Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Infobox companyGarage Project is an independent New Zealandbrewery based in Aro Valley, Wellington.[1] The brewery was founded in 2011 by brothers Ian and Pete Gillespie and Jos Ruffell, who transformed a dilapidated car garage to begin brewing 50 litres at a time- 24 new beers in 24 weeks. The 24/24 project produced many beers that are still in production- Aro Noir, Pernicious Weed, Venusian Pale Ale, Cockswain's Courage, Hāpi Daze, Biére de Garage, Red Rocks, Golden Brown, Day of Dead, Hellbender, Summer Sommer, and Rum & Raisin. [2]
To date the brewery has created over 300 different beers.[3]
The brewery has grown considerably since 2011, winning the Deloitte Fast 50 in 2015 with over 660% annual growth,[4] and distribution in New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden and California.
Garage Project established a Cellar Door and Taproom in their Aro Valley, Wellington site,[5] a mixed fermentation and barrel location in central Wellington dubbed the "Wild Workshop",[6] and most recently a Cellar Door in Kingsland, Auckland.[7] In 2017 Garage Project announced a partnership with brew house bStudio in the Hawkes Bay.[8]
Garage Project has won numerous awards- In the 2018 GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers poll, Garage Project claimed 19 spots, including #2 for Death from Above, #3 for Pernicious Weed, and #5 for Party & Bullshit.[9] They were named NZ Brewery of the Year in 2017 by the New Zealand Brewers Guild Awards, edging out 111 other breweries and claiming 26 medals.[10]
In 2017 Garage Project announced they would also begin production of natural wines called GP Crushed, made at their central Wellington location. The initial launch features four wines: a Riesling bottled mid-fermentation and spiked with Lactobacillus, a 100% Brettanomyces fermented New Zealand Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir that has undergone carbonic maceration before being spiked with Brett, and a Sauvignon/Semillon blend that has been bottled pét-nat. More wild wines are due to be released in 2018.[11]
Hāpi Daze pale ale is served aboard Singapore Airlines flights to and from New Zealand.[12]
