 Lunkie (1006), Glen Iris, Australia
Jun 19, 2008
Sweet lemon citrus aroma. Murky yellow brown colour with good head and lacing. Sweet malt citrus flavour. Smooth palate.
yalnikim (640), Wellington, New Zealand
Aug 20, 2008 Tasted 26/08/2008. 330ml bottle shared with Sam and Steve in Invercargill. Rose gold. Complex spicy alcohols, some sweet fruit and candy sugar. Nicely drinkable, while also alerting you to its strength. Wish I’d had a little more than 100ml. I guess beers, like football (either one), does a little better on - or close to - home turf. This beer really stood up next the the relative disappointment of the Westvleteren and Struise brews tried on the same evening...
Choos (481), Taylors Hill, Australia
Aug 3, 2008 Aroma: sweeet malt, fruity and fragrant hop with some spice. Appearance: orange/brown and hazy with a good head that leaves suds lacing. Flavour: incredible malt and dried fruits balanced beautifully by fresh hop flavours and generous bitterness. Palate: thick and gently carbonated with a slightly dry finish.
TheGrandMaster (1434), Auckland, New Zealand
Jul 30, 2008 Bottle with yalnikim (in NZ), an amber pour with a thin head. A hoppy aroma with ginger and fruit. Lots of malt on the palate, with candy sugar and nuts.
Dredd (348), Ormond, Australia
Jul 26, 2008 First off, well done to the folk at Murray’s for pulling off a great beer. This is a big stakes beer and a lot of Aussie Microbrewerys have tried stepping up to the Tripel plate and have struck out. The initial impression of this is a beer that has held back rather than going all out. The aroma is an interesting mix of banana, slight vanilla and some raisin/prune in the background. Flavour is a superb with a complex mix of spice stonefruits and firm but pleasant bitterness. Appearance is as expected, murky copper/amber with a nice white head that lingers. It does this and pulls off 8.8% without a trace of heat nor does it bombard with a degree of acridity that afflicts a lot of tripel knockoffs. Murray’s are building a formidable reputation (at least on me), look forward to seeing what’s next.
Muggus69 (203), Sydney, Australia
Jun 26, 2008 330ml bottle. Murky gold body, dense white collar. Bit hit of wheat on the nose straightup, plenty of earthy spice, bitter orange-like citrus and ripe fruits, apricot, pear and banana seem prominant. Rich creamy texture, lively with carbonation, drying throughout revealing a bit of alcohol in the process. Fantastically complex body of flavour, plenty of corriander and clove spice, ripe apricot, peach, pear and banana in the works with a sharp orange citrus element competing with a smooth sweet wheaty maltiness. Finishes dry, with a sharp lingering spiciness. Probably doesn’t compare that much to authentic Belgian tripels, still bloody nice and richly complex. Fantastic.
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