The Twelve

Give the gift of the Wild Workshop.

The heart of spontaneously-fermented and barrel-aged beers at Garage Project, created under the watchful eye of esteemed Head Brewer Dave Bell.

Featuring Twelve of our most premium sour ales, barrel-aged malty tipples & spontaneously fermented treats, with fruit sourced from esteemed local fruit producers, floral infusions foraged from the far-fields by Dave himself, and magical microflora conjured out of the very air of the Wild Workshop - and all brewed, fermented, aged & blended with exquisite craftsmanship.

Each of The Twelve packs contain one of each of the following brews:

Ma Belle 375ml
Bière de Garde | 8.0%
Brewed in the traditional Bière de Garde style of Northern France. Complex malt, subtle hopping and prolonged cold conditioning creates a smooth, clean malt forward ale, with a rich deep burnished bronze hue, a dense, tight white foam, subtle fruit ester and fresh baked bread crust aromatics.

Brightside 375ml
Sunny Belgian Blonde Ale | 7.8%
A deceptively simple blend of Pilsner, candy sugar, Saphir hops and a special yeast strain creates a distinctly complex and deliciously drinkable golden ale with restrained spice, floral notes and a hint of bubblegum.

Back Block 375ml
Blended Manuka Wild Ale | 6.7%
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 delicately tart citrus, floral, honey flavour and a light, spicy mānuka twist.

Edgar 375ml
Phantasm Farmhouse Ale | 8.2%
Oak barrel aged farmhouse ale, laced with sauvignon blanc derived Phantasm and fermented with a unique blend of Wild Workshop and Sapwood Cellars’ own house cultures. Brilliant gold farmhouse ale with otherworldly notes of bright citrus, gooseberry and white grape.

Bastard Rye 375ml
Bourbon barrel aged Ryewine | 14.7%
Rye’s a bastard to brew with, but after a remarkable eight years ageing in bourbon barrels, not only is all forgiven, but this beer has been transformed. Rich at its inception, it’s now developed an astonishing vanilla oak and spirit complexity like a fine madeira. It’s a bastard, but it’s worth it.

Wildflower: Hopbine 375ml
Foraged Hopbine Wildflower Sour | 7.5%
Freshly harvested whole bines were plunged into a light golden base wort creating a spontaneous fermentation using only the wild yeast present hops. The beer was then allowed to age and develop for a year in oak barrels before being infused with another dose of wet hops flown straight from the harvest. The result of this brewery outing is a complex yet clean citrus like sour, bursting with a delightful fresh hop aroma

Pilgrim's Blend 2023 375ml
Mixed Culture Fermentation | 8%
A unique beer, born of a pilgrimage across 5 states in the US and 2 in Australia to visit some of the world’s most exciting wild and sour breweries. In an act of characteristic openness and generosity, each brewery gifted a sample of their own ‘house culture’, the collection of yeast and bacterial strains responsible for their beer’s unique flavour. From these gifts we produced 9 different barrels, then blended them with one of our own, creating a deliciously complex beer, with a restrained acidity and citrus fruit notes. A true celebration of brewing culture.

The Great Deluge 375ml
Sour Porter | 7.8%
Brewed with barley, oats, roasted wheat and East Kent Goldings, then aged in oak barrels for over a year with brettanomyces and lactobacilli creating a throwback style porter with dark chocolate and coffee notes and a restrained tart twist.

Rua 375ml%
Foeder-aged mixed ferment ale | 7.3%
Rua, Te Reo Māori kupu (word) for the number 'two', and our name for the very special oak foeder that produces this beer. New Zealand malted barley and wheat, aged hops and extended foeder ferment with our own mixed house strain produces a deliciously drinkable ale with balanced juicy tartness and a satisfying, complex body.

Carillon 375ml
Oud Bruin | 6.9%
Prolonged ageing in wood with a blend of yeasts and Lactobacillus creates a beer bursting with dark sour cherry and dried fruit flavours, topped off with coffee and chocolate notes.

Single Fruit: Apricot 375ml
Apricot Infused Blended Sour | 7.9%
A blend of barrel aged spontaneous beer, infused with sun ripened Clutha Gold apricots from the Webb Family's 100 year old orchard outside Cromwell. The finished beer is a radiant gold, with an astonishing ripe apricot aroma and a juicy tart stone fruit palate.

Chance, Luck & Magic '24 375ml
Spontaneous Five Year Blend | 8.0%
The second five year blend from our flagship Chance, Luck & Magic range. This time aged in 100% French oak. Beautifully balanced, tart fruit and a superbly dry finish.