Pale / Blonde

Hopped with Mosaic & Galaxy. Notes of orange zest, passionfruit and blueberry with subtle pine. Medium bodied. Creamy mouthfeel. Subtle bitterness.

Bière ambrée coiffée d’une riche mousse. Sa robe pleine de fines bulles champenoises conduit avec elle des parfums de sucres et d’épices exotiques. Le tout est soutenu par la chaleur de l’alcool et de ses effluves enivrantes.

This scintillating golden ale boasts a rich, fruity, and fresh aroma. And a light malty and sweet taste. It has a soft bitterness with a friendly aftertaste. A well-balanced blend of complexity and simplicity. La Trappe Blond continues to ferment in the bottle.

Named after brother Isidorus, Koningshoeven Abbey’s first brewer. Brewed to mark the occasion of the Trappist brewery’s 125th anniversary in 2009, Isid’or was so well received that it earned itself a permanent place in La Trappe’s line-up. Unfiltered, slightly sweet amber ale with a hint of caramel, which continues to ferment after bottling and has a rich, slightly bitter flavour, and a fruity aftertaste.

Set forth to become the conqueror of extremely special and rare Spanish brandy barrels that were captured by our crew, El Frogquistador was conceived. It had to be prepared for the battle, yet lively and agile enough to conquer all of this delicious, complex, and memorable goodness.

Hand crafted with artisanal brewing methods for refined flavor. This golden beer elevates soft malt flavors and fruity esters and spices, rooted in traditional Belgian styles. The complexity resolves with elegant candi sweetness and warming alcohol. Transcend your everyday.

Bibere humanum est ergo bibamus.

Light body, low bitterness and a balanced, fruity New Zealand hop profile makes up our core range pale ale. Designed to be anyone's go-to beer with its lower alcohol and easy drinking qualities. Gold medal NZ Brewers Guild Awards 2017

Mischief is a hoppy Belgian-style golden strong ale. This wickedly good golden ale is fiendishly dry-hopped with American hops to add a layer of complexity and mystery to its fruity, dry Belgian-style character. Citrus and resin diabolically combine with ripe melon, pear and slight peppery spice in a
precariously effervescent mixture. Enjoy it, but you’ll want to keep an eye out.

This collaboration was inspired by an iconic Trappist beer. Orange Crates began as a Belgian-style blonde ale, fermented with historic Belgian ale yeast, and dry-hopped with Mandarina Bavaria hops. The dry-hopped Belgian Blonde was then conditioned on Brettanomyces claussenii for 2 months. The beer was then bottle conditioned with the Brett. C. for 9 months prior to release. This is a toast to arguably one of the most well respected, recognizable, and style bending beers ever created. A deep cut of some of the grooviest funk brewed with our friends at The Answer in RVA!

Brewed in the Franco-Belgian tradition of strong golden ales. Spicy and peppery with a gentle hop bouquet and the beguiling influence of wild yeast.

In Napoleon's time Pauwel Kwak was a brewer and the owner of the 'De Hoorn' inn in Dendermonde. Mail coaches stopped there every day. But at that time coachmen were not allowed to leave their coach and horses in order to have their thirst quenched along with their passengers. As a result, the inventive innkeeper had a special Kwak glass blown that could be hung on the coach. In this way the coachman had his Kwak beer safely at hand.

LOOK:
Kwak is recognisable by its deep bright amber colour and a dense, creamy coloured head. The pale wood of the glass holder makes a pleasant contrast with the beer.

SMELL:
You will smell a mellow, fruity and malty aroma with a slightly spicy character (coriander, hops). Additional earthy and very subtle aromas of banana and perhaps also a whiff of pineapple or mango in the background.

TASTE:
Discover a very mellow, fruity attack, a nougat-like solidity, and a slightly spicy character with hints of liquorice passing into a warm finish that reminds you of caramelised banana. The bitterness always remains in the background but in the end emerges delicately.

Brilliant gold color with a frothy white head. Aroma of pink grapefruit, pine cones, lemon zest and huckleberries. Light citrus flavors meld perfectly with a mild maltiness, and a refreshingly brisk bitterness lingers pleasantly into the finish.

Hops: Cascade, Columbus, Nugget

It's a rendition of an age old monastery beer, but we do it in the 8 Wired way. Brewed and dry hopped with NZ grown Styrian Golding Hops, fermented with a Belgian yeast and refermented with Brettanomyces.  

Easygoing bright summer ale with a complex blend of citrus, tropical fruit and cedar notes from Sabro, Citra ja Vic Secret hops.

Our Gran Met (Grand Master) is an Ale made from our Propriatery yeast from a small brewery in Belgium. We use Cane and Beet sugar, along with German Pilsner Malt to create the unique flavor of this age old style. We also use a unique fermentation process of slowly adding the sugars to the fermentation during fermentation. This allows the yeast to more slowly ferment the beer without overloading the yeast. This process allows for a more clean, tight flavor profile.

This American Pale Ale uses US hops and all kiwi malt. A sturdy ale with shed-loads of dry-hopping. It pours a gorgeous auburn colour, with hop aromas of tropical fruit and sweet orange, then on tasting has flavours of grapefruit and pine. Rounded out with a taste of toffee and a mellow bitterness.

This tripel is brewed with blond malts and a touch of candy sugar. It’s fermented with Belgian Abby yeast strain that imparts fruity and spicy yet soft, well rounded esters. This low hopped brew is easy on the palate, but deceptively strong.

Our interpretation of a New Zealand hopped pale ale can best be described as Tropidelic. With plenty of exotic fruit flavours from the hops it's an island orchard of fresh fruit salad but with the characteristic 8 Wired touch of balance, as you would imagine.

This mahogany coloured beer has a caramel malt bouquet accompanied by the light aroma of hops. The caramel malt taste sails wonderfully into the mouth alongside a fruity taste brought about by a trio of hops.

Was first brewed in 1934 and the recipe has not changed since 1956. It is made with pale candy sugar and has a very pale color produced from a mash of light pilsener malts. Styrian Goldings hops are used along with some German varieties and the classic Saaz pilsener hop. After a long secondary fermentation, the Tripel Westmalle is bottled with a dose of sugar and yeast. This beer holds up well in the bottle over time and seems to soften with age.

Ultimately refrashing golden ale with powerful aroma. Singlehoped with Sorachi Ace hops.