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8 Wired Barrelworks & Tap Room

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The home of 8 Wired Brewing in Matakana. Barrelworks is our barrel ageing facility and tap room.

11/09/2026

🍻 FOOD TRUCK COLLECTIVE AT 8 WIRED 🍕🎶

Tomorrow night, Saturday 15th we’re bringing together some seriously good food, 8 Wired beer and live music for a relaxed evening at 8 Wired Barrelworks in Matakana.

And unlike your usual food truck event, you can settle in inside our full seated venue with a beer in hand, good tunes playing and dinner sorted. 👌

🍕 8 Wired Kitchen serving gourmet pizza
🍔 Hash n Smash
🌶️ Sambal Bali
🍙 OishiBro
🥞 Bon Appetit Creperie

Plus plenty of 8 Wired beers pouring from the bar and live music from Lou Perkins from 5pm. 🎶

Come for a drink, stay for dinner and settle in for the evening.

📍 8 Wired Barrelworks, Matakana
📅 Tomorrow
⏰ From 5pm
🎶 Live music from 5pm

Bring your mates, bring your appetite and we’ll see you tomorrow. 🍻

25/08/2026

A little schedule update 🤎

From this week, we’ll be taking Wednesdays off for a little while, giving the team a well-deserved midweek breather and a chance to recharge before things start ramping up again.

We’ll bring Wednesdays back once daylight saving rolls around 🌞

Everything else stays the same, so you’ll still find us Thursday–Sunday for good beer, good food and good times at Barrelworks 🍻

Thanks as always for supporting us and our team!

21/08/2026

Came in for a pint. Left with a few new mates. Somewhere along the way, became a local. 🍻

That’s what we love about Barrelworks. It’s not just about good beer, it’s about having somewhere you can walk into on your own and still know there’ll be someone to chat to.

We know our locals support us, so we want to support our locals right back. Our Barrel Club is our way of saying thanks, with better pricing on your pints and a few exclusive perks along the way.

And the best part? There’s no sign-up. No application. Just keep coming back, become a regular, and you’ll start seeing the perks of being part of the Barrel Club.

Come for the beer. Stay for the community. Become a local. ❤️

12/08/2026

Women in Business | Connect • Collaborate • Grow 🤍

What an afternoon! Thank you so much to all the incredible women who joined us for our Women in Business event.

It was so lovely bringing women from across the Matakana Coast and surrounding communities together to connect, share ideas, make new connections and enjoy a few hours away from the everyday.

A huge thank you to our amazing local businesses who supported the afternoon and helped make it so special, including our wonderful goodie bag sponsors:

✨ ECM Sun Lounge
🥂 Lupa
🧘‍♀️ Studio Pilates Warkworth
🍺 8 Wired Barrelworks & Taproom
🧴 Caroline Hailstone
🍪 Katz Kookiez
🌿 Tide and Tranquility ✨️

A little note from us… 🤍
We’re so grateful to everyone who came along and helped make this afternoon so special. It was wonderful to see so many amazing local women connecting, sharing and supporting one another.

Thank you for being part of it, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

08/08/2026

A little change to our Sunday hours 🍻

This Sunday 9 August the Barrelworks Taproom will be closed for a private Women in Business event earlier in the day.

We will be opening to the public from 3pm, so come on down from then for your Sunday beers, tasting paddles and good vibes.

Thanks for understanding. We will see you from 3pm! 🍺

01/08/2026

Sweet tooth? We’ve got you covered. Eight Wired style. 🍦🍺

Meet our Talia Choc Orange Stout Dessert!

A scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream served with 8 Wired Brewing Talia The Fortune Teller Choc Orange Stout, creating a rich, indulgent twist on the classic Italian dessert.

The perfect sweet treat to finish your Dark Beer Festival tasting.

Available from today for as long as Talia is pouring. 🖤

29/07/2026

🖤 The Lineup is Here.

The taps are locked in for our Dark Beer Festival this Saturday, 1st August.

