This German-style black lager was traditionally brewed and cold-lagered for extra smoothness. Dark in colour with a light body, you’ll discover hints of chocolate and coffee from a small helping of roasted malts, and a delicate lashing of hops for a cris
Following New World Beer & CIder Awards 2024, we've brewed another batch! This one will be heading out to New World stores 27th May, order now if you'd like some!
Fruit and wheat beer is a classic, yet under-appreciated, combo. For this beer we brewed
Hop into a crate-smashing, wumpa-grabbing, crystal-collecting adventure!
This Imperial Cold IPA, brewed for the annual WCIPA Challenge at Malthouse, is cold fermented for a super-smooth, crisp finish. In classic WCIPA fashion, we’ve packed this beer with
Søren has always wanted to brew an imperial coffee stout, so for 8 Wired’s 15th birthday, he finally got around to making one! We’ve taken the base recipe for the iconic iStout, and cranked the ABV right up. Using an intense, rich, espresso blend from our
Following the footsteps of trailblazing older brother Hopwired, Hazewired is a beer set to forge its own path.
Packed with a plethora of the best NZ Hops, we’ve borrowed Nelson Sauvin and Motueka from Hopwired. An injection of ultra-modern varieties Ne
Is there anything better than floating down a mountain thru fresh powder… And getting to top off that perfect run with a hoppy stout… That’s a helluva drop. Have fun, be safe, take chances. Cheers!
Style: Stout
ABV: 6%
Vol: 330ml
A refreshing, light, hoppy, sour and very fruity tasting beer inspired by traditional Berliner Weisse ales. Naturally soured by live cultures and hopped with American and New Zealand hops. It's Juicy, dude.
Style: Berliner Weiss
ABV: 4%
Vol: 330ml
Hopwired was one of the first, true new world IPAs made exclusively with unique NZ hops. Although there is plenty of malt sweetness, this beer is all about the hops. Punchy, aggressive, New Zealand hops that all add up to create wonderful, tropical flavou
The "I" might be in lower case, but beware - this is a capital beer. Brimming with luscious roasted coffee and chocolate malt flavours, iStout is balanced by a brisk bitterness and bold hoppy freshness. As with all our beers, this beer is a very modern in
Relax, what’s the hurry? It's time to turn down the tempo and enjoy a more chilled out brew. We have crafted our LO-FI range with Lower Alcohol and Low Carbs to keep things leisurely. Never compromising on flavour, we have your back. LO-FI, keep it chill.
Relax, what’s the hurry? It's time to turn down the tempo and enjoy a more chilled out brew. We have crafted our LO-FI range with Lower Alcohol and Low Carbs to keep things leisurely. Never compromising on flavour, we have your back. LO-FI, keep it chill.
We've remixed this love-child of a Berliner Weisse and an IPA with bushels of sweet, legendary and local Ike's Mandarins. American and New Zealand hops deliver juicy fruit flavours and gentle bitterness, while live cultures create a natural thirst-quenchi
It's a rendition of a classic Belgian Golden Strong Ale, but we do it the 8 Wired way. Brewed with European continental pilsner malt and hops, fermented with a house blend of Belgian style yeast and conditioned in the traditional way.
Style: Ale
ABV:
We’ve long explored the peaks and valleys of NZ’s beerscape, charting a path to the ingredients that best represent what our country has to offer. Terra is a classic New Zealand pale ale, proudly featuring a robust malt base and elevated by fruity South I
We have brewed this Wild Feijoa beer for 11 years winning numerous awards along the way, including the champion beer at the 2023 Brewers Guild of New Zealand awards.
A pale sour beer, aged for up to 2 years in wine barrels and then another year on fre
The Good Fight is a series of collaborative brews creating positive change in the New Zealand brewing industry. All profits go towards building educational resources for New Zealand breweries, with help from Pink Boots NZ, NZ Beer Fam & RespectED.
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Wildflower ale, spontaneous fermented using only the wild yeast from freshly foraged mānuka flowers, aged in oak barrels and then blended with a batch of fresh beer ‘hopped’ with mānuka tips. The result is a deliciously drinkable dark ale, with a delicate
All your bases are belong to us.
It’s up to you player 1 - hours of gameplay got you here, a grind of low level IPA’s. Now you’ve reached the Boss Level. This is no battle for a raw recruit. This is Ultra IPA - five different US hop varieties, 100 IBU’s
Mild, not mild. British Steel, Black Country Dark Mild.
Malted Autumn barley, crystal, chocolate and roasted malts, fermented with a characterful English yeast strain, create a supremely drinkable ale with toasted hazelnut and toffee pop biscuit notes
Watch your step.
Buzz Tail - Double Dry Hopped West Coast Rye IPA. Hopped with a ‘C’ heavy hit of Columbus, Centennial, Citra and Cashmere, crisp, mouthwatering bitterness is balanced perfectly with bright juicy malt, elevated with a touch of spicy rye
Name inspired by the Lewis Carrol poem The Walrus and the Carpenter, Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland. In the poem the Walrus is like the pied piper of oysters and he lures the oysters from the ocean and into our beer. From Te Matuku Bay
Embrace the Garagista spirit - ignore convention, experiment, test the limits, and look at things a little differently. Brewed and double dry hopped with New Zealand, Australian and US hops. Great things can come from the garage.
Style: IPA
Vol: 330 m
Grab a can and take your mouth to the dance floor.
Mangoberry Tango - Mango and Raspberry Milkshake Sour, juicy sour with ripe red raspberries, balanced with sweet mango puree, vanilla beans and smooth creamy milk sugar. One sip will have your tastebud
Our fourth hop harvest collaboration with East Coast brewing legends Trillium called for something special. For this, we ventured two hours south of Sunrise Valley, to the new Nelson Lakes Farm, situated in the Mātakitaki Valley. The freshest hop growing