Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Pours a hazy amber with a small, off-white head. Very boozy nose. Medium body, lowish carbonation, caramel, rather oxidized nuts with a bitter and boozy finish. Hot only in the alcohol - heavy burn. 130913
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Pours an almost clear reddish amber with a lacing, off-white head. Rich caramel aroma, some wood and alcohol. Rich body, heavy burned caramel and nuts. Nice if not exactly THAT complex. Warming alcohol finish. 130913
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Growler. Hazy gold. Spicy with oranges and tangy wheat. Coriander, vanilla, white pepper. Is this the same as The Natural? If so, not as carbonated as in the bottle, unfortunately. But nice and right up my street.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
[8/13] Tap at the Park Hotel. Lovely clear brown with a beige head. Far too cold even though I avoided the frosty glass. Much more enjoyable after it sat for 20 minutes. Aroma of light dough, stewed and dried fruit - prunes, raisins - brown sugar, mace. Full bodied but not at all syrupy. Really quite hot and very boozy. Sweet, faintly rummy. Explosive fruity flavours. Dries out a fair bit at the end. Punchy spices - aniseed, pepper, nutmeg. Lots going for it but the alcohol is way too prominent for me. I suppose this was always going to be a bumpy ride. [8 4 7 2 = 3.5][8/16] Bottle that didn’t explode at all. Clear dark brown with a beige head that sticks around as a coat. Somewhat shy aroma of raisins, spices, dark sugars, light dough, spices - coriander seed, mace, licorice, some ginger. Medium to full bodied. Fairly sweet with more dried fruit than bread or dark sugars. Bitterness is discreet but creeps up to handle the sweetness. A gentle array of spices. Alcohol is actually pretty well hidden, but the "explosive" fruit flavours (which I recall as akin to Rochefort 10 albeit with a blast of booze) are concomitantly less so. Getting there. [3.7]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at The Alehouse Project, Melbourne. On July 27, 2013.Clear dark brown color, tan head. Sweet, dry, malty, roasted taste. Warming alcohol. Medium to full mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Sweet, malty scent.
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Icon 2IPA from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at The Australian Hotel
Cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. Aroma of fruit and pine resin. Flavors of citrus, caramel and pine resin
Nice, hoppy and well balanced
gnoff (11188) reviewed Punch & Judy's from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught from handpump as a middy at The Local Taphouse, Sydney, on July 16, 2013.Hazy brown color, tan head. Sweet, herbal, estery, bitter, spicy taste. Dry spicy aftertaste. Spicy, herbal scent. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught as part of a tasting paddle at Rubber Duckie Taphouse, Sydney, on July 14, 2013.Described as a "Farmhouse Imperial Stout".Black color, brown head. Alcohol, sweet, roasted, coffee, dry taste. Dry, grainy, alcohol aftertaste. Warming alcohol. Smooth mouthfeel, high dry bitterness. Sweet, malty scent, also light acidic.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught as part of a tasting paddle at Rubber Duckie Taphouse, Sydney, on July 14, 2013.Bitter, resin, alcohol taste. Alcohol, bitter aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, high to very high dry grapefruit bitterness. Clear golden color, white head. Warming alcohol. Sweet, malty, alcohol, hoppy scent.
gnoff (11188) reviewed Grand Cru from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught as part of a tasting paddle at Rubber Duckie Taphouse, Sydney, on July 14, 2013.As a "Belgian Tripel Golden Strong Ale".Sweet, dry, bitter, hoppy, grapefruit, zest taste. Dry, grapefruit, zest aftertaste. Spritzy mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Warming alcohol. Sweet, malty, alcohol scent.