The Brewers
The Brewers is a bar or pub at 177 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, inside the Merivale commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
A "relaxed hangout" spot, styled like a good ole English pub, with hearty meals and friendly staff where you can catch up… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Deadwood Limited, to 20 Aug 2027
177 Papanui Road
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
Also in Merivale
More businesses in Merivale 7
What the record holds 12 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 177 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8014 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 355 3377 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | thebrewers.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| bookings@thebrewers.nz | Its own website | |
| Menu | thebrewers.nz | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429047961135, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | DEADWOOD LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 25 Feb 2020 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Bar - licensed | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC004178/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 Dec 2026 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 20 Aug 2027, held by Deadwood Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
A "relaxed hangout" spot, styled like a good ole English pub, with hearty meals and friendly staff where you can catch up with friends to enjoy a cold beer or local wine. Open 7 days a week 11am to 11pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Merivale, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to CommemorateThe reports nearby
575 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 477 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Water Leak
Pavement - Damaged
Poles and Signage - General
Hazard, vehicle
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Accessibility
Damaged Street Sign
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Overgrown VegetationQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A bar or pub in Merivale, Christchurch.
177 Papanui Road, Merivale, on Papanui Road. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 20 Aug 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 355 3377, its website, email bookings@thebrewers.nz (its own website).
Aikmans Bar & Eatery (123 m), Carlton Bar & Steakhouse (940 m), Carlton (941 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 15 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Harcourts (23 m); the Papanui Rd near Rugby St bus stop is 97 m away: routes 1, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Merivale Village Green (27 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 9
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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