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.
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 29 May 2023
at 18:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Murky orange with a 2cm white head that lasts OK. 3+ Shyish aroma with mandarin, pineapple, a little little edge of lime, crackers. More vibrant taste but along the same lines - perhaps more tropical fruit (incl. coconut). Low bitterness with a slightly astringent buzz. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2023
at 13:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle as part of a delivery from the New Zealand Bert Collective and drunk at home. Light to mid-golden and hazy with a small foamy white head. Lots, and I mean lots of sediment. Aroma of gooseberry, loquat, lemon juice, candy sugar. Sour taste with juicy sourness lying beneath, leading to a relatively short finish. More lightly sugared gooseberry in the aftertaste. Full body, medium to heavy carbonation. Incredible.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2023
at 21:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted, some coffee, mild rye and some toffee and alcohol tones. Flavour is coffee, some roasted, mild chocolate and some rye bready tones with a wee bit of alcohol and some spiciness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 19:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Deep brown colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is brett, some roasted tones, mild berries with some citrus as well. Flavour is floral, fruity, bretty, some toasted and mild wooden and citrusy tones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 19:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. More or less black colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is vanilla, some chocolate, mild alcohol and some roasted elements. Flavour is roasted, some vanilla, alcohol, liquorice, mild bourbon and some wooden tones too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 19:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy goldeny orange colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is mild farmyardy elements, some citrus, yeast, and a bit grainy tones. Flavour is sweet citrus, some earth, mild funk and tartness with some bready and grainy tones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 19:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned (Alko Web). Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, some lactose, mild vanilla and also some alcohol sweetness. Flavour is roasted malts, some coffee, chocolate, vanilla, dried fruits, mild ashes and some toffee as well. Very dark chocolate in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2023
at 19:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (from K Supermarket Kampus, Pori). Black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is big time coffee, roasted malts and some slight vanilla and lactose to it. Flavour is overly roasted coffee overdose, the malts and lactose doesn't manage to balance the super roastiness up. One dimensional and plain boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2023
at 19:29
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can as gift at home. Black colour with a tan head. Rich malty chocolate bitter. Roasted nutty. Slight maple. Rich full body. Wow. This is a really really good imperial stout.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 17:58