Murray's Icon 2IPA
Murray's Craft Brewing Co.

Murray's Icon 2IPAMurray's Icon 2IPA
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From:
Murray's Craft Brewing Co.
 
Australia
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 12.17%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
40
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 23, 2014
Added:
Aug 03, 2006
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Macca:
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Reviewed by Macca from Australia

3.65/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This pours a copper colour. Not much of a head but some lacing remains. Obvious sediment.

The nose is of hoppy fruitiness and toffee. Some alcohol is evident.

Bit too much alcohol on the palate for me initially but it seems better as I go. Not quite as out of balance as first feared. Lots of bitterness.

A medium to high carbonation.

A beer with a good kick to it.
Dec 18, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.25 by KAF from Iowa

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kroehny_Loves_Hops from Australia

May 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by francisweizen from Washington

Oct 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Sep 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by KalanM from Canada (BC)

Aug 27, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Mendicant from Australia

May 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by zahara15 from Vermont

Apr 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Camallan from Australia

Dec 15, 2012
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Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)

2.42/5  rDev -36%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Brought over from Australia

Appearance: watch the pour! head is aggressive with big bubblebath suds that have staying power; apricot color, very hazy, probably unfiltered

Aroma: resinous hops with some sweet citrus pairing up well - grapefruit, orange peel

Taste & Mouthfeel: intense, sharp carbonation; heady alcohol; almost medicinal pine flavour, like a mild Buckley's; metallic, tinny; very odd bitter finish, like the pith of an orange; some caramel malt lurking as balance

Overall: I find myself almost hesitating with each sip, wary of the cutting mouthfeel and astringent hop flavour; it's not a pleasant drink, gives the sense of having been boiled too long and any subtle notes removed

Maybe an effect of the travel, who knows
Nov 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by JGZ from Texas

Oct 11, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by hopnerd from Australia

Jul 22, 2012
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Reviewed by bylerteck from Canada (ON)

3.47/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Tap at Beer Deluxe. From notes.

A - Poured a hazy golden colour with light carbonation coming up. Creamy, soapy one finger head. Spotty lace left and a film of retention.

S - Juicy hop, bread, some pine, citrus, honey, some sticky dates and mango. Sweet fruit as well.

T - Honey covered fruits? Boozy pineapple. A bit boozy. Less depth than the aroma.

M - Good carbonation, medium body and a dry prickly finish.

O/D - A bit rough, otherwise worth a shot. Bottled version was much better and smoother. A bit aggressive on tap.
May 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by kiki3drt292 from California

Dec 23, 2011
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Reviewed by davidfoley from New York

2.9/5  rDev -23.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Appearance - Straw to amber in colour; No clarity; Strong carbonation; Off white head, good moderate retention;

Smell - Floral spicy hop aroma; Mild sweet malt smell; Citrus, dried fruit & vanilla

Taste - Hops, citrus fruits, dried fruits, banana, sweet, tangy dry finish

Mouthfeel - Medium body, good carbonation, tangy finish

Overall - Poorly balanced, a little to sweet and tangy
Dec 08, 2011
 
Rated: 4.5 by mungus from Australia

Nov 20, 2011
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Reviewed by danieelol from Australia

4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I think this may be the first time I'm getting a review of this beer down although I have had it many times previously.

Pours a dark guava juice colour

Smell is initially overwhelmingly plastic- passionfruit seeds with some metal. This fades away to some lactic, yeasty notes; almost yoghurty. The hop contributions remind me of guava juice.

Taste is very bitter. They have thrown a lot of bittering hops into this thing. Really rivals the more bitter US takes on IPAs. It's also quite sweet with a good alcohol presence.

It has the same thing going on as with Spartacus- the bitterness seems to come both from hops and alcohol. However it is much better than Spartacus. The main difference is the mouthfeel is thinner and it's more highly carbed, although there's still lots of hop resins.

Honestly not very drinkable, and the malt presence even reminds me of a quad in some ways. However it's a very good and unique take on the style. Murrays are on to a winner with this one. Only quibble is the slightly outrageous $25 a 4-pack standard retail price.
Nov 16, 2011
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Reviewed by dansmcd from Australia

3.7/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Golden amber topped with two fingers of creamy white head, followed by long streaks of lace.

S - Floral and citrus hop aroma up front, then the caramel maltiness and slight alcohol hit.

T - Here it's the malt that takes over first, tannins and boozy sting follow and finally a herbal hop bitterness.

M - Moderate slick body, low to medium carbonation.

O - Even balance of malt and hop. Carries enough heat so you won't forget this is a 7.5% abv beer. I'm glad I tried it but probably won't be looking out for it in the future.
Oct 29, 2011
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Reviewed by spicelab from Australia

3.46/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
330mL bottle. Had a few times previously, but first time since the new (old) design.

Muddy-looking orange, in no small part due to a heavy haze. Two-finger slightly off-white head leaves some decent flecks of lace and a raised ring.

Indistinct citrus, tropical and vegetal hop notes over a decent sweet caramel malt background. There's definitely some tangerine and pineapple but that's all I can identify with certainty. Pretty assertive doughy yeast presence. Flashes of brandy and medicinal notes every now and again.

Taste is better. Loads of orange, grapefruit, honeydew melon and a late pine oil that helps to offset the high sweetness.

Nice even mouthfeel that coats the palate. Moderate carbonation and a deceptively strong drying bitterness.

Feels like a very well made beer but struggles for clarity, particularly in the aroma department where it feels like the hop character is muddled by the yeast and an a times overt booze presence. Not convinced about the freshness of this - tastes quite different to how I remember so keen to try again and re-review.
Oct 28, 2011
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Reviewed by Stew41 from Thailand

3.48/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Another encouraging result from my modest cellaring efforts on this beer. I actually did not try on release but did sock a 750ml away for 12 months. So, no reference point but this beer looks good. Relatively mild for a DIPA across both the nose and palate. Pours with a massive foamy head that takes forever to quit. Nose shows sweet hops and some lower key sweet malts. Hops are quite settled to taste and don’t really bite at all - impact from the aging perhaps? Quite resiny. There’s also a very interesting funky brett-like character (ie dirty wine like) that kicks in the back palate.
Jul 26, 2011
Murray's Icon 2IPA from Murray's Craft Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 40 ratings