Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Gold, a few white bubbles cling to the rim. Smells of sweet apple juice, some cooked notes. Quite sweet with plenty of body for under 5%. Mainly sweet fleshy uncooked apples. A decent lick of acid underneath with some spices creeping up. The aroma is dull and it’s too sweet for me, but this is OK.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks funkwit for this bottle! Black with a brown head. Aroma of roast, coffee, some cocoa, ashy note, dark fruit note. Flavor is quite dry, with a light sweetish note, roasty, coffee, cocoa, ashy note, bitterish finish. Medium to full-bodied. Very good.
TedE (2767) reviewed Fred IPA from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Taster at Australian Beer Festival. Slight fruity hop nose. Bronze beer with solid white head. No carbonation. Flat mouthfeel, oily texture. Nutty dry finish, this is a good beer.
Davros (5279) reviewed Black Bear from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Pours black with a large head.Nose shows pine, spicy hops, soft roasted malt, cocoa, and raisins.Flavours include more roasted malt and heavy pine followed by an assertive bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[backlog] 13-01-15 // bottle at Lord Roberts Hotel, Sydney. Light hazy golden. Light yeasty. Crispy grainy. Nothing special. Easy to drink. --- Beer merged from original tick of Whale Ale on 13 Jan 2015 at 21:45 - Score: 7
LesArgen (1205) reviewed Dark Knight from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
It’s main distinction is that it’s the first Murray’s beer I haven’t liked. The aromas of malted milk, mocha and coffee are promising, but the aftertaste is dominated by an unpleasant astringency and even a slight metallic taste. There are flavours of chocolate, milk and coffee on the front of the palate but really nothing but that horrible aftertaste remains for me. Make it stop.
Davros (5279) reviewed Thunderbolt from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours dark amber with a small head.Nose shows pine, caramel, spicy hops, grapefruit.Flavours include bready and biscuity malt, pine and resinous hops. Quite malty.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Fred IPA from Murray's Craft Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Samea, vaaleankeltainen olut runsaalla valkoisella, aavistuksen pitsiä jättävällä vaahdolla. Herkullisessa tuoksussa runsaasti eksoottista hedelmää. Maku aika kuiva ja suoraviivainen, hieman viljainen ja vain aavistuksen hedelmäinen. Ei aivan yllä tuoksun tasolle. Varsin hiilihappoinen, kohtalaisen kevyt suutuntuma. Ihan ok, mutta ei mestariteos.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Darkish brown with a beige head that settles to around an inch. Aroma of pine, grass, grapefruit, mild roast. Some blackcurrant? Sweet with molasses and mocha, as much pine but less fruit than suggested by the aroma. Lightish bodied but quite punchy for 5.6%. This is good and very drinkable but unlike Shawn’s Fault (is or was?) not very distinctive.