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8 Wired Brewing
Brewed at Renaissance Brewing

Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Blenheim, New Zealand
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 425   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   EST. CALORIES: 219   ABV: 7.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
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!


burilom's rating

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
burilom (11) - USA - OCT 31, 2012
Bottled at ALEhouse. My favorite IPA, so far. Frutty aroma with fantastic hoppy taste and nice bitter finish.


most recent ratings

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
lefossoyeur (367) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 19, 2013
Copper blonde with a thick fluffy off-white head. Beautiful! Fruity aromas of grape, kiwi and pepper. Light to medium body, low carbonation, loads of fruits on the palate including grapes and a strong blackberry and peppery profile that ends on a kiwi fruit long finish. Medium bitterness, never obtrusive, all the floor is laid for the fruity hops to shine. Very nice IPA!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Borup (3667) - Albertslund, DENMARK - MAY 15, 2013
Sample at CBC 2013. Hazy orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of fruit, hops, malt and caramel.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
beer-yum (53) - Wellington, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 15, 2013
Superb antipodean IPA. Great showcase of what can be done with New Zealand sourced ingredients (and European sourced brewer)! Look out for the seasonal ’fresh hopped’ version too - yum!

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
JEK69 (356) - FRANCE - MAY 13, 2013
On tap @CBC13 2013, hazy orange/amber with an average white foam head. Pine, citrus, malt. Lactose notes and maerican oak ... Something strange ... maybe the brewer served me a blend or maybe I was too druk to appreciate it. But guess what ... I loved it actually.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
fletchfighters (815) - AUSTRALIA - MAY 13, 2013
500 ml bottle into a tulip Clear orange color. One finger white head, Excellent retention and lacing, Thick soapy lacing left behind. Nose is a combination of pine, dank citrus, and some dank tropical fruits. Vibrant and fresh nose but quite dank and dirty smelling. Good caramel backbone nose to go with this. Pine, grapefruit and once again a dirty/dank tropical fruit and orange taste. Would swear there is simcoe by the dankness but it is not. Bold and brash feel to this. Heavy but enough carbonation to lift this. Not as much oil or resin as compared to US IPA’s but works well as the pure dirtyness and body is quite nice. Really need to buy more of this stuff.

3.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
bunget (317) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 10, 2013
500ml bottle. A clear orange body, medium beige head with excellent retention and beautiful lacing. Aroma of caramel, grapefruit, very floral, pine, orange and a touch of spices. Tastes light and watery upfront, with an increasingly bitter hop wave, caramel, orange, herbs, fruity and a little chewy.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Pyrmir (1142) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - MAY 10, 2013
On tap @CBC13. Aroma a bit faint, of grapefruit and oranges. Taste of malt, citrus and pine, long finish hoppy finish.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
cyrenaica (941) - Milton, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 8, 2013
500ml bottle
7.3% ABV
Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
April 7, 2013
The beer pours a reddish gold colour with a thin white head and some effervescence. The aroma was citrusy hops, tropical fruit, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit and citrus and bready malts. Very refreshing, and very good! An easy drinking IPA.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
gyllenbock (2962) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAY 8, 2013
Sample at CBC 2013, Friday. Slightly hazy medium amber with a white head. Pine, grape, malt, some toffee. Not a bad beer but something was missing.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DSG (3927) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 8, 2013
[5/3/13] Draught at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2013. Hazy orange. Slightly hoppy aroma, a bit stale, with some floral and "green" notes. Hoppy flavor, a bit stale, with light sweetness and decent bitterness. Medium-bodied.


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