OUR STORY

 

  • In the same way that many friendships begin, Andy and Ant, the Brothers Beer founders, first met over a beer. Sometime much further down the track they talked about starting a business together. This discussion almost certainly occurred over a beer. Doing what? The answer was right in front of them.

    After three months planning, constructing and creating, they opened the Retail Store and Beer Tasting Lounge in City Works Depot.

    In 2015, they outgrew the little brewery and opened up the Juke Joint, mothership in Mt Eden. Home to the BBQ smokehouse and expanded brewery.

    Now, almost ten years later, Brothers Beer Juke Joint continues with the journey of craft beer and American BBQ that has defined the company for the last decade, and continues it’s ethos; Good Beer and Good Food for Good People.

  • The USA – undisputed home of Craft Beer – is also the home of BBQ.

    Traditional American BBQ employs a low and slow cooking technique which renders meat incredibly tender, whilst spice rubs and smoke from smouldering logs creates complex flavours. It seemed like the perfect fit.

    In November of 2014, the team headed to America. They covered thousands of miles on the interstate visiting many of the ‘shrines’ of American style BBQ. They learnt the techniques, the regional specialties and the folklore.

    Returning to New Zealand with a giant smoker from Tennessee, they spent a year cooking and perfecting authentic American BBQ cuisine.

    Now a decade later, the Brothers Beer Juke Joint BBQ’s menu features authentic American BBQ, with the techniques being passed down from Chef to Chef. We cook low-and-slow, smoking meat and vegetables over sustainably harvested New Zealand wood such as manuka and pohutukawa. This cooking technique renders meat incredibly tender, whilst the spice rub and smoke from smouldering logs creates delicious and complex flavours.

    Our menu also features shared plates, snacks, lots for the kids, and even something for your pooch.

    We smoke all of our products at the Mothership, craft our own sauces, and still bring in the best and most traditional tater tots and ribs from the USA.

    All our food is available for takeaway, or look us up on UberEats or Doordash and get fresh BBQ delivered to your home or work. We cater large functions - either at your place or ours.

    It’s no-fuss, honest American cuisine made to be shared with friends and family.