When word first came through that Murray's was producing a "premium lager", shock spread through Crafty Towers. Surely just because they've opened a new venue in Sydney doesn't mean they have to knock out a 5% Eurolager to appease the masses! Isn't that everything that the brewery rails against? We needn't have worried... "It's a piss take on the concept of a premium lager," says brewer Shawn Sherlock. "It was a standing joke that we'd never brew one and obviously we never have." Instead Vesuvius is a 7.1% pilsner, which Shawn won't describe as Imperial (has to be over 10% for that apparently), but is still big. It's made with all German malt and a slightly different blend of his beloved Kiwi hops "to keep the aroma interesting". It feels and tastes like a normal pilsner, he says "but with a more aggressive bitterness". That said, he says it's elegant for a beer of its size and is one of two being launched at the two Murray's venues for the long weekend.
Published June 10, 20112011-06-10 00:00:00
Name
Murray's
Address
3443 Nelson Bay Rd
Bobs Farm
NSW 2316
Phone
(02) 4982 6411
Open Hours
Cellar door
Mon to Fri: 10am to 5.30pm
Weekends from 10am Restaurant
Lunch: Open 7 days
Dinner: Friday and Saturday nights in January (bookings essential)
Tours
Public tours daily at 2pm. $5 per person. Bookings recommended. Groups of 20 or more and private tours by appointment. Extreme Brewery Tours via helicopter. (Murray is not the pilot - but he'd love to be). By appointment.
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