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Another homegrown brewer has found itself in financial trouble after a horror few months for the sector.��

Deep Creek described itself as a company with origins as a small brewery in 2011 in Browns Bay on Auckland’s North Shore.��

But the company, Deep Creek Brewing operations, is now in liquidation.��

Paul Brown (left) and Jarred Maclachlan of Deep Creek pictured several years ago.��

Liquidators Paul Vlasic and Derek Ah Sam from Rodgers Reidy were appointed liquidators this morning, according to Companies Office records.��

Their office told the��Herald��Vlasic was at the North Shore brewery around 10.30 on Tuesday morning.��

Deep Creek was founded by Jarred Maclachlan, Paul Brown and Scott Taylor in 2011.��

By 2019,��it employed 15 staff at a Silverdale brewery and 30 staff at a North Shore brew pub.��

It began exporting to China in 2019.��

Earlier this month, the brewer told fans on Facebook it was voted “3rd Choicest Craft Beer” in a contest involving 500 beers.��

Interests associated with Maclachlan own at least 26 per cent, while Brown owns 9.5 per cent.��

Although it was not immediately clear what had caused Deep Creek’s financial struggle,��the broader sector��has been in some turmoil lately.��

Epic Brewing Company called in insolvency specialists on July 25 after experiencing financial difficulties blamed on Covid-19 and increased costs.��

But��that craft beer brewer found a new buyer a month later.��

And in August,��Brothers Beer was put into voluntary administration.��

A PwC voluntary administrators’ report said Brothers Beer Ltd and Brothers Wholesale Ltd suffered from Covid-era hospitality restrictions and subsequent inflationary pressures.��

Pursuit of Hoppiness��publisher and editor Michael Donaldson on his website said Deep Creek’s current situation was “another hammer blow for the industry”.��