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8 Wired Brewing
Brewed at Renaissance Brewing

Style: Smoked
Blenheim, New Zealand

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 272   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58   IBU: 45   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Now what is this? A smoked beer?? It really isn’t as crazy as it sounds. 250 years ago virtually all beers were smoked (it’s true, Google it!), but with the dawning of the industrial revolution most of the smoke lifted. However, in the German town of Bamberg the flame has quite literally been kept alive and to this day the town’s brewers produce world renowned beers brewed with their own special rauchmalz (beechwood smoked malt). We’ve taken our best porter recipe and added a good measure of that same Bamberg Rauchmalz. The smoke mingles beautifully with the rich, dark roasted chocolate flavours of the porter without being overpowering. Although it pairs extremely well with smoked seafood, barbeques, strong cheeses and hearty stews, its food friendliness isn’t limited to savouries; chocolate and caramel based deserts are great companions too! Trust us; it really isn’t as crazy as it sounds.


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beerdedone (2343) - Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 8, 2013
Bottle. Pours black with a one finger tan head. Smoked wood aroma with subtle notes of coffee and chocolate. Flavor is sweet and smokey with chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, and vanilla with a medium to full bodied and had a semi dry finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Tonybaldeagle (29) - - FEB 28, 2013
Full flavoured satisfying drop. Range of tastes ranging from roasted marshmallows to wild game. Quite wonderful... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
AndreasJaeger (500) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 17, 2013
Colabrun i färgen, offwhite skum. Doftar rostat, bränt, aska, rök, gräs, choklad och karamell. Smakar rostad malt, karamell, bränt gummi, rök, aska. Syrlig rökighet och rostad karamell i lite obalans.

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Kikuzzo (122) - Bologna, ITALY - FEB 13, 2013
Con questa la categora "affumicate" aggiunge una nuova stella nel mio personalissimo firmamento. Eccellente! Unisce ciò che cerco in una porter con ciò che mi piace dell’affumica. Con un filo di corpo in più sarebbe perfetta a mio avviso...

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
patricks110 (1212) - Alberta, CANADA - JAN 29, 2013
A nice rich and dessert like with a ton of chocolate and woody earthen notes with a ton of ashy smoked notes. The bottle nearly frigging exploded with a ton of beige foam. Deep burnt brown body and a quick settling beige head. Sweet mid palate with a big roasted malt backbone and light chocolate richness. Smoked notes are subtle at first, but linger on a bit on the finish.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ughsmash (6666) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 20, 2013
500mL bottle. Poured cola brown with a colossal, quick-forming, sticky beige head. The aroma picked up detergent, buttery notes, and light oxidation paired with sweet smoked malt.. this didn’t smell right. The flavor found semi-sweet, roasted chocolate and smoked malts at the core, with tart smoky notes and a bit of dry oak around.. finished tangy and smoky, with residual graininess and a little liquid smoke. Medium-bodied with too much carbonation on the palate.. tangy as mentioned.. seemed like it had a touch of infection going on.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerGeekconz (22) - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 5, 2013
Pours black with an oily little head. Aroma is smoke, burnt toast and coffee. Taste is more of the same, big strong flavours of smoke and burnt toast domimate. Nice lacing and balancing bitterness. Medium body allows for easy drinking for the intense flavours.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
chefinvt (17) - Blenheim, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 1, 2013
Pours black with a lasting off white head. Aroma is huge smoke with underlying new world hops. Nice smoke balance of the beechwood and manuka. Big warm beer and dense smoke with a excellent malt back. Possibly use a bit more body, does drink a little thin, classic NZ malt problem. Heavily weighted on he ’big smoke’ character, but really well done. The perfect bbq beer, and I bet outstanding with oysters!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
NBird (138) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - DEC 25, 2012
Big dark and almost black, thick head, loads of lacing- looks deliciously mean. Smells smokey, caramel, malt chocolate, tastes big and smokey, chocolate, caramel and burnt caramel ..oats maybe. Rich and delicious

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
slimspady (93) - Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA - DEC 25, 2012
Black pour with huge tan head. Great smoky malts aroma and flavor. Some chocolate also. Nice and smooth, easy drinking. Overall, not my favorite style or the best version of the style, but not totally useless.


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