A "game-changing" brewery is under construction in Napier as contract winemakers move their business model from the grape to the grain.
Forty-six 40ft containers of German brewing equipment is being assembled in the landmark National Tobacco Company Building in Ahuriri for B Studio's contract brewery, a joint venture of Hawke's Bay and Gisborne contract winemakers.
Cornerstone customer is Wellington brewery Garage Project and co-founder Pete Gillespie said having a brewery built to Garage Project's specifications was a "dream scenario".
They were approached by Links Winery director and B Studio co-founder Simon Gilbertson when he was planning the project.
"We came to Garage Project several years ago, initially simply seeking advice - what we should be doing, how we should be positioning ourselves, the kinds of technology we should be choosing in order to make this happen." Mr Gilbertson said.