8 Wired Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Warkworth,
Auckland,
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Associated Venue: 8 Wired Brewing - Barrelworks
Established in 2009
Contact
Description
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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours jet black with a medium head. Aroma is bittersweet coffee, blackcurrant and vanilla. Taste has sweet coffee to start with a creamy vanilla finish.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2022
at 21:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a small, foamy, short lived, white head that laces. Sour aroma of lacto, pale malt, pineapple, lemon, green apple and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of pale malt, pineapple, peach, lemon and floral hops in a dry, tart lacto finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. More sour than ipa, but still enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2022
at 06:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml can. Pours an opaque black with a small, creamy, short lived, brown head that leaves spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of lightly roasted malt, orange peel, dark chocolate, vanilla, raisin, poppy seeds and booze. Sweet flavour of lightly roasted malt, lactose, dark chocolate, orange peel, raisin and vanilla in a sweet, mild bitter, warming booze finish. Full body with a sticky, oily texture and soft carbonation. A tasty dessert beer to sip on.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2022
at 05:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On keg at the Hanging Bat. Appearance - golden and clear. Thinnoff white head. Nose - lemon and honey. Taste - more honey, almost lozenge. Palate - medium bodied, a touch sweet. Overall - is this supposed to be a strong ale or barley wine. If so, good enough. If its supposed to be a pale ale or IPA,it's too sweet.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2022
at 15:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Third at the hanging Bat. Golden pour with an adequate foamy white head. Aroma brings Belgian yeast, floral notes, sourdough bread. Taste adds some light fruity notes, plus more of ythe Belgian flavors. Soft and light.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 11:57
7/10
keg at the hanging bat... golden yellow.. soft sweet bready floral sweet... Light floral sweet fruit.. Light bready fruit.. juicy fruits
Tried
on 10 Feb 2022
at 19:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 02:55
7/10
Backlog. Bottle (thanks Sten). Clear dark brown color. Tiny to almost no head. Sour, sweet, herbal, balsamico vinegar in aroma and in taste. A lot going on in here. Mellow and smooth. Very solid brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2022
at 18:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
A beautifully crafted WCIPA wafts from the can, and springs onto my tongue but the longer it goes, the more it disappears. Aromas of honey, biscuit, pine needles, resin and the slightest hint of stonefruit give way to a nice fruity, citrusy taste, but the malt backbone is lacking and the beer never seems to reach the back of your throat.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2022
at 10:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Backlog February 2017. Clear amber body under a nice, dense beige head. Fine aroma mostly dominated by coffee but also some malt and dry fruit. Taste is medium sweet malt, coffee, some chocolate and moderate bitterness. Fine body and long lasting aftertaste. Not exactly balanced but a really harmonic coffee ale.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2022
at 14:14