HopWired IPA
8 Wired Brewing in Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
IPA Regular|
Score
7.50
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We believe HopWired is the first bottled version of a true new world India Pale Ale made with NZ grown base malt and 100% truly unique NZ hops. We bet you’ll find nothing else like it on the shelves.
Although the malty sweetness is there, this beer is all about the hops. Unlike an American I.P.A. which will mainly hit you with a grapefruity-citrus flavour and aroma, the unique NZ hops used in HopWired are more like a tropical punchbowl: Passion fruit, lime, oranges and Sauvignon Blanc to name but a few. A local Marlborough winemaker said it smelled like gooseberries... Gooseberries? Who has ever smelled a gooseberry?? Decide for yourself or just enjoy it without further complications. Cheers!
Although the malty sweetness is there, this beer is all about the hops. Unlike an American I.P.A. which will mainly hit you with a grapefruity-citrus flavour and aroma, the unique NZ hops used in HopWired are more like a tropical punchbowl: Passion fruit, lime, oranges and Sauvignon Blanc to name but a few. A local Marlborough winemaker said it smelled like gooseberries... Gooseberries? Who has ever smelled a gooseberry?? Decide for yourself or just enjoy it without further complications. Cheers!
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
pours light orange, very see-trough (the clearest most i had so far)small, rather fast fading foam, smells very nice. citrushoppy more than bitter,yet still very different. label sais unique hops, so that probably explains it.doesnt taste bitter at all, just hoppy. great mouthfeel, taste dissapears very quickly, overall very nice but more wattery than i’m used too. thanx to the australien guys who brought me this one !
Tried
on 27 Sep 2012
at 02:04
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Fra flaske på Cardinaltreff feb-12: en ipa fra Down Under, laget på NZ malt og NZ superhumler. Tropisk aroma og herlig smak. Et klasseøl som jeg husker som det beste av mange gode øl denne kvelden. Må ha mer...
Tried
on 15 Sep 2012
at 13:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark amber colour, white head. Fruity aroma, hops, passionfruit, lychee, pineapple, tropical marmalade and nelson sauvin. Hoppy bitter flavour, light sweet, caramel and marmalade. Finish sweet, honey, light bitterness.
(From 50cL bottle @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk. Courtesy of Bart. Thanks!)
(From 50cL bottle @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk. Courtesy of Bart. Thanks!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2012
at 15:54
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Thx. to Bart // 50 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBSG 2012 after the Fresh one // clear amber with a white head // smells of nelson, bitter caramel, marmalade, touch exotic fruits // taste is a bit more mellow and round than smell would suggest, caramel, bitter marmalade, tangerine, mandarin. grapefruit, bitter malts, tad spice, mango, exotic gruits // nice body // way more balanced than the Fresh although that one was awesome in a different way but I think everyone including me liked this one more // lovely IPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2012
at 02:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Yellowish, rather thick head, fast gone over metallic copper-golden beer. Floral & fruity hops dominating the nose. Lots of citrus, pure hopoils. Bitter, fruity. Hops again dominating truly everything. Malt backbone utterly missing, in a way that the CO² acitidy is the only other thing to taste and feel Thinnish, feels very carbonated, slightly burning MF. Unidimensional, overhopped, no balance; not really convincing.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2012
at 10:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sample @ 2nd RBBSG, August 11th 2012. Courtesy of Bart. Agréable à déguster en parallèle avec la version Fresh Hops. Dorée, col blanc léger. Arôme conserve un profile mettant plus une côté grains en avant, pointe de houblon en retrait. Palais fruité et tropicale, aspect de feuilles vertes, pin/épicéa est vraiment superbe avec une vague fruitée tropicale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2012
at 13:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as 8 Wired HopWired IPA (by 8 Wired Brewing):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
27/VII/2012 - 50cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: n/a - (2012-763)
Clear orange beer, small yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, pineapple, some passion fruit, touch of cheese, smelly feet. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: citric start, bit grassy, piny, bitter hops, malts, bit sweet. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, malty, piny, some pineapple, citrus.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
27/VII/2012 - 50cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: n/a - (2012-763)
Clear orange beer, small yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, pineapple, some passion fruit, touch of cheese, smelly feet. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: citric start, bit grassy, piny, bitter hops, malts, bit sweet. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, malty, piny, some pineapple, citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2012
at 10:01
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours amber orange with a large orange head that dissipates with good lacing. Aroma is orange, grapefruit, a bit of peach, caramel. Flavor is citrus, grass, a bit of spiciness, some malt body. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2012
at 14:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled, from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Almost clear amber, mid sized head. Rich aroma of gooseberry, mango and black currant. Mid sweet with solid body and rounded mouthfeel. Some syrup, mint and passion fruit. Very biter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2012
at 14:00