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Brewer: Murray's Craft Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
Alcohol Content: 10%
Seasonal: Special
Description:
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Murray's Anniversary Ale 5
Brewer: Murray's Craft Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
Alcohol Content: 10%
Seasonal: Special
Description:
This year’s Anniversary Ale marks the first major change in the base recipe since the inaugural batch.
Brewed in collaboration with original head brewer Graeme Mahy to celebrate our 5th year the AA5 is still a wheat and barleywine at heart like the previous batches, and still oak aged, but we made some significant changes this year. This year’s brew is a lot darker with the addition of chocolate malt and roast barley to give the beer a distinctly darker colour and a solid dark grain bite in the flavour. The hop profile has also changed significantly with extra additions throughout the brew and a new blend of Green Bullet, Pacifica, Motueka and NZ Cascade hops used.
The result is a beautiful dark ruby hued beer with aggressive hop aroma and flavour and a more assertive bitterness than previous batches. The caramel malt backbone of the beer is made more complex by the coffee notes from the dark grain additions. Classic American oak character comes through in the flavour and aroma further adding to the complexity of the brew.
More than any previous year, we think this year’s batch is designed to age well. While it drinks fine now, we recommend careful cellaring for up to 10 years. I think this beer will certainly be going well in 5 years time.
10% Abv, $40 per bottle, only 1000 bottles available.
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