Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Light amber with a large off-white head. High bead. Smells austere and hoppy at first, then there’s some toffee underneath. Hop aromas are primarily citrus and pine but there’s floral and earthy things there too. Delicate mouthfeel is marred by too many bubbles. Taste has light toffee malt that’s a little fruity, but it’s pretty restrained and almost obscured by the aromatic hops. Good balancing bitterness. Very modern but very much a bitter. [3.5] Bottle. Amber with a huge foamy off-white head. High bead. Aroma has citrus and earth, some caramel and over-ripe pears. Still quite good but the caramel and fruit have sagged a little and the sharpness of the hops has declined. The same as one I had the other day and I’d give it 3.1 and look for fresh and refrigerated next time. Averaging score.Tap. Handpull from a less carbonated keg. No real head, just a small raft of bubbles. Lower carbonation suits it very well, duh. Caramel, fruity with pears, citrus and pine. Score for tap version.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From a 330ml bottle on 9/10/2010. Exhibits a pleasant and distinct passionfruit aroma with a dash of pine. Has lots of flavour, some sweet fruitiness, balanced by some spice and grapefruit in the firm hop finish. Big kudos to Murray’s for making a beer so full of character at only 3.9%.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
[6/10] Tap. Amber, with a small but dense cream head. Aroma: nectarine, pear, caramel under resin and grapefruit. Pretty inviting - it certainly doesn’t whack you with hops. Just creamy mouthfeel. Big caramel, mild tropical sweetness backed with initially modest but aromatic bitterness. Citrus and resin build and linger. Big, but not loud. Low-key for the style and very drinkable. [3.9] [10/10] Bottle, 9C. Clear amber with a creamy light beige head. Big but far from brash fruity and pine aroma has nectarine and kumquats. Taste has those and some solid biscuity malt. Not that much bitterness compared to the aromatic hops, but there’s enough. Pretty harmonious for this sort of thing.[12/15] First time I’ve seen this in bottles for a long time. A lovely blend hops on a fairly rich but complementary malty background. Dodges the usual issues I have with IIPAs by not being very strong. Fine beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 29/1/2010. Has nice spicy/grassy aroma. In the mouth, some pleasant malt notes are evident, and it has a refreshing citrus tinged bitterness which lingers for quite a while. Definitely tastes a lot bigger than 4.5%. Rather a nice drop.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Toffee coloured, fading tan head. Aroma has roasted malts with dried fruit (dates?). Really quite syrupy. Port and tokay flavours, but the mouthfeel is smooth and remains pretty clean. Good, but not really my sort of thing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Pours amber with an off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of grass, cardamom, pine, nectarine. Flavour starts malty and quite sweet. Long, moderately bitter finish. Hints of English as well as American PA. Have had some less good bottles, some with rather sticky heads. (10/2010) [3.6] Huge white head, massively overcarbonated. Aroma is subdued and the fruit and spice flavours are less distinct. Pleasant enough, but not the beer it was.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Light bronze, off-white head. Smells of orange peel. Tastes of it too. Nice matching lightly toasted malt. Some fruity hops, mild finish. Lacks a little weight.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown pour with an off-white small persistent head.Quite sweet aroma of chocolate, coffee, caramel, along with more unconventional notes of citrus (orange), white grapes, and cinnamon. A lot lighter and fruitier than I expected!Big flavour profile of sweet roasted malt and some of those afore-mentioned fruits and spices. Alcohol is definitely present in a sweet almost cloying finish. Some spicy hop flavours present but little of the bitterness.Very rich body, quite chewy. Alcohol makes for a velvety mouthfeel.If it wasn’t for the massively sweet boozy finish this would be great.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Grand Cru from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Hazy yellow with a white head. Sweet but somehow skewed citrusy nose. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, sweet fruits and malt with a yeasty edge. No bitterness. 110709
yespr (55501) reviewed Grand Cru from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild yeasty and slight fruity. Sweet malt flavoured, light bitterness and fruity note coming through, Smooth and fruity finish.