cloudy yellow , large offwhite head. hoppy aroma, malty base. flavor is hoppy, malty. strong. well balanced.

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is hoppy and fruity. Distinct hoppy. Caramelish and fruity. Dense flavours. Sweet and lingering dense fruity into a bitter and roasted malty finish.

bottle at papsoe tasting. cloudy brown, huge offwhite head. aroma of sweet licorice, malts. flavor is nice barley wineish, faint sweet licorice, lots of malts, caramel, good hoppy bitterness. nice.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a cloudy amber with a lively, rough off-white head that dissipates. Sweet citrusy nose. Medium body, somewhat rough bubbly carbonation. Sweet fruits and perfumy almost gingery and citrusy hops. Solid, dry bitterness in the finish. Nice one. 241010

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours an almost clear dark amber with a beige head. Very perfumy, spicy aroma - almost herbal. Solid body, heavy carbonation. Burned caramel and overripe fruit, again perfumy, spicy accents. Fruity with perfumy hops in the finish leaving a solid bitterness. Interesting alright. 241010

330ml bottle. Almost clear gold with a modest white head. Light caramel, nectarine, soap and spice aroma. Mellow fruity taste with peaches and pears as well as quite a bit of caramel. There’s a little bitterness in the pepper and clove finish. Interesting mouthfeel - it’s a little undercarbonated for a Tripel and it’s not very yeasty, but there’s enough there to make it full without being all that heavy.

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.

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%.

[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.

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.