About
8 Wired is a micro brewing company based in Warkworth, New Zealand.

Our mission is to produce mind blowing beers that will wow craft beer lovers, excite fellow beer geeks and educate the mis-guided who still believe that "beer is just beer". If you want to come on this journey with us, please get in touch.

8 Wired Brewing is inspired by the legendary Kiwi can-do mentality and fellow craft brewers who have dared to challenge the masses and show us all that beer is no longer “just beer”! Known for producing “New world interpretations of old world styles” 8 Wired have multiple shades of very hoppy IPAs, Saisons, Porters and Stouts in their permanent line up and have the biggest barrel aged and sour program in the southern hemisphere.

After 5 years of contract brewing, eventually at 4 different breweries across New Zealand we now finally have our very own brewery (In Warkworth, North of Auckland) where we brew and package everything.
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jimgreen (22359) reviewed
Hop Salad from 8 Wired Brewing
2 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at Orh Gao Taproom, Singapore. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt and tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a fresh, crisp, juicy mango passionfruit, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2023 at 11:31
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Mahu from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Clear pale gold with a white head that hangs around a little while. Hints of richness in the bread and hay aroma. Doesn't quite follow through to the palate but it's clean if a little thin with moderate spiced bitterness.
Tried from Can on 20 Sep 2023 at 11:56
SaardPaarder (2373) reviewed
Opium Cake from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Can from HavnensVinOgTobak. Pours opaque black with medium dark brown head. Aroma is intense roasted malt, freshly ground coffee, toffee, raisins, vanilla, prunes, oak, campfire smoke, Swedish cinnamon buns and hints of matches. Taste is very sweet, medium to very bitter and light acidic. Body is creamy with fizzy carbonation. Finish is long, intense and mostly sweet with intense notes of roasted malt, ground coffee, toffee, raisins, cinnamon, cardamom, prunes, oak, vanilla, mint and hints of pepper. I couldn't taste the poppy seeds, but despite it is a very well made beer
Tried from Can on 07 Sep 2023 at 21:42
danlo (13924) reviewed
Wild Feijoa Sour Ale (2016-2017) from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Clear golden colour, white foam head and aroma of feijoa, funk, lemon-lime citric. Taste is sour, pale malt, feijoa, fruity, citrus, bretty funk, with some saltiness and drying bitterness. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry sour acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 28 Aug 2023 at 18:36
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Wild Feijoa Sour Ale (2016-2017) from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Graham / Grumbo, 20/08/23. Almost clear light golden with an off white cap that thins to spotting. Nose is tarte fruit esters, green berry must, funk, damp cloth, hedgerow, herb, light acidic nostril tickle. Taste comprises sharp citric juice, grape skins, damp oak, barnyard esters, funk, hay bale, light bretty pangs. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balanced acidity. Tidy well balanced sour.
Tried on 20 Aug 2023 at 13:48
berkshirejohn (10479) reviewed
Hop Salad from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
[44cl can from Lowcostbeer.] A hazy pale amber pour with a tight white head; gentle tropical fruit aroma; smooth and fruity in the mouth with grapes, mango, pineapple and lemon standing out; then a sharp lemony finish. A solid, satisfying, NEIPA.
Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2023 at 18:29
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Wild Feijoa Sour Ale (2016-2017) from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
15/7/2023. Bottle shared at SBGP3. 2019 vintage. From New Zealand Beer Collective. Pours clear pale golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of lime, guava, gooseberry, flowers, sour pineapple, wood, light herb. Moderate sweetness and medium tartness. Medium body, spritzy carbonation. Drying tart finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2023 at 14:04
arvidspiny (5572) ticked
Wild Feijoa Sour Ale (2016-2017) from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
8.5/10
Tried on 11 Jun 2023 at 09:36
Dorain (2936) reviewed
Grand Cru (2015-16) from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Aus der Flasche (Vintage 2015) im 2023-06 getrunken. Dieses braune Ale hat eine spannende Aroma von einer Rotwein-Bratensoße. Am Gaumen wirkt die einjährige Fasslagerung in den Pinot Noir Fässer sich deutlich fruchtig aber auch recht trocken durch den Einfluss des Holzes aus. Ein spannendes Bier wobei es deutlich ein dunkles Strong Ale ist. Etwas mehr Süße, um den Holzeinfluss auszubalancieren würde dem Bier mehr Tiefe geben. Spannend!
Tried on 09 Jun 2023 at 20:58
Cunningham (16290) reviewed
Opium Cake from 8 Wired Brewing
3 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Solid lovely evening taster Complete black pour and a fine lasting beige head Good lacing Pleasant intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness for a beer like this Smooth carbonated. Easy to drink Chocolate, vanilla, fruity, roast, orange peel and mild lactose in the flavor Well masked alcohol [Can from Vinmonopolet in Otta in Norway]
Tried from Can on 02 Jun 2023 at 18:13