Angry Man Pale Ale

Out of the Murray's Craft Brewing stables comes Murray's Angry Man Pale Ale.

A blend of UK and USA style Pale Ale's, Angry Man has the malt taste of the UK and the big hop profile of the US, a very fine balance indeed.

With the malt taste coming from ( I think ) marris otter malt as well as biscuit and caramel malts, the profile is slightly on the sweet side; while the bitterness comes from NZ Motueka ( used in most of Murray's Ales ) and Pacifica Hops. I would say the bitterness sits around the 40 - 45 IBU.

Angry Man is bottle conditioned and is best out of a glass.

Some History - First there was Nirvana Pale Ale, then they rejinked the recipe - increased the alcohol content, increased the hops and some months later they rebadged it Angry Man Pale Ale.

No matter it's still a good drop.

Dundee IPA

Dundee Brewing's India Pale Ale has been on the shelves in Australia for a few months now and is receiving some mixed reviews.

I believe this to be one of the better IPA's available at the moment. With the high bitterness ( 60 IBU ) coming from Columbus hops, being balanced nicely by the apparent sweetness from the malt and the smooth dry finish.

A blend of 2 row pale malt, crystal and caramel malts combine to offset and enhance the hops.

With the majority of the bitterness coming from the Columbus hops added early in the boil, Chinook and Willamette were added late for aroma. Golding and more Chinook were dry hopped to make for a big hop experience.

With 6.3% alcohol this is no session beer, but pair it with a burger or something spicy and you've got a pretty good combo.

Some quick notes about style guidelines, at 60 IBU this beer sits at the high end of both the English and American IPA's, what some don't like is that the malts balance too well the bitterness. By this I mean that the bitterness is not overwhelming or mouth puckering - who wants to drink that? Also the guidelines allow for caramel and malt to be tasted and appreciated.

In the end style guidelines are just that, GUIDELINES not hard and fast rules