Guest Breweries

🖤 Aliment – Wide Wale • 3.3%
🖤 Garage Project – Black Milk • 8%
🖤 Urbanaut – Salted Caramel Stout • 5.5%
🖤 Beer Baroness – Holy Cow! • 6%
🖤 Duncan’s – Maple Peanut Crunch • 9%

8 Wired Cellar & Special Releases

🖤 NEW: Talia The Fortune Teller – Imperial Chocolate Orange Stout • 8.5%
🖤 Mister Miso (2019) – Chocolate Imperial Stout • 10%
🖤 iStout Unchained (2016) – Barrel Aged Imperial Stout • 12%
🖤 Baltyk Tasman (2017) – Baltic Porter • 9%
🖤 Double Imperial iStout (2023) – Imperial Stout • 15%

🍻 Festival Tasting Paddle – $25

At 3pm, Søren will take you through the full lineup, showcasing the flavours and craft behind each dark beer release.

🎶 Live Music: Lou Perkins | 2–5pm

Settle in for an afternoon of dark beers, great tunes and everything we love about winter brewing.

Which one are you pouring first? 🖤🍺

25/07/2026

🍺 Dark Beer Festival | Saturday 1 August

There’s something about winter that calls for dark beer.

We’re bringing together 10 incredible dark beers for one day only, featuring 5 guest brewery pours alongside 5 exclusive 8 Wired cellar and special releases. From easy-drinking dark milds to rich imperial stouts and rare vintage beers, there’s something for every dark beer lover to discover.

🍻 Festival Tasting Paddles ($25) will be available all day, giving you the chance to work your way through the lineup at your own pace.

🎤 Guided Tasting with Søren | 3pm

Purchase a Festival Tasting Paddle and join 8 Wired founder and brewer Søren as he takes you through each beer, sharing the stories behind the brews, the inspiration for the recipes and what makes our cellar-aged releases so special.

If you’re planning to join the guided tasting, we’d love to know. Send us a message or comment below so we can get an idea of numbers.

🎶 Live Music | 2–5pm

We’re excited to have local legend Lou Perkins providing the soundtrack to the afternoon with live music from 2–5pm.

🦪 Matakana Oysters

We’re also hoping our friends from Matakana Oysters will be joining us with fresh local oysters, the perfect pairing for a day of dark beer.

Whether you’re here to tick off the full tasting paddle, enjoy a pint of your favourite stout, discover a rare vintage release or simply settle in with friends and live music, Dark Beer Festival is the perfect excuse to embrace winter.

📍 8 Wired Barrelworks, Matakana
📅 Saturday 1 August

Who’s joining us? 🖤🍻

20/07/2026

🍺 Dark beer lovers… this one’s for you.

Our Dark Beer Festival is back on Saturday 1 August, and it’s shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.

We’re pouring 10 incredible dark beers, featuring 5 guest taps alongside 5 of our own 8 Wired brews. We’ve pulled together an epic lineup this year, and we’ll be revealing all the beers very soon… trust us, you won’t want to miss this one. 👀

🍻 3pm Guided Tasting with Soren
Join 8 Wired owner and head brewer, Soren, for an exclusive guided tasting as he takes you through the beers, shares the stories behind them, and chats all things brewing.

Bookings are essential as spaces are limited.

Whether you’re a stout fanatic, a porter lover, or just keen to discover something new, this is the perfect excuse to spend your Saturday with us.

Round up your mates, lock the date in, and keep an eye out for our full beer lineup announcement coming soon.

Who’s joining us? 🍻

17/07/2026

Local craft beer.
Champion NZ Brewery.
Need we say more? 🍻🏆

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Address

56 Matakana Valley Road
Matakana
0985

Opening Hours

Thursday	3pm - 9pm
Friday	12pm - 9pm
Saturday	11am - 9pm
Sunday	12pm - 7pm

Telephone

+6499453983

Website

http://www.8wired.co.nz/

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