The Team

Belinda Gould  Co-owner and current brewer, Belinda was a wine maker for many years which contributed to her love of good beer (it takes a lot of great beer to make a good wine!) Belinda has worked as a winemaker in Europe, NZ and the USA. It

Belinda Gould

 Co-owner and current brewer, Belinda was a wine maker for many years which contributed to her love of good beer (it takes a lot of great beer to make a good wine!) Belinda has worked as a winemaker in Europe, NZ and the USA. It was while Belinda and Kieran were living in California that they became interested in brewing. Belinda was the winemaker at Muddy Water for 11 years, but when the winery changed hands it seemed a good time resign and follow her brewing passion. Brewers have much more fun! Belinda is now the “Brewster” (female brewer - traditionally beer was brewed by women).

Kieran McCauley  Owner and head brewer from 2002 - 2011. Kieran has 3 true loves (not necessarily in this order) Belinda, Brewing and Fast Horses! Kieran is still very involved at the Brew Moon and juggles his day between the farm and the brew

Kieran McCauley

 Owner and head brewer from 2002 - 2011. Kieran has 3 true loves (not necessarily in this order) Belinda, Brewing and Fast Horses! Kieran is still very involved at the Brew Moon and juggles his day between the farm and the brewery with the odd trip to a race course.

Toby McCauley Tobs joined his folks in the Brew Moon at a very opportune time – Kieran and Belinda were part way through moving the brewery to its new site in Amberley when Kieran climbed a ladder to check out a tank they were buying and BANG he ha

Toby McCauley

Tobs joined his folks in the Brew Moon at a very opportune time – Kieran and Belinda were part way through moving the brewery to its new site in Amberley when Kieran climbed a ladder to check out a tank they were buying and BANG he had a brain hemorrhage. Toby left his mining job in Australia, took a sizeable pay cut and came home to help get things going at the “new Moon Saloon and brewery” in downtown Los Amberles.

Toby has been a jet-boat driver for Kawerau Jet in Queenstown and he’s blown up rock on mining sites in Australia and Egypt, so brewing is a bit tame by comparison. However, the end of work beers and pizzas are a lot better than what’s on offer on mine sites!

Trying out new recipes and tasting new hop combos are what Toby enjoys about brewing (especially tasting!) – what he’s not keen on are his parent’s constant suggestions!!

Toby is indirectly responsible for the fantastic pizzas we serve up at the Moon – he went to Christchurch to buy a van for the brewery and came home with a mobile pizza oven! Thanks Tobs.

Bo-Dean  Also known as Missy, Bo-Dean is our resident pizza chef - producing amazing pizzas out of our wood-fired oven. She lives locally with her two amazing kids, Kyren and Phoenix, and has just completed her two year diploma in cookery. Als

Bo-Dean

 Also known as Missy, Bo-Dean is our resident pizza chef - producing amazing pizzas out of our wood-fired oven. She lives locally with her two amazing kids, Kyren and Phoenix, and has just completed her two year diploma in cookery. Also, don't mess with Bo-Dean, when she's not cooking pizza she's a competitive boxer!

Jamie More to come...

Jamie

More to come...