Murray's Coffee Wild Thing

Style
Coffee Imperial Stout
ABV
10.0%

They've brewed a lot of big stouts over the years at Murray's – plenty of damn good ones too. There was the Belgio style Heart of Darkness (and its incredible oak-aged sibling back in the day when barrel ageing was still a rarity), the huge Seasons in the Abyss and the smoked imperial Belgian mussel and oyster stout we somehow ended up brewing with them. Yet first and longest lived is Wild Thing, their 10 percent ABV take on the style that sets a wall of hops into battle with a mountain of dark malts with impressive results.

In 2015, as part of their Dark Beer Month, Murray's released two versions: the original and a chocolate version (of which we were rather fond). This year. they've decided to repeat the trick, albeit with a coffee version joining the original. For those yet to try said original, it's a jet black, viscous beast awash with smooth dark liquorice, cacao, roast malt and dark fruit characters. And, while the chocolate version added a subtle softening and broadening of the original, this year's newcomer imposes its differences far more stridently.

A full 1,000 espresso shots were added to the beer, darkening its head and leaping from the glass like the first whiff of a freshly opened bag of heavy roast beans or a popular cafe amid the morning caffeine rush. The coffee is less impactful to taste – more complementary than dominant – and adds an extra layer to the bitterness too. As the label suggests, it's quite a hit.

Published June 7, 2016

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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