why choose Hakanoa?

THE TASTE

First and foremost, our Ginger Beers taste great. Dry and crisp, a great ginger flavour that lingers very pleasantly, and a fruity tang from the wild ferment that is very thirst-quenching.

LOW IN SUGAR

They’re not too sweet. At 5.6 grams per 100ml, Hakanoa Ginger Beers sugar content is about half of Bundabergs 10.7 and Schweppes 11.3 grams

AWARD WINNING

Best Beverage Cuisine Artisan Awards 2015. Bronze & Silver Medal Outstanding NZ Food Producers 2019 along with a fan favourite year after year.

NO ALCOHOL ALTERNATIVE

Our ginger beer makes for an excellent sober driver drink.They are interesting and flavourful enough to replace your favourite alcoholic drink.

Made by Real Humans

(Who Love Ginger)

Hakanoa began in a home kitchen with fresh ginger, big ideas, and a love of doing things properly. What started as small-batch brewing for friends grew into a family-run business rooted in real ingredients, traditional methods, and a sense of fun along the way.

Every bottle is still made with care, curiosity, and a hands-on approach — crafted to bring warmth, flavour, and a little joy to everyday rituals.

Need help?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find Hakanoa Ginger Beer?

Find your nearest stockist with our handy finder.

Type in your city or suburb and you’ll see all the stockists near you. You’ll pay a bit more and most of them only stock single bottles, but any purchase supports our business and we’re very grateful to those stockists for their custom.

https://hakanoahandmade.myshopify.com/pages/store-locator

There are a lot of cafes that serve our Chai but don’t necessarily stock our ginger beers as well. To make it easy, we’ve created a category so you can see just the ones that have ginger beer.

You can always ask your local to get our ginger beers in, if they serve our Chai they’re bound to be good people

Can I save if I buy on subscription?

Yes! You can buy once and pay the normal price or if you buy on subscription and choose an order delivery frequency, you save!

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Preservative Free. Fresh & local ingredients. Gluten-free. Dairy free. Sulphite free. Re-usable & recyclable packaging

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Wild Ferment Dry Ginger Beer

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